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Sanctions on Cuba: Is it collective Punishment?
Are the sanctions a form of collective punishment? Can IHL paradigms be transferred to IHRL during ‘peacetime’? This essay argues how sanctions and their extraterritoriality violate leading tenets of International Human Rights Law. It goes through three fundamental rights sectors in Cuba showing how they affect rights. It concludes by proposing an earnest following of…
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CPEC and EU Connectivity
Pakistan can strengthen EU trade and connectivity through transparent governance, sustainable development, and standards-based cooperation under CPEC and the Global Gateway Initiative..
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Breaking Down Structures of Dependency
How should the humanitarian sector adapt to the funding cuts of USAID — differentiate funding, cooperate with locals more, and more flexibility — dependency relationships are dangerous and new (flexible) mechanisms must be put in place
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The Left’s Failed North Korea Fantasy
Can economic engagement change a hostile authoritarian regime? This article is arguing that South Korea’s left-wing policies toward North Korea failed to reduce tensions but instead enabled Pyongyang’s military expansion. By prioritizing symbolic reconciliation over deterrence, progressive administrations underestimated North Korea’s intentions, eventually strengthening a nuclear adversary than promoting peace.
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Perpetual Conflict and European Security
Russia presents a challenge to European security with no clear answer. Baltic states viewed Russia as an immediate threat, whilst western states appeared more cautious and strategically uncertain. Concerns over weakening US commitment exposed growing divisions within the NATO alliance. The conference suggested that European security remains characterised by strategic drift and unresolved disagreement over…
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Rethinking Contemporary Peacebuilding
Main question: How can peacebuilding move beyond rigid approaches to create an inclusive and sustainable peace? Contemporary peacebuilding is framed by concepts which exclude local communities and organizations, thus, we need to ensure their inclusion in peace process on all stages and with full incorporation of relevant experiences they possess.
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The Empathy Deficit
Stefan Noël Hageman asks whether military power can succeed without understanding how adversaries and civilians perceive violence. He argues that recent US and Israeli campaigns failed because they disregarded empathy as a strategic skill, strengthening resistance instead of weakening it. He concludes that long-term stability depends not only on force, but on perspective-taking and understanding…
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Dual-use GovTech and Civilian Protection
Dual-use GovTech turns citizens into “security sensors”: civilians supplying security-relevant data. While they can boost resilience and improvement, they may also raise DPH and cyber-reprisal risk.
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What is Nihilistic Violent Extremism?
-What is NVE? How is it linked to terrorism, and how can it be countered? NVE is a form of violence driven not by ideology but by hatred toward society and misanthropic worldviews. Often targeting minors, some groups or subgroups may engage in terrorism. Responses to NVE include youth education and reporting encouragement or global…
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Europe’s Missing Ground Layer
Main question: can Europe develop unmanned ground systems without dependency or legal ambiguity? Argument: quadruped robotics should be treated as a specialised support layer, not as autonomous weapons. Conclusion: Europe needs interoperable, modular and human-controlled ground robotics governance.