Barry Buzan is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the LSE and Honorary Professor at Copenhagen, Jilin and China Foreign Affairs Universities,…
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Rhetoric on Ukraine is at a high. A presidential shift in policy has the left in the U.S. (and in some parts…
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At the end of 2023, the conflict between Hamas and Israel abruptly escalated. Within weeks, the clash on the sands of the…
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U.S. foreign policy is at a crossroads as the world grapples with President Donald Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” – a reinterpretation of President…
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The 2021 Five Point-Consensus (5PC), underpinned by key points of cessation of violence, constructive dialogue, ASEAN-facilitated mediation and humanitarian assistance, and special…
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Ukraine is no longer in control of its own war; great power politics have overtaken its struggle for sovereignty, as seen in…
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The 2025 Munich Security Conference marked the full realization of the Zeitenwende – a historic turning point in international law first proclaimed by…
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My Ukrainian friends feared President Donald Trump would sell them out and they now believe it’s happening. Recent images of Ukrainian soldiers…
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Opinion – Dictatorships Are Unstable, Yet the International System Continues to Support Them
It has been almost three months since Syria’s former president, Bashar Assad, was forced to flee the capital, Damascus. Reportedly, asylum for…
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Representation in war narratives is a critical aspect of shaping public perceptions, policy responses, and historical memory. Traditional narratives of war tend…