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The Politics of Normality in Wartime Russia and Ukraine
When Russia launched its ‘Special Military Operation’ on 24 February, the world wondered whether Ukraine could possibly survive a blitzkrieg-style invasion from its larger and…
On the Limits of Humanitarianism
Against national interests or in craven service of them, a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” or a waste of taxpayer money, humanitarian aid today is criticised…
Partido Labour, ajuda externa e o fim da ilusão
This article was originally published in Tribune Magazine ___ Commitment to foreign aid has been one of the most constant features of Labour internationalism since the…
Ecocide: Exploring the Roots and Current Applications of the Concept
On September 9, 2024, the small Pacific Island country of Vanuatu, joined by Fiji and Samoa, formally submitted a request to the International Criminal Court…
Race, Humanitarianism and the South African Red Cross Incident 1986-7
Humanitarians aim to provide aid to refugees, combatants, political prisoners and victims of natural disasters, regardless of their political affinities and nationality, race and ethnicity.…
The Peasant’s Arrested Revolution
The 1970s marked a turning point in the history of the peasantry of the Sahel, the arid and semi-arid band immediately south of the Sahara…
Western Humanitarianism: Saving Lives or Regulating Death?
With reference to Sudan Western humanitarianism has, to be sure, a long history. Used here, however, the term is a container for a new and…
Non-Aligned approaches to humanitarianism? Yugoslav interventions in the international Red Cross movement in the 1970s
Post-Second World War laboratory The decades following the Second World War served as a ‘great laboratory for humanitarianism’, according to historian Silvia Salvatici. During this…
I. Introduction: Containing politics dossier
A hypothetical scenario: a child is drowning in a pond and a person unrelated to them is walking by. The pond is shallow, and the…
III. Energia e democracia ecossocial contra o gattopardismo fóssil
From Azerbaijan to Guanajuato, energy is at the centre of geopolitical agendas and conflicts. Global militarisation and inter-imperial competition are largely associated with disputes over…