Building a movement for disarmament and democracy
This essay is a critical analysis of the growing global nuclear weapons threat and the flaws of nuclear deterrence theory. It reviews the recent expiration of the New START treaty, …
Kategorie: Americas
Latin America and the Caribbean geopolitics on the tightrope
Peace and conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face a major transfiguration that is reshuffling the region’s place in the world`s geopolitical landscape. This is mainly a result …
Gender and the Global Attack on Human Rights
A recent focus topic on this blog dealt with anti-feminism and anti-LGBTIQ+-mobilisations as attacks on democracy. This article takes up the conversation and adds a view of the international stage, where …
Five observations on life with COVID-19 in the EU so far
The past two weeks have seen a rapid intensification of the Corona-situation in the EU and many European citizens have witnessed drastic measures being taken by their respective governments. Once …
Globale Krise ohne globale Solidarität
Das Virus führt uns den Zustand der Welt vor Augen. Es verbreitet sich global, und seine Bekämpfung würde globale Anstrengungen auf vielen Ebenen erfordern. Doch die Staaten reagieren weitgehend national. …
The New Commission: Managing and Optimising the EU’s Energy Security
Introducing The New Commission & Energy Security Amidst Brexit, the European Union (EU) appears to be caught in the middle of superpower politics of gas developing between the United States …
Mit oder gegen Klimawandel handeln? Vom Versagen der neoklassischen Umweltökonomie und deren Instrumente
Entgegen der Hoffnungen, über marktbasierte Instrumente die Klimakrise lösen zu können, ist nach zwanzig Jahren neoklassischer Umweltökonomie und -politik eine ernüchternde Bilanz zu ziehen. Nicht nur haben derartige Ansätze nichts …
“Bad Hombres” and Such: Migration, Race, and the US
Everyone knows it: The US has a race problem. Despite legal advances historically, there remains a persistent racial dichotomy in US society: whiteness is still perceived as more legitimate, while …
Indigenous people in Brazil: Global cooperation and the right to life
Indigenous rights violation can be traced back to the days of Colonialism. Ever since the indigenous people have struggled to exercise their right to life. The current political situation in …
Global Citizenship Education
Globale Bildung und Weltbürgertum als Paradigma für Pädagogik und Bildungspolitik