Conflict, security and peace
Sven Biscop condemns Trump’s treatment of Zelensky and urges Europe to strengthen its own security amid U.S. uncertainty.…Read more
Scott Timcke, author of 'Algorithms and the End of Politics', explores how agentic AI, with its autonomous decision-making, threatens democratic principles by undermining transparency, accountability and human control.…Read more
Bridget Anderson, editor of 'Rethinking Migration', shows how hostility to migration is increasingly used to fuel racism, blurring the lines between nationality, race, and class, as even ethnic minority citizens are 'migrantised' based on their perceived belonging rather than legal status. …Read more
In 'Organising for Change', Silke Roth and Clare Saunders show how social change organisations resist far-right influence through adaptation, local mobilisation, and hybrid activism.…Read more
Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy', explores Trump’s chaotic Russia-Ukraine talks, sidelining Europe and Ukraine, sparking backlash, and raising doubts about Western resolve.…Read more
Mariia Makarova discusses how highly qualified Ukrainian refugees in the UK struggle with underemployment due to language barriers, unrecognised qualifications, visa limitations, and employer bias, despite their resilience and determination to rebuild their careers. …Read more
Adrienne Yong examines how the UK’s strict immigration laws leave migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse trapped between fear of their abusers and fear of deportation, as legal protections remain inadequate and exclusionary.…Read more
Carol Johnson examines how Trump's policies are reshaping the US economy by removing DEI protections, reinforcing gender and racial inequalities, and empowering billionaire tech elites under the guise of meritocracy.…Read more
Kristine Sheets examines how embroidery, especially Palestinian tatreez, serves as a powerful medium for preserving memory, resisting erasure, and connecting individuals to cultural history and collective identity.…Read more
Carl Rhodes, author of 'Stinking Rich', examines how Donald Trump's presidency embodies the dangerous myth of a law-defying vigilante billionaire saviour.…Read more