Discussion Paper

The Rise of Military Bloggers Amid the Russian-Ukrainian War

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The emergence of pro-war Russian military bloggers creates a vital strategic paradox for the Kremlin, whereby state toleration of...

Türkiye – NATO Relations: Time to Harmonise Perspectives on Terrorism

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The fundamental strategic dilemma facing NATO centres on the contradiction between its rapid pursuit of northern expansion for collective...

Which Way is the Bird Flying?

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Although initially heralded as a democratising digital public sphere, the acquisition of the microblogging platform by an unpredictable billionaire...

Examining the Universality of International Human Rights from an Iranian Perspective

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The Islamic Republic of Iran confronts a profound strategic dilemma by attempting to reconcile the secular, internationally binding universality...

Media and Information Literacy in the Digital Age

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The pervasive rise of Web 2.0 technologies and the network society has democratised digital content creation but paradoxically entrapped...

Reframing Food Crises and the Need for a Paradigm Shift

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The global response to recurring food shortages reveals a profound structural dilemma between the United Nations' human rights-based framework,...

Regulating Digital Platforms: A Limitation to Freedom of Expression?

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Governments face a systemic policy dilemma where implementing statutory regulation of digital platforms to prevent societal harm inherently risks...

EU – Poland Relations as a Microcosm of Europe’s Right-Wing Populism Problem

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The European Union faces a profound strategic paradox where Poland’s enhanced geopolitical prestige amid the Ukraine war obscures the...

A Critical Approach to Global Performance Indexes (GPIs): Evidence from Türkiye

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The proliferation of Global Performance Indexes (GPIs) functions not merely as an objective measurement of democratic progress, but as...

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