13th to 19th March 2023
Russian fighter jet collides with a United States Air Force drone over the Black Sea A Russian fighter jet (SU-27) collided with a US drone (MQ-9) that was flying in the international airspace, above the…
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27/02-05/03 of 2023
Translated by: José Chaiça A New UN agreement to protect the world’s oceans The United Nations reached a consensus, this Saturday, after two decades of negotiations on the protection of the high seas, clarified the…
20th-26th February 2023
Translated by: José Chaiça Putin places the New START agreement on holdThe New START agreement (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) signed between Russia and the United States of America in 2010, whose validity had been…
13th-19th February 2023
Translated by: Laura Montebello Joe Biden visits Kiev on historic dayU.S. President Joe Biden is in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday, while air strike alarms sound in the capital. The trip is a ‘surprise’…
6th-12th February 2023
Translated by: José Chaiça and Matilde São José A violent earthquake shook Turkey and SyriaUntil this edition’s date, and according to the WHO, almost 41.000 have died from the earthquake in these two countries. The…
The Taiwan Issue In Sino-US Relations
Abstract Depending on how Taiwan’s status is resolved, US-China relations could range from friendly cooperation to cold war. As China’s military capabilities grow, it will become not only increasingly difficult but also increasingly more important…
Democracy Decline in the World
The emergence of countless populist leaders and groups has compromised democracy around the globe, through its vehement rejection of pluralism and opposition to power limitations – thus conveying theirindividual interests, generally at the minorities’ cost.After…
19th-25th December 2022
Translated by: José Chaiça Christmas as a weapon of resistance to Russia. Seen as an historic achievement, some Ukrainian Orthodox celebrated, this year, Christmas on December 25th (instead of January 7th), as was traditional and…
12th-18th December 2022
Translated by: José Chaiça Russia and Ukraine: Putin’s new measures As for news regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Russian defence ministry has announced a somewhat daring project – sending musicians and artists to the frontline,…
5th-11th December 2022
Translated by: Laura Montebello Germany detained 25 people who were preparing a coup d’état and invasion of parliament Twenty-five people were arrested in Germany for an alleged conspiracy against the government that included the preparation…
29/11 – 04/12 of 2022
Iranian Morality Police Suspended The Morality Police, which inspected the Iranian population’s moral behaviour, namely the fulfilment of codes of conduct, for example, regarding the clothes Iranians wear. The decision from the Prosecutor-General of the…
Football is 11 against 11 and in the end… Human Rights cannot even make it to the group stage
Article written by: Lourenço PereiraTranslated by: Matilde São José The starting whistle for the World Cup hasn’t even been blown yet, but Qatar is already handing out red cards. The FIFA World Cup will be…
7th-13th November 2022
Translated by: Matilde São José The Democratic Party wins the US midterm elections The Democratic party managed to retain control of the U.S. Senate after a victory by Catherine Cortez Masto in the Nevada state…
Expectations and Frustrations: An analysis to the historical past of political interactions between Ukraine and Russia
Translated by: Daniela Aires and Tiago Jorge Summary In the article that follows, an analysis will be made of the most recent events in European territory, events that came to change the dynamics of the…
To Think of a Post-Putin Future
This article intends to further the central argument presented in “Potemkin’s Armies: Russia’s Final Defeat in Ukraine”, published on October 6th. Stemming from successive Russian failures both on tactical and logistical levels, as well as…
30/10-06/11 of 2022
Translated by: Daniela Aires e Matilde São José The post-election scenario in Brazil After the polls gave Lula da Silva the victory on October 30th, Brazil entered a wave of contestation in reaction to the…
17th-23rd October of 2022
Liz Truss resigns after 45 daysBritish prime-minister Liz Truss submitted, last Thursday, her resignation after little over a month in office. It lasted 45 days. “I cannotdeliver the mandate”, she said, following a truly hallucinatingParliament…
Can sports be an instrument of soft power?
