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D&O Liability Insurance Amid Increasing ESG and Sustainability Litigation
D&O Liability Insurance and ESG & Sustainability

D&O Liability Insurance Amid Increasing ESG and Sustainability Litigation

Newly emerging risks are interfering into the business area more than ever before (Duzgun, 2026). ESG variables and considerations have become essential to corporate management and decision-making (Ketterling, 2026).

Georgios Karampelas · 21 min read · 07 October 2026
Soft Law, Hard Consequences: The GloBE Rules After Side-by-Side
International Tax

Soft Law, Hard Consequences: The GloBE Rules After Side-by-Side

This article focuses on the GloBE Rules, specifically the IIR, UTPR and QDMTT, rather than Pillar Two as a whole, which also includes the treaty based Subject to Tax Rule (STTR).

Hana Mravcakova · 21 min read · 04 October 2026
ICJ’s 2025 Advisory Opinion: A New Benchmark for State Due Diligence in Climate Affairs
Insight

ICJ’s 2025 Advisory Opinion: A New Benchmark for State Due Diligence in Climate Affairs

The ICJ’s 2025 advisory opinion confirms that the customary international-law duty to prevent significant environmental harm applies to the climate system

Amarpreet Kaur · 17 min read · 26 September 2026
Regulatory Chill and Climate Action: Are Governments Afraid to Regulate?
Insight

Regulatory Chill and Climate Action: Are Governments Afraid to Regulate?

Can investor–state arbitration make governments think twice before adopting ambitious climate measures? This article explores how the risk of costly ISDS claims may contribute to regulatory chill, drawing on examples from France, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

Marina Fernández Gordon · 17 min read · 26 September 2026
US sanctions and Venezuela’s energy security?
Energy Policy

US sanctions and Venezuela’s energy security?

The origins of Venezuela’s lasting energy security crisis and its effects on the country’s public order and broader economy are often explained in light of the United States’ increasingly interventionist foreign policy in the region. The United States administration’s promotion of great power dip…

Paul Lundwall · 14 min read · 19 August 2026
Surviving the Spring
Crisis Management

Surviving the Spring

Show moreShow lessMain question: How did Egypt’s regime survive the 2011 uprising and re-emerge stronger? Argument: It did so through “compound authoritarianism” — the interaction of institutional entrenchment (military control), economic co-optation (rentier dynamics), and calibrated repression.…

Laurens De Rouck · 10 min read · 18 August 2026
The Securitisation of Arctic Science
Environmental Security

The Securitisation of Arctic Science

About the Article How does the use of technological monitoring in the Arctic turn environmental information into a security issue? This article will explore how the environment is transforming a new reality in the Arctic by creating the realm of “environmental security”. It argues that the enviro…

Sophia Nistor · 12 min read · 04 August 2026
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Trade Policy

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The USMCA strengthens trade by protecting businesses, innovators, and workers while promoting economic growth and closer cooperation among its member countries.

Devin Nguyen · 2 min read · 24 July 2026
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
International Law & Treaties

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides the legal framework for creating, interpreting, amending, and ending treaties, forming the foundation of modern treaty law.

Camila Mejia Quintero · 3 min read · 23 July 2026
Plaid Cymru, SNP, and the Cracking Union
International Relations & Diplomacy

Plaid Cymru, SNP, and the Cracking Union

The UK elections renewed debate over independence as Plaid Cymru advanced in Wales and the SNP strengthened its position in Scotland, keeping constitutional questions in focus.

Arianna Vicinanza · 10 min read · 23 July 2026
The Paradox of Tunisia’s Arab Spring
Conflict Resolution

The Paradox of Tunisia’s Arab Spring

The Jasmine Revolution showed that lasting democracy depends not only on constitutional reform but also on strong institutions, accountability, and socioeconomic progress.

Juliette Bourahla · 8 min read · 21 July 2026
Escalation in the Dark
Non-Proliferation of WMDs

Escalation in the Dark

China’s nuclear expansion is increasing uncertainty around crisis decision-making, making deterrence less predictable and raising the risk of miscalculation, especially over Taiwan.

Ylva Vesterholm · 11 min read · 17 July 2026
Dependency Theory
International Relations & Diplomacy

Dependency Theory

Main Question: Why do some countries remain economically dependent despite participating in the global economy and attracting foreign investment? Argument: Dependency Theory argues that the benefits of international economic integration are distributed unevenly, with core economies often benefiti…

Camila Mejia Quintero · 3 min read · 15 July 2026
The Arab Springs in Yemen : A stolen revolution
Peace Missions

The Arab Springs in Yemen : A stolen revolution

This article examines how external intervention in the Yemeni revolution contributed to one of the most severe humanitarian crises of our time. By prioritizing foreign interests over those of the local population, the Gulf Cooperation Initiative neglected the urgent needs of Yemeni society, drivi…

Sarah Ben Salah · 10 min read · 15 July 2026
What Post-Brexit Britain Can Learn From the Past
Alliance Building

What Post-Brexit Britain Can Learn From the Past

Britain’s strategy has long relied on alliances, balancing Europe, and deterring Russia. Today, sustaining that approach requires adapting to new global realities and rebuilding domestic strength.

Alastair Nicol · 8 min read · 14 July 2026
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Human Rights Promotion

Democratic backsliding in Latin America

Democratic backsliding in Latin America: erosion from within and the case of Argentina In modern politics, Latin America has often served as a perfect real-world laboratory for studying major political changes. The “Third Wave” of democratization, which swept the region during the late twentieth …

Sofia Arnone · 14 min read · 28 June 2026
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Arms Control & Disarmament

The militarization of the Arctic

Carla Reinhard and Filippo Perini, EPIS Arctic & Space Report Group Overall Report Theme: The Militarization of the Arctic Article Research Question: What is the impact of the militarization of the Arctic on the development and strategic use of space infrastructure? Structure of the Article The A…

Filippo Perini · 12 min read · 28 June 2026
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Crisis Management

One model, distinct results

Title: One model, distinct results: Why is Bukele model failing in Ecuador On the 7th of January, guards at La Regional prison in the port city of Guayaquil found the cell of crime boss Adolfo ‘Fito’ Macías empty. In response, Ecuadorian president, Daniel Noboa, then in office for just two…

Martin Borecky · 14 min read · 28 June 2026
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Conflict Prevention

Frozen Frontlines

Frozen Frontlines: NATO Expansion, Russian Force Rebalancing, and the New Militarization of the Arctic by Brayden Blaylock Introduction: The Arctic After Ukraine The militarization of the Arctic has entered a new phase. While the region has long held strategic value because of nuclear deterrence,…

Brayden Blaylock · 11 min read · 27 June 2026
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International Agreements

Investment Arbitration’s New Architecture

Investment Arbitration’s New Architecture How UNCITRAL and ICSID reforms are reshaping investor–State dispute settlement The reform of investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS) is in a structural phase. Since 2017, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group I…

Sergio Patino Reyes · 13 min read · 26 June 2026
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