When the Rubber Meets the Road
By Eugenio LilliMilitary intervention in Syria “would benefit the US the most”. This is the conclusion drawn by two respected authors, Michael Doran and Max Boot, about the current situation in Syria...
View ArticleThe Environment as a Potential Threat to National Security
By Andrea KellumThe environment as a potential threat to national security is a recent issue in the political science debates. Nevertheless, there is no unanimity about the core of the argument.read more
View ArticleLife After Chávez: The Apple Can Fall Far From the Tree
By Santiago FontiverosThe day Steve Jobs died, after a much publicised battle with cancer, Apple’s shares rose in the stock market - analysts called it “a tribute”. The next year Apple’s stock...
View ArticleRoyal Charter on Press Regulation: A False Dichotomy
By Joe AttwoodThe authors of the Royal Charter on the Self-Regulation of the Press have come under a great deal of criticism in recent weeks, but if there is one thing that can be said of them it is...
View ArticleWhen Democracies Make Wrong Decisions
By Shilpa RaoRecent events in India and the US have threatened the very ethos of those torch-bearer democracies. read more
View ArticleThe International Criminal Court and Kenyan 2013 Elections
By Njoki WamaiThe 4 March 2013 election was a defining moment in Kenya’s post-independence history. This election was significant for several reasons. read more
View ArticleShould Britain’s Railways Be Nationalised?
By Roland BenstedThe UK’s privatised railways are less efficient, and a bigger drain on public resources than the former British Rail. Nationalisation should be considered. Yet mainstream politicians...
View ArticleFor Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer
By Mario BattagliniThe persistent economic downturn has increasingly affected confidence in European integration and offered compelling arguments to eurosceptics voicing their discontent. Should the...
View ArticleVenezuelan Anti-Government Protests Likely To Continue
By Diego Moya-OcamposUniversity students and civil society groups are likely to continue staging anti-government protests and roadblocks despite incumbent president Nicolás Maduro's calls for dialogue....
View ArticleCrimea: A Case of Déjà Vu
By Vasile RotaruSince the fall of the Soviet Union, the Kremlin has never hesitated to use its hard power in the near abroad whenever it has considered its strategic interests to be at stake. read more
View ArticleCartel de los Soles
By InSight CrimeThe term “Cartel of the Suns” (Cartel de los Soles) is used to describe shadowy groups inside Venezuela’s military that traffic cocaine. It is in some ways a misleading term, as it...
View ArticlePolitical Instability in Venezuela: Is This the End of Chavismo?
By Diego Moya-OcamposPresident Nicolás Maduro is facing a marked deterioration of the economy and intense shortages of food and basic goods, increasing the risks of social protests and widespread...
View ArticleCuba's Leadership Transition
By Diego Moya-OcamposPresident Raúl Castro's decision on 19 April to step down as president of the Council of State and Council of Ministers and hand over to First Vice-President Miguel Díaz-Canel...
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