Trump’s Madness and the Uncertain Global Order
Antonio Gramsci’s reflection, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters,” is often invoked to describe periods of transition. Donald Trump aligns with Gramsci’s prophecies, providing a useful lens to analyse the political moment associated with his presidency. A few decades later, the world…
Settler Colonialism as Structure: From French Algeria to Zionist Palestine
In moments of extreme violence when cities are flattened, populations displaced, and humanitarian language collapses under the weight of mass death, the temptation may be to treat such events as aberrations. It could be perhaps a “war gone too far,” or a “cycle of violence,” or still a tragic breakdown of politics. And yet, history…
Can Free Trade Deliver Peace? India’s FTAs in a Mercantilist World
The current instability brought on by the explosion of bilateralism in international trade ties has touched every country in the world. Neo-mercantilist trading practices are on the rise as multilateral trade agreements weaken. In order to formalise bilateral trade policy and prevent mercantilist trading orders, it has led to a wave of bilateral free trade…
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