Hayley Elizabeth Atwell as Peggy Carter in Captain America The First Avenger

Women in Power: Peggy Carter, the World of Intelligence, and a Powerful Role Model for Women

In-Depth Analysis By Alan Cunningham on November 6, 2022 | Reading time 8 min

Representation in media (comics, films, television series, and video games) has become a hot button issue over the past decade. In March of 2022, the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film of San Diego State University found “that men outnumbered women onscreen by a factor of 2 to 1 in 2021”. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is no exception and has had its share of sexist, derogatory, and stereotypical depictions of women. However, in at least one, rather niche area, the MCU does excel in their representation of women: particularly in their representation of women within Intelligence Communities (IC) around the globe via the character of Peggy Carter.

Climate Change Refugees

 ‘Where will the Climate Refugees go?’

Brief Analysis By Samah Noor Nausheer on October 26, 2022 | Reading time 5 min

In view of the upcoming start of COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, this analysis examines the looming challenges faced by people displaced and despoiled by climate-related disasters.

Vietnam War

When the Dragons Came: The Legacy of South Korean War Crimes in Vietnam

In-Depth Analysis By Jean-Philippe Stone on October 13, 2022 | Reading time 37 min

The Vietnam War ranks among the 20th century’s most momentous and horrendous calamities. The United States, in a desperate bid to roll back the spread of communism and to curtail the unification of a divided Vietnam, let loose the full might of its unparalleled arsenal on a penurious peasant society. The record of this carnage is extensively documented. Much less is known about South Korean involvement in this disaster. This article provides an in-depth analysis of South Korean war crimes, explains why they still matter and explores how their legacy casts a stubborn shadow over Vietnamese-South Korean relations today.

Iran Protests

Government’s Invincible Weapon: Misogyny

Opinion By Samah Noor Nausheer on October 10, 2022 | Reading time 3 min

Globally, governments are weaponizing the restricting of women’s rights in order to hide their serious political incompetence. Three modern-day examples of the suppression of women’s liberation discussed in the article demonstrate this phenomenon.

Amadou Diallo Anti-Police Brutality Protest March

41 Shots: Bruce Springsteen’s American Skin (41 Shots) and Police Violence

Brief Analysis By Alan Cunningham on September 24, 2022 | Reading time 6 min

Bruce Springsteen is one of the greatest songwriters and performers in American musical history. His lyrics are full of simultaneous hope and despair, reflecting the changing and evolving social fabric of the United States resulting in a sound that resonates with hundreds of millions of Americans coming from all faiths, socioeconomic, racial, age, and ethnic backgrounds. While many Americans have misunderstood Springsteen’s politics through his 1984 single “Born in the U.S.A.”, mistaking him for being a symbol of Reagan-era politics and staunchly Conservatively patriotic, his politics are far more Progressive and Liberally focused. His lesser-known work, the 1997 single titled “41 Shots (American Skin)”, is an example of this.

Prime Minister Liz Truss at the UNGA

The End of an Era: What comes next for the UK?

Brief Analysis By Lika Sharashidze on September 20, 2022 | Reading time 3 min

It is a tough time for British politics due to the transformation its identity politics is bound to undergo – first as a result of Brexit and then as a result of the death of Elizabeth II. This article outlines the political reality of Great Britain by looking at the developments during the past three years.

Extinction Rebellion Supporter

‘Malthusianism is the Foundation for Rising Eco-Fascism’

Opinion By Samah Noor Nausheer on September 11, 2022 | Reading time 4 min

The Malthusian myth of overpopulation directly pushes towards eco-fascist rhetorics, endangering the rights and safety of minorities around the world. Though the Malthusian myth has been disproved by various scientists, this ‘theory’ stands reputed, and the group which flourishes in the discussion are the far-right white supremacists.

Viktor Orbán

Orbán’s Fidesz party is undermining gender equality in Hungary

Opinion By Gabriela Greilinger on September 8, 2022 | Reading time 4 min

Self-proclaimed “conservatives” and members of the far-right like to promote the archaic worldview that women should be homemakers while men go to work to provide for their families. Recently, Orbán’s Hungary made the international headlines once again because the government-allied economic watchdog of the parliament released a report full of such sexist claims and narratives.

Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats

Is the specter of populism and racism looming over Sweden?

Brief Analysis By Laura Pennisi on September 4, 2022 | Reading time 6 min

In the past few years, Europe has witnessed an upsurge of populist trends through several far-right and far-left parties sweeping around the continent. Sometimes with milder, sometimes with harsher manifestos, countries like Hungary, Greece, France, and Italy have been frequently in the spotlight. Currently, attention has been drawn to Italy and Sweden due to the September elections.

Richard Grenell served as Acting Director of National Intelligence in President Trump’s Cabinet in 2020

Presidential Delegates: The Politicization of Intelligence and Political Appointees

Brief Analysis By Alan Cunningham on August 31, 2022 | Reading time 6 min

The politicization of intelligence products is a recurring issue that can have extreme effects on how foreign policy is conducted, how military operations and orders of battle are planned, and how intelligence is presented to policymakers. This politicization can clearly have an effect on intelligence and how it is presented to policymakers and the public. One of the most contested and interesting examples of the politicization of intelligence was in the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War.