Bolivar’s Exhumation: Chavez’s Orwellian Cult of (His Own) Personality
Hugo Chavez’s latest bout of political theater reeks of George Orwell. In his dystopian novel, 1984, Orwell shrewdly points out that “those who control the present, control the past, and those who...
View ArticleJapan’s Nationalist Turn
TOKYO – Japan has been in the news lately, owing to its dispute with China over six square kilometers of barren islets in the East China Sea that Japan calls the Senkakus and China calls the Diaoyu...
View ArticleKim Jong Un’s Popularity, Explained
This article was originally published by NK News on 27 September, 2015. Republished with permission. A survey of North Korean refugees attracted some attention several weeks ago. According to the...
View ArticleIs Globalisation Really Fuelling Populism?
This article was originally published by the the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) on 11 May 2016. On both sides of the Atlantic, populism on the left and the right is on the rise. Its most...
View ArticleThe Doctor and the Cure: The Crisis of Sovereignty in the Twenty-first Century
This article was originally published by E-International Relations on 24 February 2017. The world is sick. Un/fortunately, while advocates of Brexit and other populists have correctly identified the...
View ArticleFinis Europae? Historical Cycles and the Rise of Right Wing Populism
This article was originally published by openDemocracy on 26 April 2017. Why has Europe failed to inspire its citizens in a similar way to other ideas such as the nation, socialism or human rights?...
View ArticleNew Balkan Turbulence Challenges Europe
This article was originally published by International Crisis Group on 28 April 2017. The Balkans was best known for minority problems. Today, the most bitter conflicts are between parties that appeal...
View ArticleTurkey and Russia: Aggrieved Nativism Par Excellence
This article was originally published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program on 10 May 2017. Turkey and Russia have recently both turned to an aggrieved nativism that...
View ArticleRight-wing Populism and the Attack on Cooperative International Security
This article was originally published by E-International Relations on 23 August 2019. The contemporary political environment has seen a paradoxical hijacking of key liberal peace and security concepts...
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