October 2022

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…



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…