By Jacco van der Veen Cabo Delgado is the most North Eastern province of Mozambique. Roughly twice the size of the Netherlands, it is home to a diverse population of just over two million. It is also the place that has become the focal point of...
Lost time, propaganda and censorship in China’s management of COVID-19 By Sara Ferragamo In recent decades China has proved to be a quick learner in reaping the benefits of globalization but very reluctant when it comes to opening up outside. [1] The Coronavirus outbreak emphasized that China...
In late 2019, British Backpackers Magazine, as well as the Conde Nast Traveler, announced Pakistan as one of the “most exciting destinations for tourism in 2020”, particularly for adventurous travelers looking for low cost opportunities. This comes as a surprise for anyone who remembers that...
On June 25th JASON Institute organized its very first webinar. In this webinar, the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the domain of international security were discussed. We were honored to welcome two experts in this 60 min. webinar. Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Bolder, Strategic Analyst at...
Over the past weeks, the world has been captivated by racial injustices that showed itself once again with the murder of George Floyd. Mass protests have been heavily covered in the news and on social media, sparking strong opinions on both sides of the conflict....
Will COVID-19 speed up U.S.-China decoupling more than the trade war? By Emanuel Skog It is blatantly obvious that the Sino-American relationship is going through a major challenge on an economic and political level as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trust between the two countries has...
By Tim Driessen General background of political history Latin America The region we today call Latin America developed into its current form largely during the Colonial Period, with Spain and Portugal as the main actors from 1492 to 1826. Within this timeframe, Spain and Portugal managed to...
By Giles Longley-Cook People have been predicting the imminent end of the Syrian Civil war almost since it started, sometimes rashly, sometimes sensibly until an unexpected development renders their prediction obsolete. Nonetheless, all but the most deluded Neocons must surely now concede that Syria’s civil war is,...
By Tim Driessen During one of the most hectic religious times of the year around the months of April and May, religions worldwide are facing immense struggles in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic [1]. Religious boards have struggled for weeks in their quest to find...
By Ruşen Koç As the past decades have been characterized by a growing awareness of the ecological impact of environmental change, scholars have identified several violent consequences linked to the environment. They have identified poverty traps as a result of environmental change and civil conflict.[1] These...