Category: Miscellaneous

The Price of Security 

The notion of security seems to holds an amplified status in our political and societal dialogues. Security can effectively elevate a problem from a low political priority to an existential issue that requires disproportionate action. These risks are greatest for developing countries, which are already are often unable to provide enough funds to all sectors of their economy, creating an obstacle to long-term economic growth and prosperity. … Continue readingThe Price of Security 

The Environment: Another Victim of Imperialism?

The wealth of Global North countries, the unequal impacts of climate change and the resulting vulnerability of Global South countries is the direct result of imperialism. The use of imperialist strategies against countries in the Global South has led to an unequal distribution of wealth and the destruction of the environment to fund the safety, wealth and development of countries in the Global North.  … Continue readingThe Environment: Another Victim of Imperialism?

How Flag Carrier Airlines Are Rebranding Nation-States

Commercial airlines do far more than transport people or make profits. They actively represent their home country on the international stage and forge links between regions. Commercial passenger aviation is therefore a space where power, reputation and diplomatic struggles for influence play out from the tarmac to the high skies. … Continue readingHow Flag Carrier Airlines Are Rebranding Nation-States

Left on Delivered: How Iran’s Protestors Fight in Darkness

Since gaining power in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has spent nearly 50 years methodically impeding in the lives of 90 million people, enforcing compulsory headscarf laws, discrimination against ethnic minorities and engaging in torture, executions and arbitrary detention against political dissidents. As Iranians navigated the start of 2026 in total darkness, it is important to understand the real-world impact historic protests have had on Iranian society, and to not relegate them to the abyss of internet obscurity. … Continue readingLeft on Delivered: How Iran’s Protestors Fight in Darkness

When strategy turns toxic: the ecological and civilian price of state power

From the toxic waste sweeping into rivers to the carbon footprint of global armed forces rivalling that of entire nations, states involved in conflict are not just some of the largest disruptors of global supply chains, but they are also some of the planet’s most destructive polluters. The question is no longer whether global conflicts harm the environment, but whether the world can survive the ecological cost of conflict.  … Continue readingWhen strategy turns toxic: the ecological and civilian price of state power

Blowing the whistle: The beautiful game’s ugly underbelly

Two competing narratives exist alongside one another: the World Cup as a space for unity, in which multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism are celebrated, and the World Cup as a spectacle for nations to promote nationalism and sportswash. From the inception of the Association Football rules in 1863 to the 2026 World Cup, the World Cup and football more broadly are inherently interlinked with the histories of empire, nationalism and conflict. … Continue readingBlowing the whistle: The beautiful game’s ugly underbelly

Quantum Politics and the Iran Conflict: Rethinking Non-Linear Warfare

What began as a regional confrontation is evolving into a conflict affecting global markets, supply chains, and energy flows. The conflict reshapes the strategies, vulnerabilities and alignments of other states, from Europe and the Gulf to China, within an interconnected global system. This expansion highlights the limits of conventional, linear thinking in explaining contemporary conflicts. Instead, it points toward a shift to “quantum geopolitics,” where uncertainty, interdependence, and non-linear dynamics shape outcomes. … Continue readingQuantum Politics and the Iran Conflict: Rethinking Non-Linear Warfare

Renting wombs: the ethics of international surrogacy

Surrogacy is “booming”. Now a multi-billion dollar industry globally, it is set to be valued at AU$187 billion by 2032. While medical advancements and social shifts have normalised this path to parenthood, there is concern that while surrogacy has the ability to bring one woman’s dream to life, it exploits another — often one more vulnerable than the buyer. … Continue readingRenting wombs: the ethics of international surrogacy

So you want to contract in the Congo? Force majeure clauses and resource nationalism

The DRC sits at the precipice of two rising menaces — resource nationalism and resource conflict. As critical minerals grow in value during the global energy transition, a key question has arisen. What is international contract law’s capacity to protect private persons attempting to trade from the trenches of mounting geopolitical tides, breeding embargo and war? … Continue readingSo you want to contract in the Congo? Force majeure clauses and resource nationalism