Syria Revisited (II): The Chaos of Rebuilding the Syrian State
By Nicolas Zupardo Dutra and Cinthya Araújo* The Herculean Challenge of Syrian Reconstruction Although Bashar Al-Assad’s fall on December 8,…
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The End of the War That Hasn’t Ended Yet
The Constructivist Analysis of the Israel-Gaza Conflict in 2025: Peace Discourse versus the Historical and Geopolitical Reality of Expansion and…
After all, are all dictatorships the same? (Part II)
In the last column… In the last column, of the same name but Part I, we discussed the reasons for…
From rapprochement to rupture: the diplomatic crisis between Washington and Caracas
By Débora Guedes Falcão and Cinthya Araújo* This column analyzes the latest developments in the relationship between the United States…
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…
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…