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Knock, knock, it's the new world order
On August 31 and September 1, Tianjin was the backdrop of the 25th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The summit...

Martha Elias
Sep 185 min read


Unity in Washington: European Leaders Back Zelensky during White House meeting
Following the pursuing peace summit between President Trump and President Putin, Trump rapidly invited Zelensky to meet with him in the...

Vasco Rego
Aug 236 min read


How The Trump Stole Christmas
Writen by: Manuela Medeiros As Trump “innovated” with tariffs, hammering China’s market with a 145% tax, the jolly December holiday we...
Manuela Medeiros
Jul 146 min read


Should Politicians Ever Be Punished For Lying?
By: Manuela Medeiros When we are asked to picture a modern politician, that image is often corrupted with manipulation, deceit, and moral ambiguity. Yet, philosophical principles challenge this image. As Sir John Locke posits: “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom” This principle casts a critical light on this image, especially when it functions to limit public agency or distort democratic participation. When politicians lie, thro
Manuela Medeiros
Dec 166 min read
The Gambit of the Gaza Strip: Why the US-Backed UN Resolution Is a Trap, Not a Truce
Written By: Anna Campelo The adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 on 17 November 2025, which endorses a US-backed plan to establish an international framework for stabilizing the Gaza Strip, represents one of the most significant diplomatic developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent years. Publicly, the resolution is presented as a step toward easing tensions and enabling reconstruction. Yet, it introduces a temporary governance and secu
Anna Campelo
Dec 23 min read


Egypt's balancing act in a fragmenting world
In this article we take a closer look at a medium-size power that stands to gain more importance on the international stage. As the global order fragmentalizes, new developments in cooperation amongst states should be closely followed.

Martha Elias
Nov 1722 min read


How can the expansion of Islam in the seventh century best be accounted for?
By: Manuela Medeiros The seventh century was an eyewitness to the meteoric rise of Islam from an insecure monotheistic movement in the Arabian Peninsula to a transcontinental empire stretching from the exotic coast of India to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. By the end of the century, the Islamic Caliphate had recouped the Sassanian Empire and wrested vast territories from Byzantium. This expansion, within geographical celerity and ideological impact—has sparked debate amon
Manuela Medeiros
Nov 79 min read


WE CANNOT TAKE OUR EYES AWAY FROM GAZA
Written by: Huitzil David López Sánchez Since October 2023, Gaza has endured one of the most devastating military assaults in history. Countless Palestinians have lost everything, while people across the globe, from courageous journalists to activists like Greta Thunberg, have raised their voices in protest. Israel launched a full-scale assault on the Gaza Strip, combining aerial bombardments, a ground invasion, and a total blockade of electricity, food, fuel, and medical aid
Huitzil Sanchez
Oct 223 min read
The Death of the Left-Wing in The West
by Tiago Caixado During the twentieth century, the Left took control of Western democracies to determine their moral and political path. The Left maintained a specific goal to establish equality in a capital-based world through Attlee's British welfare state and Roosevelt's New Deal in America as well as Mitterrand's France and the Scandinavian system. The political power base that existed before the twenty-first century began has completely vanished during the first half of
Tiago Caixado
Oct 203 min read


Nuclear Nostalgia: Why Small States Are Dreaming of the Bomb Again
By: Anna Campelo When the atomic bomb was initially dropped on Hiroshima, followed three days later by a second bombing on Nagasaki, back in 1945, the world witnessed not only destruction but the emergence of a new order. Nuclear power was now the ultimate currency of sovereignty — an insurance for regimes, a shortcut to status, and, paradoxically, an emblem of "rational deterrence." For decades, this privilege seemed reserved for an exclusive club. The 1968 Non-Proliferation
Anna Campelo
Oct 134 min read


The United States lost the Vietnam War at home, not on the battlefield.
By: Manuela Medeiros Saigon. The land of the captured and the fallen. A monument of communism, capitalism and pseudo-revolutionaries, an...
Manuela Medeiros
Oct 212 min read


101 Ways to Win a Chess Game Without Pawns: An Introduction to Soft Power
By: Manuela Medeiros From the age of empires, when maps were redrawn over tea, to Silicon Valley’s era of megabytes: the currency of...
Manuela Medeiros
Sep 244 min read


Nepalese Gen Z Protest : an Analysis to the Power of Youth Rage
By: Tiger Shen In September 2025, Nepal witnessed massive Gen-Z led protests after the government banned 26+ social media apps....
Tiger Shen
Sep 223 min read


Teenage Soft Power: Pop Culture, Digital Activism, and the Future of Diplomacy
Teenagers are no longer passive spectators of global politics. With smartphones in hand, fluency in digital platforms, and a strong...
Anna Campelo
Sep 186 min read


The Week that Was: The Strange Case of News Flood
By: John Martello News media operate under a very fast cycle, with new information appearing on news sites every few minutes. However, we...
John Martello
Sep 153 min read


Cold War 2.0: Are We Back in a Global Standoff?
The Cold War was not fought with bullets, but with ideology, influence, and fear. From 1945 to 1991, the U.S. and USSR clashed for global...
Manuela Medeiros
Sep 97 min read


What is Going on with the National Guard?
In the past few months, President Donald Trump has been busy deploying the National Guard. The first deployment occurred in Los Angeles...
John Martello
Sep 22 min read


Motuo Hydropower Station; what it could mean downstream
Following the announcement of the Motuo (Medog) Hydropower Station commencing construction, it faces to be the largest dam in the world,...

Mattias Burnier
Aug 289 min read
Anarchism and Police: A Weird Connection
Written By: John Martello “The invention of dynamite had meant that the government and the corporations no longer had a monopoly on...
John Martello
Aug 222 min read


O Algoritimo P- A Adultizacão
Written by: Manuela Medeiros Felca não só postou um vídeo. Ele acendeu o maior alerta sobre a exploração infantil na internet e sociedade...
Manuela Medeiros
Aug 216 min read
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