Art and music serve as a shared language among all humanity. Yet historically, they have often been easily categorized into different genres or styles with little discourse on the intersection…
Across cultures and countries, food is a shared human experience, and different cuisines are a symbol of diversity. Yet, in our current climate crisis that requires sustainable solutions, we must…
Spanning from Lebanon’s inception to the influx of refugees during and after the Syrian War, Syrian influence has significantly shaped the nation’s demographic landscape and societal fabric. Not only has…
From the satanism scare of the 1980s and 1990s to the contemporary myth of White genocide, White South African culture seems to be particularly prone to moral panics. This article…
The decolonization that spanned across the 20th century dramatically reshaped our world, but what often escapes common knowledge about this period is that anticolonial intellectuals and statesmen did not only…
Should states and museums use digital technology as a replacement for restitution and repatriation of cultural artifacts such as the Parthenon Sculptures? Technological solutions that help them face up to…
Cultural property has emerged as a target in the multi-domain battlespace and is being used by adversaries as a form of information operations, resulting in the exacerbation of conflict and…
Offshore financial centers allow the wealthy to hide their assets from regulatory scrutiny, and Russian oligarchs use this system to avoid taxes and sanctions. Freeports, an offshore storage option for…
This article focuses on the politicization of the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine in terms of nation-building in a post-Soviet context. Drawing from recent developments in Ukraine since the annexation…
Despite assumptions to the contrary, the preservation of culture is possible in a conflict. Prior successful initiatives point to three interventions that the international community can support: (1) implementation of…
