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Section: Institute for Policy Studies (USA)

      Russia, NATO, and the Future of Neutrality
      May19

      Russia, NATO, and the Future of Neutrality

      Neutrality was once an attractive option in Europe. Switzerland made non-alignment look almost sexy, with its ski resorts, excellent chocolates, and secure banking system. Then there was Sweden, which refused to join NATO or subordinate its military policy to Moscow, offering instead to broker peaceful compromises between east and west as well as...

      Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees
      May19

      Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees

      As Russian forces continue to brutalize Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their country. Most have fled to Europe, but thousands have also made their way to the United States by way of Mexico. … Read the full article at The Nation. The post Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees appeared first...

      What Remains of the U.S. Green New Deal?
      May05

      What Remains of the U.S. Green New Deal?

      In November 2018, the Green New Deal became a rallying cry for climate activists when members of the Sunrise Movement occupied House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and adopted the slogan as their unifying message. A few months later, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who had joined the young activists in Pelosi’s office, brought...

      North Korea’s Real Threat
      May04

      North Korea’s Real Threat

      A recent military parade in Pyongyang showcased the country’s intercontinental ballistic missile. Kim Jong Un used the opportunity of the spectacle to promise that he would push the country’s nuclear program forward at maximum speed. To top it off, North Korea has been improving its tactical nuclear weapons, which means that it may...

      Russia Is From Mars, Ukraine Is From Venus
      Apr28

      Russia Is From Mars, Ukraine Is From Venus

      Vladimir Putin is a man’s man, or that’s how he likes to portray himself. The Internet is full of pictures of him without a shirt. He shoots animals, rides horses, camps on the taiga, and spars with the Olympic judo team. He surrounds himself almost exclusively with male advisors. He loves to rub up against the military, like a bear...

      The Universality of Ukraine
      Apr20

      The Universality of Ukraine

      The Russian war in Ukraine has dominated headlines in the United States and Europe. It has been presented as a generation-defining event and as a pivot in geopolitics that will cleave world history into a before and an after just like September 11. Much of the world, however, is not transfixed by developments in central Europe or even necessarily...

      An Oligarchy Expert Answers Our Questions About Wealth and Empowerment
      Apr15

      An Oligarchy Expert Answers Our Questions About Wealth and Empowerment

      Ever since the Ukraine invasion provoked sanctions against Russian oligarchs, it seems everyone is asking: Who is an oligarch? And why do Americans feel comfortable employing the term to describe Russian billionaires while many recoil at the thought of labeling U.S. billionaires the same? Could it be the pervasive belief that American...

      When the Left Is Right…Far Right
      Apr14

      When the Left Is Right…Far Right

      In the twentieth century, the left defined itself as anti-fascist. It was against Franco in Spain, Hitler in Germany, and Mussolini in Italy. During the Cold War, progressive opposed far-right dictators like Augusto Pinochet in Chile and Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. It mobilized against neo-Nazis in Germany, right-wing militias in the...

      The Five Plagues Testing Humanity
      Apr07

      The Five Plagues Testing Humanity

      Once upon a time, the tutelary gods of nationalism and internationalism met for a chat. They had a superb perch above the clouds. From there, they could see everything happening on the Earth below and they set to arguing, as they so often did. Sophia, the goddess of internationalism, began by proudly pointing to the accomplishments of humanity....

      After Putin
      Apr07

      After Putin

      A failed military intervention. The genocidal killing of citizens. Economic isolation by the international community. The arrests of anti-war protestors at home and the shuttering of independent media. Any one of these factors could mark the end of an ordinary political leader. Yet Russian President Vladimir Putin has not only weathered these...