Translated by: Daniela Aires, Matilde São José and Tiago Jorge The dynamics on the international scene largely depend on the interaction between state and non-state actors. States, as “conscious actors who develop common understandings that…
2nd-9th October of 2022
Translated by: Daniela Aires Bridge connecting Crimea to Russia destroyed, Kremlin talks about terrorism “The reaction of the Kyiv regime to the civil infrastructure damage demonstrates its terrorist nature”, stated the spokeswoman for the Ministry…
Potemkin’s Armies: Russia’s Final Defeat in Ukraine
Recent developments led me to split this article in two parts. The first centers on the situation in the field, trying to understand the problems faced by Russia since the beginning of the “special military…
God Save the Queen, a Brief and Last Goodbye
Translated by: Matilde São José During our life journey, we are certain about only one thing: death. Eventually we all end up there, being the only entity that does not discriminate, even if the person…
26/09 – 02/10 of 2022
Translated by: Tiago Jorge The Russian war machine and Ukraine’s self-determination The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen structural developments this week, since referendums in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions were held and where 95% of the…
The Uncensored Library
Translated By: Matilde São José An alternative pathway to freedom of press In a time where information travels around the world at a stunning speed, thanks to what the evolution of technology has allowed us…
China, USA and the New Cold War
Translated by: Tiago Jorge, Daniela Aires, João Nunes and Matilde São José Fukuyama got ahead of himself. The end of history is far from now and the race for power, domination and force keeps unfolding…
5th-11th September of 2022
After reigning for 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II has diedElizabeth II, Queen of England, has died last Thursday at 96. She was the longest reigning monarch in British history and whose longevity only fell behind…
29/08-04/09 of 2022
Translated by: Matilde São José and Daniela Aires Floods in PakistanPakistan is the latest stage for extreme phenomena triggered by climate change, where millions of people became homeless due to intense and unceasing raining. The…
4th-9th August 2022
Translated by: Tiago Jorge US, China and Taiwan hanging in the balanceBoth major players have cut cooperation ties this week in the climate, judicial and military areas, following numerous “provocations” that placed Taiwan as an…
Commentaries on the War in Ukraine
“Ukraine has always aspired to liberty; but being surrounded by Muscovy, the dominions of the Grand Seignior, and Poland, it has been obliged to choose a protector, and consequently a master, in one of these…
11th-17th July 2022
Translated by: João Nunes Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement for the exportation of CerealThe Turkish minister of defence confirmed, this Wednesday, that the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and United Nations culminated in a…
June 27th – July 3rd 2022
Translated by: João Nunes Portuguese-Brazilian relationsThe Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided to cancel the entire schedule with the Portuguese emissary, visiting due to the centenary celebrations, following a meeting between Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with…
20th-26th June 2022
Translated by: João Nunes Status of candidate country to the European Union for Ukraine and Moldova approvedThe Leaders of the 27 member-states of the European Union approved this Thursday – in the European Council –…
The total denial of women’s bodies’ sovereignty
Written by Ricardo Moniz Translated by Tiago Jorge It’s urgent to reignite the fight that dictated, 50 years ago, the future of more than 20 million women.Last Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States…
THE UKRANIAN WAR AND THE END OF THE GERMAN IDEALISM
By: Alexandre Almeida Years of debates over the apparent weakness or “brain death” of NATO have faded into smoke as its purpose has become extremely clear for the first time since the intervention in Yugoslavia…
European Union and Migrations
By Ricardo Carmo The biggest phenomenon of global actuality, the migrations (also known as “refugees crisis”) are nowadays one of the most problematic topics in international politics that most unsettles the European Union, once that this demographic…
Prostitution and Human Trafficking and their impact on International Relations
In this article, we’ll explore about the theme of prostitution and human trafficking, practices that shouldn’t have place in the contemporary society, but still persist, especially focusing on the position that social groups such as…
The fragile state of Guinea-Bissau’s democracy
Tranlation by Matilde São José The country has faced setbacks and adversities in maintaining the stability of the foundations built in favor of the Guinean rule of law, that questions the citizens’ security and the…
2022: Tree elections that will shake the West
Translation by Daniela Aires A confined world A new year has come. The evolution of technology, the issue of climate change, terrorism, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the Western world’s detachment from liberal…
The Hell of La Palma
On September 19th, the volcano Cumbre Vieja erupted, situated on the island of La Palma, an integrant of the Canary Islands. After waking up in a numb state that lasted half a century, Cumbre Vieja…
Considerations about the legacy of Angela Merkel in Europe and Germany
Andreia Soares e Castro On the past 12th of March 2021, I had the honor to introduce and moderate the debate about “Europe after Merkel: the legacy of Angela Merkel in Europe and Germany”, an…