RAIA PERSPECTIVES

At RAIA, there is a diversity of opinions that we want to share with you. Check our ongoing blogs to see what’s up in our writers’ minds!

Adriana

Emerging technologies are changing conflicts. In this blog, I want to show how  your politicians are being affected by new weapons and, in turn, how your security can be impacted.

ROBOTS IN CONFLICTS

Erdogan’s Survival Mechanism: Making Turkey Great Again With Drone Warfare
Source: Ahval February 27th 2020 marked an unprecedented shift in ...
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Obama’s Counter-terrorism Strategy: Drones As The Perfect Balance
Source: REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra The US’ Global War on Terror ...
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Killer Robots and Conflict Policymaking Incentives: Some Theory Before The Practice
Source: The New Arab Artificial intelligence (AI) advances will bring ...
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Wesley

Hello everyone! This blog series will take you through the impacts and dimension the queer community has on  decision-making processes of  leaders around the world.

QUEER PRESSURE

RAIA Interns

This blog will answer the larger question of why individuals matter in international relations by focusing on why leaders implement certain politics and how they shape the outcome.

THE INTERN CORNER

The First Female Head of Government in Europe- Margaret Thatcher
Getty Image The feminist social movement’s main objective is to ...
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SOS Galapagos: Chinese Fleets Threaten the Marine Life Around the Galapagos Islands
In mid-July, the Armed Forces of Ecuador detected the presence ...
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Switzerland’s Mediator Status on an International Playing Field: What is keeping Iran and the US from Violent War
Markus Leitner and Khamenei Iran and the US have been ...
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Prophetic Speeches: Dominique de Villepin at the UN Security Council in February 2003
Source: United Nations Archive “In this temple of the United ...
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Spain’s Foreign Policy: From Protectionism to Democracy and Growth
Many times I find it difficult to understand certain behaviours ...
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Dario

I am using RAIA’s international network to talk to friends and colleagues all over the world about measures taken by their governments to battle the spread of Covid-19.

CORONA WORLDWIDE

Dario

Ursula came out of nowhere,suddenly she was the most (some claim second most) powerful women in Europe. How will her first months in office be?

Keeping up with URSULA

Ursula: Covid-19: Will Europe (the EU) survive?
Ursula is keeping Europe alive, or at least she is trying Twitter: @vonderLeyen During the past few weeks, multiple European ...
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Ursula in Davos
This week Ursula was in Davos at the World Economic Forum where she delivered the opening speech and a longer ...
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Ursula’s First Week at Work
Will von der Leyen survive the first 100 days with her new Commission? Making everyone happy, except Manfred. May I ...
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Ursula’s First Day at Work
On December 1st Ursula could finally move into her office and make phone calls. Twitter: @vonderleyen A Compromise for a ...
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Ishwari & Ariel

Hey there, during these difficult times , the two of us Ishwari and  Ariel, will look at consequences of Covid-19 to the global economy and the environment.

COVID-19 IMPACTS?!

The IMF introduces the Short-term Liquidity Line to redeem itself.
+ The predicted global GDP growth rate for 2020 is ...
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Modi is striving to isolate China with his new FDI policies but he’s not the only one.
+ The economic crisis has left many domestic firms vulnerable ...
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A weak Italian economy threatens the EU’s seeming solidarity.
+ Conte calls for help from the ECB amidst an ...
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Coronavirus: only a “warning” for the exploitation of the environment
Welcome back to the blog about the hottest topic right ...
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COVID-19, Economic Recession, and the Environment
We can all agree that 2020 has seemingly started on ...
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Balder

I write this blog as part of our newsletter “The Westphalian” where I take a closer look at one or two pressing items of each week in international affairs and how they affect us. 

IN FOCUS

FINAL COVID Q&A
This will be the final In Focus before taking a bit of a summer break. When I return, I will ...
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THE ROAD TO TOTALITARIANISM -Analysis
This article has been divided into two parts, to read the illustrative version click here One of the issues I ...
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THE ROAD TO TOTALITARIANISM
This article has been divided into two parts, to read the analysis version click here Spain, January 2035 “Smart Lockdown” ...
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A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE GUARDIAN’S COVERAGE OF COVID-19
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote my previous Corona-related piece. Since then, there has been good news and ...
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EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES REQUIRE EXTRAORDINARY JUSTIFICATION
In past publications I have outlined the terrible cost we are paying for our corona response. The figures have only ...
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Viru

Here, I analyse Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy in the Middle East, his goals and the obstacles that he needs to overcome in order to achieve them. Stay tuned! 

PUTIN IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Goodbye, Motherland!
Georgia Today Our little journey through the vast Russia and its part of its political life has come to an ...
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Putin’s shadow casts above Syria… wait, does it really?
The Conversation/Reuters As I have explained in past posts, the relations between nation-states are continuously changing. Of course, there are ...
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The Other Bridge to Europe: Putin-Erdogan Relations
AFP In today’s Motherland Russia blog I am going to address the conflicting and rather uncertain position of one of ...
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Putin vs Xi Jinping: Who Owns the Playground?
Sasha Mordovets - Getty Images Welcome again! Get ready to analyze one of the century’s most important races to power ...
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Putin’s shadow casts above Syria
Reuters Welcome again to Motherland Russia! In today’s blog: Syria. The war in Syria has been the main subject matter ...
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Putin and Khamenei: Besties in the Middle-East
Reuters Today’s Motherland Russia blog will focus on Khamenei-Putin relations. Khamenei is all over the news outlets after the escalation ...
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Who can be a friend of Putin?
Putin and his friend? Reuters Welcome to today’s Motherland Russia blog! It is time to analyze Putin’s relationships with other ...
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An Insight to Putin’s Kleptocratic Russian Regime
Vladimir Putin Kremlin Press Service Welcome to the first chapter of Motherland Russia. In today’s episode, I will analyze the ...
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