The Thin Line Between Red and Blue: Partisanship in the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of America is meant to check the power of the President and the legislature, and to act as a neutral judge of the constitutionality of law in More
Kosovo and Serbia: The Border Deal That Wasn’t
This year, the young Republic of Kosovo is celebrating 10 years of existence. It has indeed been a decade since Kosovo adopted a unilateral declaration of independence which resulted in More
Fake News, Real Consequences
In April 2018, a doctored video of a child being kidnapped circulated India through the Facebook-owned messaging platform Whatsapp. As a result of this video, at least 25 people have More
The Rohingya Crisis: Political Impasse and Challenges to R2P
Recent Escalation of Violence On 25 August 2017, renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state led to the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya civilians from their homes. The crackdown More
Macron in the Middle: The Politics of French Moderation
As we look back at the most important headlines of 2017, it is important to look at events that stand in contrast to previous trends and will have a lasting More
The US in Afrin: Short-term Alliance vs. Long-term Stability
The Turkish attack on Afrin, a Syrian city with a Kurdish majority, demonstrates the complex internal conflict within Syria and the Middle East. These conflicts are likely to develop in More
A Lion in Lamb’s Clothing? Conor Lamb and the Future of the Democratic Party
A special election in Pennsylvania has dominated the news cycle for the past week. The election was extraordinary in several ways. Firstly, the Democratic candidate ran on a centrist, bipartisan More
The Politicization of Presidential Portraits
Portraits have been an important part of the American presidency since Senator William Bingham commissioned the 1796 painting of George Washington that would later serve as a model for the More
Comparative Politics on the Rise of Nationalism: A European Perspective
A comparative analysis of the rise of nationalism in Europe.
Eritrea’s Silent Totalitarianism
Eritrea emerged as a sovereign state in 1991, following 30 years of armed battle for independence with its neighbour Ethiopia. The nationalist movement of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (FPLE) More