Category: Conflict and Security
From brave heroes to the real implications of warfare
What we can learn from Francisco Goya’s revolutionary approach to painting war scenes To see the paintings mentioned in the following article, follow these links: Fear sparks on the faces
Read MoreJustice: one war crime at a time
‘I don’t give a sh- what you call it’ – Vice President JD Vance Since 2nd September 2025, the USA has conducted seventeen airstrikes against alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats. As
Read MoreAll Quiet on the Eastern Front: Trump’s redefinition of NATO’s Eastern Flank
Trump – a name not only repeated by the media countless times in recent months but also by world politicians. His return to the White House has triggered a reevaluation
Read MoreThe Netflix show and the IRC
Netflix’s Transatlantic explores how Varian Fry, Mary Jane Gold, and the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) evacuated thousands of refugees from Marseille during World War II. Fry and Gold are two
Read MoreEntering the era of guns and violence, Robert Fico in the eye of the storm
Can politics ever be free from violence? As news flood our daily reports, it is quite astonishing to realise that more and more of the media that we consume is
Read MoreMass killing in Burkina Faso
“He tried to catch a glimpse of his wife, but the crowd was quickly obscured by a cloud of dust as men in uniform opened fire. Another soldier ordered him
Read MoreRenewed debate on Western troops in Ukraine: Macron´s remarks spark discussion
Two years ago, headline over headline with the newest developments, newest death numbers and newest information regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reached us over basically every news report. With the
Read MoreHouthi rebels attack container ships – exposing the fragility of our globalised world
The imagery was quite impressive: a ‘James Bond-style’ infiltration on a transport ship, complete with helicopters and Kalashnikovs. The incident, which happened on a freighter off the coast of Yemen,
Read MoreGuyana and Venezuela to meet amidst fears of annexation
And how rejecting a 1899 ruling provides the basis for Venezuelan territorial claims December 2023- This month has seen an interesting development in the continent of South America. Venezuela’s president,
Read MoreA ‘frozen conflict’ in action
Notwithstanding what is written in the history textbooks on the Korean War, technically, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are still at war. In April
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