Locating Africa in the Indo-Pacific: The Case of Djibouti
Dr. Nkala of the University of Johannesburg explains how the tiny nation of Djibouti has become a site of competition between world powers.
Italy’s State of Emergency on Migration: how did we get here, and what happens next?
The new powers assumed by the far-right Italian government will expedite the push-back of migrants to countries with documented histories of human rights abuses, all under the ambivalent eye of the EU.
Human Rights Abuses Have Increased Since COVID
COVID was an unprecedented event from a human rights law perspective: never before had the international framework been challenged by a truly global emergency.
NATO Strategy: the Next 10 Years
The recent NATO summit in Madrid heralds a historic change in European security structures. The 2022 Strategic Concept that resulted from the meeting will guide NATO policy for the next decade, and you should know the details.
NATO and Russia: A Defensive Expansion?
Originally published just weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this article predicted that a lack of engagement with the Russian perspective on NATO expansion would lead to an escalation of tensions.