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Alexander Lukashenko: Europe’s Last Dictator, but for How Much Longer?

Alexander Lukashenko: Europe’s Last Dictator, but for How Much Longer?

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Adolph Mahr and Ireland’s Nazi Past

Adolph Mahr and Ireland’s Nazi Past

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The Glasnevin Necrology Memorial: Exhibiting Ireland’s Dark Heritage

The Glasnevin Necrology Memorial: Exhibiting Ireland’s Dark Heritage

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08.08.2026 60

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The Politics of Conflict Archaeology: HMP Maze as a ‘Dark Heritage’ Case Study

The Politics of Conflict Archaeology: HMP Maze as a ‘Dark Heritage’ Case Study

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The United Nations in Crisis: Geo-Political and Geo-Economic Challenges

The United Nations in Crisis: Geo-Political and Geo-Economic Challenges

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08.08.2026 60

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Chaos and Corruption in West Africa: Lessons from Sierra Leone

Chaos and Corruption in West Africa: Lessons from Sierra Leone

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Opinion – The Performance of UN Transitional Authorities

Opinion – The Performance of UN Transitional Authorities

John Moore and Jerry Pubantz’s recent insightful opinion piece on a potential UN solution to the Gaza quandary, is both optimistic and...

04.08.2026 50

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Opinion – North Macedonia’s Emergent Ethnic Nationalism

Opinion – North Macedonia’s Emergent Ethnic Nationalism

The 2025 North Macedonian local elections constituted one of OSCE’s largest election observations in recent years, reflecting OSCE’s continued...

02.08.2026 60

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Review – Rock Paper Scissors

Franz Böhm manages to create a tense, immersive, atmosphere and a feeling that a third of an hour is not enough for this short film.

20.07.2026 80

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Review – Black Girl from Pyongyang

Black Girl from Pyongyang offers a rare insider memoir of an elite yet isolated upbringing in North Korea, revealing contradictions, control, and a...

01.04.2026 100

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Opinion – Nepal’s Electoral Transformation

Gen Z protesters have proved that an establishment government can be removed by popular protest.

18.03.2026 100

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Ulster Fascism: A Secret History of Lord Londonderry

There are hints in his papers that even in the early 1940s Londonderry had hopes of a ‘peace party’ to negotiate with Hitler.

25.01.2026 150

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Ulster’s Political Hauntology and the Forces Research Unit

The emerging academic sub-discipline of political hauntology explores how the past, especially lost or failed futures, can haunt the present.

30.12.2025 100

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Opinion – Evidence that Georgia Deployed WW1-Era Chemicals against Demonstrators

Weapons experts consulted by the BBC suggested that an obsolete, more potent agent like camite was used, alongside CS-gas, in Tbilisi.

19.12.2025 100

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Opinion – The Emerging Phenomena of ‘Fake’ International Election Observation

As representative democracy faces increasing scrutiny, election observation plays a pivotal role in restoring voter trust.

16.12.2025 100

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Opinion – North Macedonia’s Emergent Ethnic Nationalism

The ethnic mix of North Macedonia reveals a surprising complexity – historically under-identified but now pointing to an emerging national trend.

20.11.2025 100

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Opinion – Voices from Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Election

Maia Sandu has decisively claimed victory and a new majority in parliament, a critical win for Moldova’s future path to the EU.

05.10.2025 100

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Opinion – The Performance of UN Transitional Authorities

UNTAs were a big hope for the international community, but despite high expenditure the UN has only a mixed track-record.

25.08.2025 60

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Schizocartography as a Methodology: Case-Studies from Gaza

Even in the worst communal moments of sacrifice, artistic expression offers both a form of memory and a space to dwell in.

07.08.2025 100

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Ocean Diplomacy at the Third UN Ocean Conference

Nice was a step forward for legal enforceability, but hardly a victory for ocean diplomacy.

18.06.2025 100

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