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—Photograph by Carlos Balderas Rodriguez — The United States is at war, and its allies have explicitly refused the call to arms. The world suffocates as 32 member states of the International Energy Agency (IEA) have unanimously agreed to carry out the largest ever release of oil stocks in history in oder to limit shocks to the global energy market. However, in what is perhaps the most staggering display of its lack of authority since the Second World War, the United Stat

Over the past half-century, the world has witnessed the rise and apparent decline of the neoliberal order. Once celebrated as the “end of history” (Fukuyama, 1992), neoliberalism promised boundless prosperity through market liberalization, deregulation, and the free flow of capital. In practice, however, it functioned as a political project to restore class power, systematically weakening organized labor and transferring productive forces to the Global South in search of chea

As the global order shifts away from economic interdependence and the scourge of war continues to plague Ukraine, all while old flames reignite in the Middle East, United States and European relations have entered a new era, one in which the once unthinkable has become all too tenable. The West must now grapple with a series of questions, of which it can no longer afford to procrastinate. Will the EU develop their own army after years of European disarmament? How will Europ

What defines the current geopolitical environment is not the rise of a new world hegemon but the erosion of the old one. As the international order transitions into the "post-Pax Americana" era, the Western alliance faces a historiographical crisis. This essay argues that the United States, and consequently its European allies, are about to enter a phase known as "Hegemonic Humiliation," characterized by a growing prestige gap between a state's self-image as a global arbiter

Often left at the periphery of European history and policy dialogues, the Balkans serve as a core geopolitical and strategic point where often larger power struggles develop. The region's historical past as an intersection of European and Russian imperial legacies make it a place where great power disengagement is pronounced. Today, split between EU integration processes, Russian influence, Chinese economic expansion and internal issues; the region is once again faced with an

While the world gathered in Milan-Cortina for three weeks of an attempt at international unity at the Winter Olympics, the Trump administration had other plans: utilizing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as personal security staff for the US delegation present at the Olympic opening ceremony, including Vice-President J.D Vance as well as Secretary of State Mark Rubio. Italians in Milan and Americans alike, both responded to the news with fervent protests with a cl

After the victory of Kazakh figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Kazakhstan has strived in the cheerful patriotic wave, welcoming the new champion. Misha’s story to the Olympic gold was truly remarkable and it clearly proves to be something the nation needed. Shaidorov not only brought the gold medal home, but also provoked a sudden unity in  a society that has been polarizing (politically and culturally) over the last years. While Misha is being o

In 1924 in the resort Chamonix, France, where the Winter Olympics were born, the event was initially known as " Winter Sports Week of the VIII Olympiad ” because the Nordic Games had already existed . Around 258 athletes from 16 countries competed in 16 events, including bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, military patrol, ski jumping, speed skating, and Nordic combined. This marked the birth of what is now known as the Winter Olympics. Fast

In early February of 2026, the President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, declared that the ban imposed on the Russian Football Federation “has not achieved anything” and "has just created more frustration and hatred," leading to a comment suggesting that no country should ever be banned from playing football. Following this, only a day after, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, made a simi

—Original Artwork by Isabella Befring— The Olympic flame descended upon Milan-Cortina in February 2026, carrying the weight of the promise of a temporary ceasefire in the arena of global politics, where athletes compete not as representatives of governments, but as embodiment of human potential. What unfolded was not a suspension of politics, but an intensification, revealing the complex nature of how it is impossible to separate sport from blood, and politics. This edition

Corruption is referred to as the abuse of authority for personal gain and can range from collaboration and bribery to misappropriation (Filipenco, 2024). It reduces the efficacy of development aid, erodes public trust in organisations, undermines democratic processes, widens societal gap, and increases the number of people forced into poverty (Filipenco, 2024). Developmental aid, often known as foreign aid, is economic and developmental assistance provided to poor nations (Ho

In this day and age, capitalism and competition is the norm in society. The modern world sees the free market as the most efficient way to allocate resources and achieve economic growth. Neoliberalism; an ideology centered on free markets, privatization, and minimal government intervention, has dominated global policy since the 1980s, but has simultaneously caused a host of global issues. Now, Neoliberalism is dying, not because it has been defeated by alternative systems, bu

There was once a feeling throughout the world that post-Cold War there was supposed to be extensive cooperation, proving the theory of neoliberal institutionalism to be a normative theory issuing in a new era. However, this time never came, and so this piece aims to shed light on a primary example of the height and downfall of an institution that came to fruition under the belief of neoliberalism, The International Committee Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). In brief, th