The rubber-stamp Rada
by Alisa Reviakina
As president Zelenskyy's party dominates the legislature, the line between reform and autocracy grows thin.
The Road to Peace
November 30, 2025
Volume 1, Issue 2
November 2025
Articles in this issue
Who Moscow forgets
by Hèlene Bunine
In Russia’s Far East, identity drifts toward Asia while Moscow looks the other way.
What's next for us?
by Vhon Michael Tobes
As repression deepens in the Philippines, a new generation weighs fear against the necessity of dissent.
Inheriting Corruption
by Ibrahim Mustapha Fofanah
Each and every one of Sierra Leone’s regimes vowed a new beginning; instead, corruption was the common thread between all of them.
Beyond the ceasefire
by Netanel Berman & Elias El-Zabri
Across one of the world's oldest divides, two voices discuss what coexistence would require.
A tale of two cedars
by Tamer El-Imad
Efforts to assert state authority over Hezbollah may cost the government the very peace it is trying to preserve.
The race Europe is losing
by Andrea Sirtori
Europe excels at planning and funding; turning those plans into real economic reform is another matter entirely.
“Kyrgyzstan, I see you”
by Salomé Aldeguer-Roure
As old customs waver, love learns to speak in its own tongue.
Fragmentos del olvido
by Sofia Suárez
When governments use politics to erase the past, literature becomes a battleground for remembrance.
Burundi, mastering the world's assistant
by Arsène Ngabirano
With AI at the forefront of global innovation, Burundi’s start-ups are joining the race
The silent erosion of Italy's economy
by Alessandro Donati
Three decades of selling off the state have left Italy poorer, more indebted, and dangerously exposed.
Tony Blair, Viscount of Gaza
by Reuben Arya
The new blueprint for Gaza claims to be apolitical, yet it places Western hands firmly in control of Palestinian land.
Chinese elements of power
by Aditeya Nulu
Once overlooked metals now shape global power, and China holds the advantage.
Kirkuk’s smogged horizon
by Reebaz Hasan Qader
The city that fuels Iraq’s oil industry now faces the environmental costs alone.