Global Politics
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A Play in Two Acts: The Duality of Ideas Influencing the Peruvian Pension System
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Considering Fujimori’s initial lack of ideological commitments, was the implementation of the private pension scheme in Peru in the early 1990s truly a response to neoliberal ideals?
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Lest We Forget: The Impact of Austerity on Pre-Pandemic Inequality in the UK
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The inequalities we saw in and after the pandemic really began a decade before the outbreak of COVID-19. Discussions of inequality in the UK today, therefore, must begin with austerity.
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Understanding the Congolese Crisis Through Land Rights Regimes
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With intense competition for the limited resources, and because these minerals are an extension of the land, understanding how land rights are accessed, controlled, and distributed sheds light on the Congolese crisis.
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Reconnecting Afghanistan to Central Asia through Micro-Projects
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Despite an ongoing history of incessant setbacks and an unprecedented political transition that has ushered in a new era of social and political unrest, it is urgent to revisit the Afghan-Central Asian borderscape.
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Interview with Gregory Claeys: Utopianism for a Dying Planet
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Gregory Claeys is Professor of History of Political Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Can Data Save American Democracy?
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Are big data platforms a lifeline for American democracy? Or is the solution premised on a misdiagnosis of the issues plaguing US politics?
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Peace Without A Peace Treaty: How Four Small Islands Keep WWII Alive
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It is perhaps ironic to suggest that the Russian invasion of Ukraine amounts to the biggest military conflict in Europe since World War II, when World War II itself has not yet officially been concluded.
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China Should Not Over-Rely On Its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
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The AFSL is unlikely to be an effective tool as its enforcement would discourage Western companies from continually operating their businesses in China.
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How Bangladesh’s NGO-Driven Development Model Compares to Authoritarian Alternatives
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The Bangladesh development model has two layers—both of which serve as critical counterweights to authoritarian development models which belittle democratization.
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Good Uranium, Bad Uranium
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Yet amidst the abundant critical discourse on nuclear security, the NPT’s questionable distinction between supposedly ‘peaceful’ and ‘non-peaceful’ nuclear uses has largely been overlooked.