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To Live Under the Gathering Storm
The fates of two Japanese figures with pre-WW2 connections to the US reveals much about today’s geopolitical rivalries.
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Nations without States: Catalonia’s Struggle for Recognition
Spain’s Constitution does not see Catalonia’s nationhood. To resolve nationalist tensions, a complete reimagining of…
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Protected Land, Lost Homes: How China’s Farmland Protection Policies Lead to Rural Dispossession
‘The strictest land-management system in the world’ has fueled massive growth at the expense of…
Global Politics
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To Live Under the Gathering Storm
The fates of two Japanese figures with pre-WW2 connections to the US reveals much about today’s geopolitical rivalries.
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Nations without States: Catalonia’s Struggle for Recognition
Spain’s Constitution does not see Catalonia’s nationhood. To resolve nationalist tensions, a complete reimagining of the nation is needed.
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Protected Land, Lost Homes: How China’s Farmland Protection Policies Lead to Rural Dispossession
‘The strictest land-management system in the world’ has fueled massive growth at the expense of rural communities.
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Sheikh Hasina’s Rule in Bangladesh: The Road to Authoritarianism
The autocratic legacy of this once-democratic icon holds back her country’s politics.
Interviews
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Klaus Welle: ‘The solidarity among the 27 Member States is decisive’
OPR speaks with the former Secretary General of the European Parliament.
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Richard Haass: ‘This has not been a golden age of American foreign policy’
OPR Speaks with President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Litigating Genocide: Attorney Kenneth McCallion on the Herero and Nama Peoples’ Legal Quest for Reparations
In 2017, the descendants of two Namibian tribes sued Germany in the U.S. federal court. Kenneth McCallion was the lead attorney representing them.
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OPR Speaks with New Yorker Investigative Journalist, Patrick Radden Keefe
The award-winning journalist sits down with OPR to discuss the press coverage of pro-Palestine student encampments, the broader role of objectivity in journalism, and a host of other topics.
Latest Issue
OPR Issue 15: Home
From belonging and inclusion to migration and conflicts over a sense of “place”, this issue explores the ever-changing idea of home in an increasingly mobile world.
- Home Is Where the Trauma Is: Artistic Explorations of Generational Trauma
- Protected Land, Lost Homes: How China’s Farmland Protection Policies Lead to Rural Dispossession
- When War and Nature Collide in Ukraine
- Nations without States: Catalonia’s Struggle for Recognition
Culture & Ideas
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Home Is Where the Trauma Is: Artistic Explorations of Generational Trauma
Questions of German identity and the memories of the Holocaust intersect in Spiegelman’s Maus.
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Reappraising a controversial figure: Ross Carroll’s Edmund Burke
The book explores the complexities of a figure who was very much a man of his time, whilst also being out of fit with it in a number of ways.
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Towards a Narrative of the Global Environment
Building a more sustainable society depends on upending how we talk about nature.
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The Political Consequences of the Politicians Who Cried Looter
When lies and gross exaggerations are allowed to flourish there can be devastating consequences, particularly amid crisis.
Law
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Language and the Law: Substantive Canons and Politicised Language
In pursuing the neutral application of the law, courts must discern the meaning of statutes. What happens when a statute’s text is not clear?
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How International Law is Law: Decoding H. L. A. Hart’s Concept of Law
Acknowledging the legitimacy of international law as a legal system, rather than succumbing to pessimism, is the first step towards the pursuit of international justice.
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Maps as Weapons: Legal Implications of Territorial Claims
Nation-states often wield maps as weapons to assert territorial claims. Due to escalating tensions between China and its neighbors and a surge in their military power, the impact created by the spread of such misinformation is…
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The ‘She’ Factor: Extending Protection of Female-Specific Legislations to the Indian LGBTQIA+ Community
There remain incongruities between the popular judicial rhetoric advocating for equal rights for the LGBTQIA+ community and its real world manifestation.
Video Interviews
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