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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Is Fighting Corruption Authoritarian? The fight against corruption is often presented as the natural path to strengthening democracy. It is not uncommon to hear that, if we eliminate bribery, favoriti...

In October 2025, during a mega-operation involving 2,500 security forces in the Alemão and Penha favelas of Rio de Janeiro, some were surprised to see the Comando Vermelho (CV) using drones to launch...

Sudan is the third largest country in Africa. With over 47 million inhabitants spread across a territory marked by deserts, fertile plains, and one of the continent's largest river basins, the country...

When I pursued my undergraduate degree in International Relations in Brazil, between 2016 and 2019, I encountered a curious narrative. Years later, I would hear it again from Egyptian, Congolese, Salv...

Football, beyond being a sport, represents an important cultural and popular expression capable of symbolizing the identity of peoples and communities. In Brazil’s historical development, for example,...