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Fight or Flight: France Ends its Counterterrorist Intervention in the Sahel

by ninarenata / June 11, 2022

After nine years of counter-terrorist military operations in the Sahel, President Emmanuel Macron announced the return home of French troops in February 2022. But the terrorist threat is looming over the region more than ever. If he stayed, the decision would have been unpopular with his electorate and abusive to Malians. By leaving, he’s risking African and European security.
Photo source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/world/africa/france-sahel-west-africa-.html

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Life, Death and the State: Funding UK Healthcare

by ninarenata / February 19, 2022

Due to scarce financial resources, countless treatments in the UK are refused funding every day. At worst, this is a state-issued death sentence. At best, can it be the ethical choice of the lesser evil?
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Government Down: Romania’s Long-Lasting Political Crisis

by ninarenata / September 30, 2021

Four years after Romania’s largest protests since the 1989 Anti-Communist Revolution, the political landscape hasn’t improved. Now, the government is expected to collapse….again. Why can’t this EU democracy overcome its long-lasting political turmoil?

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Populism in the Tropics: The Rise (and Fall?) of Jair Bolsonaro

by ninarenata / February 27, 2021

At the time of his election in 2018, Jair Bolsonaro was dismissed as just a Tropical Donald Trump. Since he became the leader of the largest nation of South America, he created his own brand of xenophobic, misogynistic, right-wing populism. What exactly makes him a populist and why did people vote for him? Do these reasons still stand in the midst of a global pandemic?