A wafer-thin by-election win won’t solve the Labour Party’s problems. Continue reading No, Labour isn’t back after Batley and Spen

The main problem that grips the center right throughout Europe seems to be that of not being able to represent a valid moderate alternative to the exponential growth of populist parties. Continue reading Why centre-right politics in Europe rests on the idea of a confederate EU

In Italy the Draghi government, chosen by the president of the republic, after the crisis of the Conte’s government, is causing a small earthquake in the political scene of the country, never as jagged and quarrelsome as now. Continue reading What’s happening to the Italian centre-right?

The Indian variant was not only devastating in terms of the spread of the virus itself – but for Asian people, a familiar challenge awaits. Continue reading How the Covid-19 crisis in India shaped the Asian Lives Matter movement

The poor economic performance during Covid-19, the intense security competition between the big three powers of BRICS, and the lack of political, cultural and ideological cohesiveness in the block, means BRICS is likely to fracture before it poses a threat to global policy making. Continue reading Why BRICS will fracture

The UK risks failing to uphold its international legal commitments to asylum seekers with its post-Brexit immigration regime. Pursuing an ‘Australian-style’ system will only make this worse. Continue reading Australian-style immigration system will only make post-Brexit regime worse for asylum seekers

The Kurdish units have taken on an almost mythical status for being at the forefront of the fight against Daesh in Northern Syria, even being the subject of a Hulu series, but portraying them as a haven of progressive liberal values imposes a western lens on their practices.  Continue reading Western perceptions of YPG units as liberal havens misrepresent the group’s history

Like many countries in Latin America, Peru is in need of addressing the nation’s extreme levels of inequality, poverty, and political instability. Continue reading Veronika Mendoza’s rise could ensure Peru is swept up in the Pink Tide in Latin America

Cyber security should be top of Joe Biden’s list when it comes to policy with Russia. Continue reading Biden’s Russia strategy must focus on Moscow’s cyber capabilities

It was 50 years ago this June that President Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” in America. President Nixon’s strategy was to give more authority to federal drug control agencies and penalize drug offenders with incarceration. Continue reading How Biden can fix America’s botched ‘War on Drugs’