Brazil’s conservative bloc is facing its most profound identity crisis in a generation. Jair Bolsonaro, once the dominant force of the country’s right wing, is now behind bars for attempting to subvert the 2022 election result. His 27-year sentence has left a political vacuum, while the implosion of his family’s
Brazil’s conservative bloc is facing its most profound identity crisis in a generation. Jair Bolsonaro, once the dominant force of the country’s right wing, is now behind bars for attempting to subvert the 2022 election result. His 27-year sentence has left a political vacuum, while the implosion of his family’s
Why should it take the likes of Donald Trump to conclude a deal between Kigali and Kinshasa? The spectacle of a U.S. president showing off a peace agreement in Washington while bombs continue to fall in Eastern Congo is not merely an awkward irony, it is a symptom of seriously
Western governments have spoken about Iran’s military posture with a tone that oscillates between dismissal and alarmism. In official statements and media narratives, Iran is either portrayed as a technologically backward state relying on “primitive” systems, or as a reckless actor whose innovations somehow appear out of thin air. This
Western governments have spoken about Iran’s military posture with a tone that oscillates between dismissal and alarmism. In official statements and media narratives, Iran is either portrayed as a technologically backward state relying on “primitive” systems, or as a reckless actor whose innovations somehow appear out of thin air. This