By Nicolas Zupardo Dutra and Cinthya Araújo* The Herculean Challenge of Syrian Reconstruction Although Bashar Al-Assad’s fall on December 8, 2024, generated cautious optimism about the country’s futur...

The Constructivist Analysis of the Israel-Gaza Conflict in 2025: Peace Discourse versus the Historical and Geopolitical Reality of Expansion and Systemic Violence. n International Relations, conflicts...

In the last column… In the last column, of the same name but Part I, we discussed the reasons for simplifying all dictatorships under the single label of “dictatorships,” how such simplification can b...

By Débora Guedes Falcão and Cinthya Araújo* This column analyzes the latest developments in the relationship between the United States and Venezuela, which entered a new chapter in recent weeks as the...

The proposal In one of my first columns for DPolitik, aptly titled “Is Dictatorship Pop(?)” (references below), I briefly touched on the topic of the variety of dictatorships around the world. But thi...

By Nicolas Zupardo Dutra* and Cinthya Araújo In December 2024, we published a column discussing the Syrian rebel offensive and its implications for the country’s future. This article can be understood...

The trial of the attempted coup in Brazil by forces loyal to Jair Bolsonaro’s government in the Supreme Court represents a unique moment in Brazilian history and carries a weight similar to that which...

In various media sectors in Brazil, journalists have created and perpetuated a false distinction between ‘political’ and ‘economic’ decisions in order to mask the bias of their political opinions. For...

In the last column… In the last column, of the same name but Part I, we discussed the historical events that led to the creation (and the justification) of the Chinese principle of non-intervention. T...

Ever since humanity took to the skies with airplanes, the risk of losing highly skilled pilots has always been a pressing issue. Since the final years of World War I, people began thinking about and a...