Quo Vadis, Democrats?
Quo Vadis, Democrats?In 2017, I was an exchange student—or, as my Lisbon classmates would kindly correct me with their European references, I was doing my “Erasmus” at the Portuguese Catholic Universi...
Read »A decade outside the EU: What is the assessment 10 years on from Brexit?
This week marks a decade since voters in the United Kingdom decided in a historic referendum to leave the European Union. Brexit, which won with nearly 52% of valid votes, promised to "bring back inde...
Read »Drones, Mercenaries, and Rare Earths: The New Dynamics of Conflict in the Eastern DRC
Soldiers of the rebel group M23 in Goma, 2025. Credit: Alexis Huguet/AFP"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war!" Mark Antony's famous line from Julius Caesar seems to describe with precision the c...
Read »Technology will not save us, but who will save us from it? A critique of technological determinism in Strategic Studies.
In March 2003, the United States invaded Iraq with the most sophisticated military force in history. Global positioning systems, laser-guided munitions, real-time communication networks, reconnaissanc...
Read »Paraguay: The New Refuge of the Brazilian Right?
For decades, Brazilian migration to Paraguay was mainly associated with economic motivations. In this context, the search for lower-cost products for resale in Brazil, as well as enrollment in private...
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