Advocates for regime change often believe that sustained military or economic pressure will eventually break the Iranian system.
The Iran-Israel-US War and the Illusion of Regime Collapse
Systems built around institutions often survive because they reproduce power through structures that organise coercion and coordinate elites.
Systems built around institutions often survive because they reproduce power through structures that organise coercion and coordinate elites.
🌈 Why We Need to Gender Political Analysis of Religion
To coincide with this, a small group of activists assembled nearby, releasing pink smoke to protest the exclusion of women from the election process.
To coincide with this, a small group of activists assembled nearby, releasing pink smoke to protest the exclusion of women from the election process.
Are EU Climate Policies Becoming too Complex to Succeed?
The European Union is a global leader in climate action.
The European Union is a global leader in climate action.
Why Civilian Harm Is Difficult to Measure in Short Urban Air Campaigns
Seven months after Israel’s air campaign, in January 2026, nationwide protests in Iran were met with state violence that caused mass civilian casualties.
Seven months after Israel’s air campaign, in January 2026, nationwide protests in Iran were met with state violence that caused mass civilian casualties.
Why the ‘Nihilist Penguin’ Has Become a New Symbol for the Alt-Right
At the start of 2026, a meme dubbed the 'nihilist penguin' went viral.
At the start of 2026, a meme dubbed the ‘nihilist penguin’ went viral.
🌈 A Radical Feminist Kinship for Democratic Futures
A feminist rethinking of kinship invites us to confront this contradiction — legally, economically, and politically.
A feminist rethinking of kinship invites us to confront this contradiction — legally, economically, and politically.
US Accusations of Chinese Nuclear Testing Reshape Arms Control
The US has accused China of carrying out a 'yield-producing' nuclear test in 2020 – but the global test-ban monitor found no supporting evidence.
The US has accused China of carrying out a ‘yield-producing’ nuclear test in 2020 – but the global test-ban monitor found no supporting evidence.
Old Terrorism, New Extremes, and Maslow’s Hammer
Never have we had access to such a vast array of deeply diverse data on extremism and ideological violence.
Never have we had access to such a vast array of deeply diverse data on extremism and ideological violence.
Why Gender Equality Is Stalling in the Western Balkans
Despite ongoing EU pressure, parties in the Western Balkan countries promote gender equality only when it is politically safe
Despite ongoing EU pressure, parties in the Western Balkan countries promote gender equality only when it is politically safe
Why Russia Now Relies on War With Ukraine
Unlike the civic-based identities of Western democracies, Russian national identity is malleable, but accounts more for what Russia stands against than for.
Unlike the civic-based identities of Western democracies, Russian national identity is malleable, but accounts more for what Russia stands against than for.
Bad Bunny: Anticolonial Icon or Capitalism’s Hottest Commodity?
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance was a celebration of Latin American culture and a rebuke of US imperial power.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance was a celebration of Latin American culture and a rebuke of US imperial power.
🌈 Digital Activism: Reshaping the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
This shift is so profound that the recent UN 16 Days of Activism campaign focused on ending digital violence, acknowledging that online spaces are central to the modern fight for gender equality.
This shift is so profound that the recent UN 16 Days of Activism campaign focused on ending digital violence, acknowledging that online spaces are central to the modern fight for gender equality.
Digital Resilience in the Age of Synthetic Media
James Rice argues that digital resilience depends upon strategic interventions spanning digital infrastructure, international institutions, and citizen psychology
James Rice argues that digital resilience depends upon strategic interventions spanning digital infrastructure, international institutions, and citizen psychology
🌊 How Democratic Erosion Became Administratively Normal in Greece
The V-Dem Democracy Report documents a continuing wave of autocratisation across regime types.
The V-Dem Democracy Report documents a continuing wave of autocratisation across regime types.
What Political Violence Does to Citizens
Violence against politicians is, regrettably, a part of political life.
Violence against politicians is, regrettably, a part of political life.