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IR simplified, applied, and explained

The nuclear threat continues over Ukraine: what to make of it?

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 conflicts, predictions have been proved less than accured. The war not only began but didn’t end quickly, as some believed it would. It has been dragging on for more than two years now and involves...}

Empty words? How Putin takes advantage of Soviet memory as a rhetorical tool

Opinion article

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 the Soviet Union was “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the last century.” This statement likely provoked various reactions across different sociopolitical strata. Some saw in the declaration a remote possibility of socialism returning to power...}

50 years since India’s first nuclear test

50 years since India’s first nuclear test
_{FOTO: AFP/Getty Images As Colin Gray rightly points out, strategic history is dependent on the course of political history. In this sense, it is not difficult to conceive that the development of an Indian nuclear program was motivated by China’s testing of nuclear weapons. Later, both nuclear programs influenced Pakistan, which was directly aided by...}

Italy : Giorgia Meloni, the tricolor flame and the Mediterranean

Opinion article

Italy : Giorgia Meloni, the tricolor flame and the Mediterranean
_{The first woman to become prime minister in Italy is right-wing. Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister and her ally during the campaign that elected her, described her as: “Obstinate, overbearing, arrogant, offensive. You can’t be in agreement with her”. The Italian politician allowed his words written on a piece of paper to be filmed...}

The problematic silence over the dictatorship

Opinion article

The problematic silence over the dictatorship
_{After the recent coup attempt, the Lula government, elected to defend Brazilian democracy, prefers a cowardly silence. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1964 coup that brought an end to the democracy of Brazil’s New Republic, which began with the end of the Getúlio dictatorship in the 1940s. The coup, still celebrated today by...}

Issue #5 – 2024/1

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The German immigrant paradox

The German immigrant paradox

22 January 2024 Opinion article

The lithium paradox in Chile: between green growth and the violation of indigenous rights

The lithium paradox in Chile: between green growth and the violation of indigenous rights

20 December 2023 Opinion article

The lack of a strong deterrent element in Brazil’s position on Essequibo

The lack of a strong deterrent element in Brazil’s position on Essequibo

13 December 2023 Opinion article

2023: a defining year for the BRICS

2023: a defining year for the BRICS

24 November 2023 Opinion article

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