The revival of Leon Trotsky’s theory of uneven and combined development (UCD) into an international social theory has been successful. Spearheaded by…
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At the start of the year, Ukraine ceased the transit of Russian natural gas to the European Union (EU). With gas agreements…
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In fragile democracies like Bangladesh, populist regimes arguably manipulate public perception to consolidate power which exemplifies Noam Chomsky’s “manufacturing consent” theory –…
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More and rapid integration is not a choice but a necessity if the EU is to be taken seriously in the emerging…
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JD Vance is no longer just a politician – he has become a meme. His face, digitally warped and endlessly repurposed, has…
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How the War in Ukraine Strengthened Latvia’s European Credentials and International Standing
25 August 2022—a warm summer day in Riga, Latvia. Throngs of tourists and locals mingle in the city’s Old Town, taking in…
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On 8 December 2024, the streets of Damascus erupted in a mix of jubilation and uncertainty as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a…
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Over about a decade of teaching a course on “U.S. Politics and Foreign Policy” at the University of Sydney I posed a…
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The Starlink name draws from the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green about two teenagers with cancer who find…
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Gerardo L. Munck is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California (USC). His…