Who’s Afraid of Mussolini’s Ghost?
Much is rightly made in discussions of Italian attitudes to fascism of its post-war failures to ‘de-fascistise’ in the way that Germany was ‘de-nazified’.
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Opinion – Is Russia a ‘Terrorist State’?
Highlighting the barbaric nature of certain Russian operations in Ukraine; Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania’s denunciations of Russia as a “terrorist state” is not categorically helpful.
Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’ and Climate Change
Never has the Colombian government had as much leverage to negotiate the climate crisis than the present, with the new president and his total peace initiative.
Twenty-Five Years On: Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
Although the international order in which it was created has changed, the Agreement can still be a blueprint for peace processes in other parts of the world.
Opinion – What a Stronger Japanese Military Posture Means for Okinawa
The more Japan flexes its muscles to protect its citizens and territory, and to prove that it’s a worthy ally to the US, the more it puts Okinawan lives in danger
Opinion – Sturgeon’s Departure and the Conundrum of Scottish Independence
Sturgeon’s successor would be wise to portray independence as an organic outcome from a yet-to-be-defined stage in Scotland’s political development.
Opinion – Nigeria’s Stagnation on Anti-Corruption Links with Growing Insecurity
With Nigeria’s Presidential elections imminent, there is a debate over whether outrage over growing public sector corruption will factor significantly in the results.
Interpreting Indigenous Peacebuilding Civil Society Organisations
Frameworks of ‘problem-solvers’ and ‘autonomous political activists’ underline the contrasting ways in which the impact of indigenous CSOs upon peacebuilding are evaluated.
Forward-Looking Transitional Climate Justice
Those in wealthier countries working in the fossil fuel industry have certain entitlements inasmuch as they will be harmed by more effective climate policy.
Climate Justice from Theory to Practice: The Responsibility and Duties of the Oil Industry
The duty of decarbonisation entails a large-scale transformation that oil companies ought to undergo in order to eventually eliminate carbon emissions from their business model.