Some academics echo Robert Foa and Yascha Mounk’s bleak deconsolidation thesis, which suggests that young people are becoming increasingly intolerant, even antidemocratic.
Iran’s Voiceless Majority
Hossein Kermani argues that a largely voiceless majority in Iran is routinely misrepresented by both the Islamic regime and its loudest opponents.
Hossein Kermani argues that a largely voiceless majority in Iran is routinely misrepresented by both the Islamic regime and its loudest opponents.
Rethinking Global Governance With AI and Deliberation
Swaptik Chowdhury argues that the postwar model of governing through economic growth and trade can no longer address planetary-scale crises.
Swaptik Chowdhury argues that the postwar model of governing through economic growth and trade can no longer address planetary-scale crises.
Regime Change in Venezuela – But Is It?
Democratisation in Venezuela has largely faded from Western political debate.
Democratisation in Venezuela has largely faded from Western political debate.
How AI Is Becoming a Core Instrument of State Power
That posture is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
That posture is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
Is Trust Learned or Earned? Lessons From Adolescents
At the heart of institutional trust lie two rival theories about its nature. The evaluative perspective views trust as conditional: citizens critically judge institutions by their performance and output, adjusting their trust accordingly.
At the heart of institutional trust lie two rival theories about its nature. The evaluative perspective views trust as conditional: citizens critically judge institutions by their performance and output, adjusting their trust accordingly.
The Invisible Labour Behind ‘Intelligent’ Machines
At the recent AI Impact summit 2026 gathering in New Delhi, a delegate challenged OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about AI’s soaring energy demands. His response?
At the recent AI Impact summit 2026 gathering in New Delhi, a delegate challenged OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about AI’s soaring energy demands. His response?
The Iran Crisis Is Deepening Britain’s Anxiety Over Its International Role
Trump’s derogatory comment is not the first time a US statesman has made unfavourable comparisons between Britain’s past and present.
Trump’s derogatory comment is not the first time a US statesman has made unfavourable comparisons between Britain’s past and present.
Why Iran’s Institutional Design Complicates Regime Change
Advocates for regime change often believe that sustained military or economic pressure will eventually break the Iranian system.
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.