Podcast Thinking about the world – Trita Parsi Minced Parsi In this week’s episode of the Thinking Global podcast, Trita Parsi speaks with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) and Kieran (@kieranjomeara) on Trump’s Middle East foreign policy, US-Israel relations, the Abraham Accords, relations with Turkey, and much more. This is the fourth episode of our … Read more
Applebaum describes the threat to democracy posed by increasing collaboration between autocracies, but could delve deeper into some important case studies and solutions.
I served as an international observer during the presidential elections in Somaliland on November 13, 2024. With the elections delayed by two years, incumbent President Muse Bihi Abdi of the Kulmiye party ran for a final term against candidates from the opposition, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani party. , and Faysal Ali Warabe of … Read more
Given the prevailing perception of Iran’s Islamic regime as the most immediate threat to American national security, Trump’s return to the presidency in January 2025 could have profound consequences for the ruling mullahs’ regime. Despite its reckless and disruptive behavior and its military maneuvers intended to showcase its military might and impress its perceived enemies, … Read more
Marta Migliorati is a lecturer at the University of Malta. His research and teaching interests cover European integration, executive policy in the EU and other multi-level systems, legislative oversight, EU immigration and asylum policies, and business foreign countries of the EU. In 2025, she will join ETH Zürich to contribute to the FNS-DFG project “IMPLEMENT.EU”. … Read more
All wars, regardless of their duration or nature, eventually end. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, numerous predictions have emerged, many of which have become less likely as the war has lasted longer than expected. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States signals a potential shift in American policy toward reduced … Read more
Thinking about the World Podcast – James Goldgeier Thinking about the World Podcast – James Goldgeier In this episode of the Thinking Global podcast, James Goldgeier speaks with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) and Kieran (@kieranjomeara) on US foreign policy after the 2024 presidential election, NATO, US-China relations, transatlantic relations, European security and much more. … Read more
The re-election of Donald J. Trump demonstrates that history tells its jokes more than once and leaves it to theorists to explain them. Without history, theory finds refuge in the ideal; without theory, history is a series of unrelated events. A theoretician is one who holds out the stick of history; extends history, so to … Read more
As Donald Trump has been elected the new president of the United States for the second time, it’s natural to reflect on how each campaign has presented itself to voters. Trump was able to speak to Middle America, building a coalition of voters willing to focus on the economy. vision he has exposed and ignores … Read more
Governing feminist peace: the vitality and failure of the women, peace and security agendaBy Paul Kirby and Laura J. ShepherdColumbia University Press, 2024 Governing feminist peace presents new and thought-provoking arguments that take research on women, peace and security (WPS) in new and exciting directions. The authors’ extensive expertise, honed over years of study, is … Read more