Candy GunawanMay 313 minIs Rice a Staple Food in Indonesia?Surabaya, Indonesia There is a famous saying among Indonesians: “We’re not full without rice” (tidak kenyang kalau tidak makan nasi). It...
Indra PratamaMay 296 minKey Takeaways from Australia's 2022 General Election Jakarta, Indonesia Last week, the Australian people chose their new government for at least the next three years. Contesting at this...
Pauline ZaragozaMay 2814 minEuropean Union Defense and Security Policy: The Fall of the Rose-colored GlassesThe Russian invasion of Ukraine, the forced departure of the EUCAP forces in Mali, Iran nuclear talks, Belarus’ threat at the Polish...
Flavia HansaMay 153 minEurovision: Bringing Europe Together Through MusicJakarta, Indonesia If you live in Europe (apparently also Australia according to one of our Aussie teammates), there is no way that you...
Pauline ZaragozaApr 243 minFrench Presidential Elections: The Choice Of The Least Bad OptionMalmö, Sweden On the 24th of April, the French will once again go to the poll for a second-round of the presidential election. Incumbent...
Sophie Chi-ForssellApr 2310 minFood Waste - Changing the narrative from problems to solutionsIntroduction Most of you are familiar with the pressing environmental challenges facing the world today. Many of you are also aware that...
Winda AuliaMar 276 minThe Sound of War and Peace: Music in Global Politics“The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years” There will always be music wherever there...
AgustiahMar 107 minYou Are What You Eat: The Pandemic Impact on Eating HabitsIt was just another Wednesday afternoon in February 2020, when Phil my fresh produce supplier popped into the kitchen for our regular...
Daniel CampbellMar 712 minElections in 2022 you NEED to watch out forAustralia (Sometime before May 21): Australia’s upcoming Federal Election is significant for one major reason: climate change. Despite...
Anthi MakrogianniFeb 245 minWhy is Russia so obsessed with Ukraine?Uppsala, Sweden DISCLAIMER: This article was produced before Russian Invasion to Ukraine The tension between Ukraine and Russia that we...
Daniel CampbellFeb 2214 minBeyond the Announcement: What the AUKUS Deal really Signals?On 15th September 2021 the United States, United Kingdom and Australia upset the global balance of power by announcing the formation of a...
Pauline ZaragozaFeb 1714 minSahel: A Ground of Chaos Haunted by its Colonial Past Download the PDF version here For ten years, the Sahel has been attracting the attention of both the academic and non-academic worlds...
Sophie Chi-ForssellFeb 179 minPlant-Based Meats are Healthier and Greener…Right?Download the PDF version here Long gone are the days when Quorn was the only mainstream, meat-free protein source. Plant-based meat...
Anthi MakrogianniFeb 153 minWhat really happened in Kazakhstan? Uppsala- Sweden Located in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Republic, is the largest landlocked country in the world shares...
Daniel CampbellFeb 211 minA Prisoner Dilemma: Resurgence of Hostage Diplomacy in the 2010’s and what it means.Download the PDF version here Research Question: What explains the re-emergence of hostage diplomacy in the late 2010’s? Does it work?...
Gloria ZhangJan 242 minThe roar from the earth: Volcano eruptions and climate changeStockholm, Sweden The massive eruption of the submarine volcano in Tonga has marked an unusual beginning for the year 2022, adding...
Daniel CampbellJan 107 minSports Diplomacy: Can Soft Power Undermine the 2022 Olympic Games?Download the PDF version here “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in...
Pauline ZaragozaJan 710 minMerkel & the departure of a political icon: A shift from stability to uncertainty for Germany & EU?Download the PDF Version here “[Angela Merkel] stood for stability for the world including Europe and Germany” (Berlin AFP, 2021) These...
AgustiahDec 29, 20216 minPushing Jamu Forward: A reflection of Ancestral Heirloom. Wellington - New Zealand "Jamu is a valuable gift, precious heirloom from the Indonesian ancestors. Despite many efforts from many...
DANIEL CAMPBELL & AGUSTIAHDec 22, 20216 minIt’s Christmas, Time to End the Pavlova WarsMelbourne, Australia & Wellington, New Zealand WHERE IT ALL STARTED Just mention the word 'pavlova' to an Aussie or a Kiwi, and you will...
Indra PratamaDec 20, 20214 minYouth Takeover in the Bundestag: Who's new, and what to expectJakarta, Indonesia The 2021 German election is no doubt one of the most anticipated political events in Europe in the 21st century....
Arturo M VidalDec 18, 20218 minThe Post COP26: A Global South PerspectiveDownload PDF version Here Are nation-states giving the appropriate attention and priority to climate change impact? Well, this is an...
Grace ChristyDec 13, 20213 minKyrgyzstan Parliamentary Elections: A Snippet of the Country's Political JourneyJakarta, Indonesia Kyrgyzstan holds a reelection on November 28, 2021 as a result of disagreement and accusations of vote manipulation...
Gloria ZhangDec 8, 20214 minThe Swedish Political Soap Opera: Is This Finally the End?Stockholm, Sweden The political "soap opera" in Sweden has come to an end, or, one may say: a temporary end. As the Swedish Parliament...
Gloria ZhangDec 2, 20214 minThe Congo Rainforest – the solution or aggravation to climate change? Stockholm - Sweden The Congo Basin, known by its titles of “the earth’s African lung” and “the world’s largest natural gene bank”, has...
Indra PratamaNov 9, 20216 minPUTTING SPAIN ON THE MAP: PAELLAJakarta - Indonesia When we think of Spanish cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind is undoubtedly churros; Spanish doughnuts dipped...