When assessing the geopolitical landscape, the primary aim of any state, whether democratic or authoritarian, is to ensure its own survival. That comes down to military might and alliances.
National Politics
RKC KN: Belgium Grants Political Asylum to Rafael Correa for Political Persecution
Political asylum has been granted to former president of Ecuador Rafael Correa by the government of Belgium due to the political persecution he’s endured since 2017. Read Here Photo: Flickr licensed under the Creative Commons […]
National Politics
Juan Cole: Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can’t draw the Line at Genocide, they can’t Draw the Line at Democracy
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Angela Davis spoke at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Auditorium on February 19, 2025, interviewed by my colleague Angela Dillard, the vice provost for undergraduate education. The event was arranged by the […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck: Notes on the political economy of war
Written in an essayistic style, this paper explores some of the facets of the complex dynamics of modern warfare, probing the dynamic nature of conflicts; the role of tech- nology and technological progress – the […]
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