Damascus has fallen: the impact of the offensive in Syria
By Nicolas Zupardo Dutra e Cinthya Araújo* “Welcome back, Bashar Al-Assad,” was the headline of an article published by the…
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“World War III” has (dangerously) become an easy term on many people’s lips
In recent months, announcements in the media by journalists, politicians and analysts about the possibility, the beginning and even the…
The Gripen Case: how technological dependence affects Brazil’s Defence
“It is very good to discuss agreements with a credible squad behind you”, this phrase, then credited to the Baron…
Almost one year of conflict in Middle East: Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah and the fear of escalation
Triggered by the October 7th attacks from Hamas against Israel, the conflict in Gaza completes one year amidst civilian massacre,…
Sixty days until the American Presidential Elections: main points of the electoral run for presidency in the United States so far
Scheduled for November 5th, the American Presidential Election is being followed all over the world due to its international implications….
The country that has learnt nothing from its history
It did not even take a hundred years for the far right to regain strength in Germany and for the…
Ecos of the Cold War: From the Warsaw Pact to the Russia-People’s Korea Alliance
THE CLASSICAL VIEW OF GEOPOLITICS At the end of the Second World War, career diplomat George Kennan helped shape the…
Bolsonaro and Maduro: Birds of a feather
At a time when political reflection is becoming empty, it is imperative to look beyond appearances and superficial rhetoric. Last…
The nuclear threat continues over Ukraine: what to make of it?
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. What many thought unlikely has happened and as is the case with many ongoing…
Empty words? How Putin takes advantage of Soviet memory as a rhetorical tool
In 2005, Vladimir Putin, starting his second term as president of the still-young Russian Federation, declared that the collapse of…
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