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.
Democratic Backsliding in Sweden Amid Militarisation
We are against NATO, we have also for decades warned about the Russian authoritarian regime and the war crimes that have been committed, so it has been demanded that something should have been done about it.
We are against NATO, we have also for decades warned about the Russian authoritarian regime and the war crimes that have been committed, so it has been demanded that something should have been done about it.
🌈 ‘Familyism’ and the Remaking of Care Politics in Authoritarian Populism
The last 50 years have seen profound transformations in gender relations, signifying a gender revolution.
The last 50 years have seen profound transformations in gender relations, signifying a gender revolution.
Synthetic Dissidents: How AI Protects Dissent Under Repression
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the foreground of political communication.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the foreground of political communication.
Transatlantic TikTok Propaganda and the End of Localised Populism
In January 2026, the UK Home Office launched @SecureBordersUK on TikTok.
In January 2026, the UK Home Office launched @SecureBordersUK on TikTok.
🎈 How Public Consultations Can Spark Local Innovation
Local governance consultation mechanisms remain weakly connected to decision-making. Citizens are rarely invited to co-decide
Local governance consultation mechanisms remain weakly connected to decision-making. Citizens are rarely invited to co-decide
It’s Not Finance, It’s Your Pensions
Why do some countries have vast financial markets while others do not?
Why do some countries have vast financial markets while others do not?
To Become a True Arctic Power, the US Should Follow the EU’s Example
What many brushed off as a clumsy, offhand remark in 2019 has now turned serious.
What many brushed off as a clumsy, offhand remark in 2019 has now turned serious.