Since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, China has steadily expanded its role in the global financial system. Through cross-border settlement networks, controlled conduits for foreign portfolio flows, ...

Israel’s illiberal and ethno-nationalist forces are reshaping the country in their image. This is a structural transformation that runs deeper than October’s el

The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe

The verdict followed a decade-long effort in Italy to account for the killing of Giulio Regeni, an Italian researcher who disappeared in Cairo in 2016.

The rise of mindful slop

What does the archive of a former activist reveal about solidarity practices in the 1970s? James Downs explores the networks and activities of the Solidarity Committees supporting liberation movements in the Gulf.

German Institute for Global and Area Studies

شددت السعودية، الأحد، على أن أمنها الوطني وسلامة أراضيها ومقدراتها أمر لا يقبل المساس، وأن دول الخليج لن تقبل باستهداف أراضيها أياً كانت الذرائع أو المسميات.

This party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today

Doors: 5.45pm Event: 6.00pm Drinks Reception: 7.15pm-8.00pm This is a free event with limited capacity; early booking is advised. Hosted by Dr Seán Columb from School of Law and Social Justice, a...

Measures targeting UAE branches of Banque Misr are part of Trump administration’s efforts to isolate Tehran

Is the Gulf moving beyond the dollar? This article examines how China is expanding the renminbi's role across Gulf markets, what that means for regional finance, and why the future of global currencie...

Is the Gulf moving beyond the dollar? This article examines how China is expanding the renminbi's role across Gulf markets, what that means for regional finance, and why the future of global currencie...

Wealthy Gulf nation has been hard hit by US-Iran conflict over Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia has placed financial transfers to the United Arab Emirates under extra layers of regulatory oversight reserved for countries considered high-risk for illicit money flows, according to thr...

Gulf investment across the Arab states has skyrocketed since the 2000s. Such activity not only links corporate entities but also weaves new connections between business leaders. We take a birds-eye v...

Examines state-business relations in the wake of economic liberalisation, privatisation and the 'Arab spring.'

In the years following the 2011 uprisings, the Middle East has experienced deepening social inequality, violent reassertion of authoritarian rule, and unprecedented mass displacement. Central to th...

On my last visit to Tripoli, this past June, the city often felt as if it had left the protracted conflicts of Libya’s post-Qaddafi era behind. At night,

Truth is a social system. Sorry.

The Personalization of Political Power Revisited; Guest Editors: David Kuehn, Mariana Llanos and Thomas Richter. Volume 33, Issue 5 of Democratization