November 25: The Normalization of Violence and the Forgetting That Keeps It Alive
In this compelling VoY essay, Emmanouela Papapavlou confronts the uncomfortable truth behind society’s yearly cycle of remembrance on November 25th....
Civilizational Populism and Migration Diplomacy: Tunisia, the European Union, and Italy
Please cite as: Murphey, Helen L. (2025). “Civilizational Populism and Migration Diplomacy: Tunisia, the European Union, and Italy.” Journal of...
Dr. de Silva: Anti-Gender Narratives Are Highly Interlinked and Interconnected Across Borders
“Anti-gender discourses are very interlinked and interconnected; we see these floating narratives repeated across countries like Latvia, Poland, and Russia,”...
Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine
This commentary examines how queerness intersects with genocide and international law in the context of Palestine. Ass. Professor Izat El...
Professor Roth: Israel Exploits Antisemitism Allegations to Silence Criticism of Genocide in Gaza
In an exclusive ECPS interview, Professor Kenneth Roth—former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and now at Princeton—warns that Israel...
Virtual Workshop Series — Session 2: The ‘Nation’ or just an ‘Accidental Society’: Identity, Polarization, Rule of Law and Human Rights in 1989–2025 Poland
Please cite as: ECPS Staff. (2025). “Virtual Workshop Series — Session 2: The ‘Nation’ or just an ‘Accidental Society’: Identity,...
Dr. Levene: Dysfunctional International System Enables Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
A new United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, citing mass killings, forced...
Professor Barkey: Turkey Has Become a Full-Blown Authoritarian System
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Henri Barkey—born in Turkey and one of the leading US experts on Middle...
Human Rights Icon Aryeh Neier: Anti-Israel Speech Is Not Antisemitism
In an exclusive interview with the ECPS, Aryeh Neier — founding Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and former President...
Prof. Finkelstein: Israel Will Mass Gazans at the Border, Bomb Relentlessly, and Force Egypt’s Hand
Professor Norman Finkelstein—NYC-born to Holocaust-survivor parents and, in 2020, ranked the world’s fifth most influential political scientist—tells ECPS that “Israel...
People versus Elites, Populist Logics in Indonesia’s 2025 Unrest
Indonesia is witnessing its largest wave of protests since Reformasi, sparked by the death of Affan Kurniawan during Jakarta’s labor...
Harvested in Silence: The Silent Surgery War on Migrant Bodies
While the global community often articulates refugee detention as a banner of humanitarian concern, escalating evidence from Libya and North...