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The Future of the INF Treaty

The Biden administration’s re-engagement with the international community and its recent extension of the New START Treaty, a different bilateral arms agreement with Russia, could indicate that the US is willing to rejoin the INF.

Why Rhodes Must Fall

In modern multicultural Britain, there should be no adulation of figures like Rhodes, who orchestrated and oversaw the rise of an empire defined by genocide, racism and suppression.

Kosovo’s Parliamentary Election: A Box of Chocolates for the Fledgling Nation

As the nation celebrates its independence this week, we must remember that while parties win by votes, nation-states win by survival — and that is what is on the table with Albin Kurti at the head.

A Game of Chess: International Moves in Belarus

Protesters in Belarus have been flooding the streets of Minsk for nine weeks straight, marching against the Belarusian government and President Alexander Lukashenko. These...

Is a Slavic Spring on the Horizon?

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly independent republics seemed to be fertile ground for democracy. Today, only three former...

The Happiest and the Most Racist: Institutional Racism in Nordic Countries

Large balloon elephant labelled "racism" at protest. The Nordic countries are well known for topping charts globally in education, equality, and happiness levels. Nordic welfare...

Will COVID-19 Lead to the Death of the Schengen Agreement?

As the novel coronavirus spread through Europe, heads of government quickly began to close their national borders in an attempt to reduce movement and the spread of the disease. These hasty measures threatened one of the fundamental tenets of the European Union: the freedom of movement, and the Schengen Zone, which guarantees visa and border-free travel in 26 states. 

Obstacles to Macron’s “true European army”

Strained US-NATO relations and fears of further Russian expansion have motivated the European Union to aggressively increase defense and security cooperation in the last five years. However, there is little indication that French President Macron’s call for a “true European army” will be realized in the foreseeable future.

A Very British Tea Party

Comparisons between Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders could hardly be less accurate.

House of Cards: The Delicate State of Northern Irish Politics

How the Northern Irish legislature has neared total collapse.