• Retrotopian Desires and Gender in Right-Wing Populism

    Retrotopian Desires and Gender in Right-Wing Populism

    Former US President Donald Trump in 2016 justified his plan to build a wall at the United States’ Southern Border to keep out Mexicans (many of whom implied he were rapists). This motif forms part of Trump’s strategy to “Make America Great Again,” in which the myth of a better, more desirable past – ostensibly before

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  • We Must Avoid An Isolated, Impoverished, Unstable Afghanistan

    We Must Avoid An Isolated, Impoverished, Unstable Afghanistan

    After the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, I consistently argued for a comprehensive, UN-facilitated peace process, encompassing all the internal Afghan parties to the conflict, including the Taliban and the regional and other actors implicated in the conflict, as the only way to address all outstanding issues, including in particular Pakistan’s support for

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  • What’s Next for Germany After Merkel

    What’s Next for Germany After Merkel

    Just days after Canadians took to the polls, Germans, too, elected a new parliament. Having lead Germany for sixteen years, Angela Merkel was not on the ballot again: the end of an era in German politics and the arrival of something new. The first signs of spring also brought the first indications that this campaign season

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  • 2022 Best Blog Award Winner! 🏆 The Politics of Travel Bans

    2022 Best Blog Award Winner! 🏆 The Politics of Travel Bans

    I am not a health expert, nor am I especially knowledgeable about COVID 19, but I’m pretty sure I’m not infected by the virus because I still have my sense of smell – and I smell a rat.  Canada’s decision to impose a travel ban on 10 African countries after South Africa discovered the new Omicron variant does not stand up to reason

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