Over the past decades, the adoption of digital technologies has been a major transformative force across the world. In their new book, The Digital Double Bind: Change and Stasis…
Over the past decade, to strengthen its political alliances with countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Israel has turned to the NSO Group, a powerful…
Often appearing as case studies for poverty, development, and conflict in the field of international relations, Africa is rarely depicted as a region with extensive agency. Furthermore, African and black…
Many assessments of the reasons for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have emphasized Vladimir Putin’s individual characteristics, such as his early career as a KGB officer, imperial ambitions towards Ukraine, or…
Although beloved by billions around the globe, mega-events like the Olympic Games have a history of damaging the cities and societies that host them. Recent reforms by the International Olympic…
Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, but also ASEAN, are hedging toward both China and the United States. However, China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea…
Is masculinity the inevitable consequence of being male? Scholars and journalists report that in Africa today masculinity is widely in distress, with a growing proportion of young men struggling to…
Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, faces significant challenges in its power sector, including frequent power cuts, poor power quality, and limited electricity access in rural areas. To address these issues,…
The anticipated withdrawal of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the handover of its security responsibilities to the Somalia Security Force (SSF), scheduled for December 31, 2024,…
Moving forward, the NATO-Russia relationship will be characterized by deterrence in both the nuclear and conventional domains. NATO should focus on stabilizing its relationship with Russia by enhancing the credibility…
