After all, are all dictatorships the same? (Part I)
The proposal In one of my first columns for DPolitik, aptly titled “Is Dictatorship Pop(?)” (references below), I briefly touched…
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Syria Revisited: the external challenges of reconstruction
By Nicolas Zupardo Dutra* and Cinthya Araújo In December 2024, we published a column discussing the Syrian rebel offensive and…
Today’s Brasília: the modern equivalent of Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945 for the Brazilian democracy
The trial of the attempted coup in Brazil by forces loyal to Jair Bolsonaro’s government in the Supreme Court represents…
On the false dichotomy between politics and economics
In various media sectors in Brazil, journalists have created and perpetuated a false distinction between ‘political’ and ‘economic’ decisions in…
CHINA AND NON-INTERVENTIONISM, OR ON THE NUANCE BETWEEN NARRATIVE AND FACTUAL (PART II)
In the last column… In the last column, of the same name but Part I, we discussed the historical events…
Why small drones matter and why Brazil cannot afford to miss the boat (again)
Ever since humanity took to the skies with airplanes, the risk of losing highly skilled pilots has always been a…
The Dependency Theory: the rise and fall of the great Latin American idea
The Dependency Theory emerged in an attempt to analyse Latin American economies and their relations with the rest of the…
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Hunger and Violence
A recent UN report highlighted “catastrophic” famine in Gaza. According to the Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC), between April and…
The silent hype of eugenics
Scientific and biotechnological advances have transformed our capacity to intervene in human life and, with this, the promise of eradicating…
When the North Pressures: Does Brazil Bow or Resist?
The escalation of tensions with the United States reignites the debate over Brazilian foreign policy and its actual autonomy in…