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The NATO 5 Percent Objective: A Symptom of Europe’s Security Challenge
There is no common objective of what NATO wants to achieve, be it a common military industrial production facility, increasing the efficiency of its output, or a procurement policy. Rather, Europe made itself content with pleasing the old Trumpian rhetoric, which puts ‘paying’ as the paramount metric to determine what foreign policy to implement.
Marco Dore
Jul 2511 min read


Kawaii Culture and the Erasure of Japan’s Gender Issues
When there is a need, demand follows. The sex industry in Japan has thrived and gotten through the loopholes that the Prostitution Prevention Law still possesses, so widespread to the point that it is becoming one of the most chosen places for ‘sex-tourism. Demands are sourced locally, but the rising number of foreigners engaging in sexual exploitation of vulnerable, freelance sex workers is what is causing the scenario to occur more frequently.
Mai Thu Duong
Jun 288 min read


Computational Diplomacy: Challenges of Validation and Prospects for Policy Application
Computational diplomacy is expected to not only play a pivotal role in the analysis of international relations but also influence policymakers and foreign policies. If computational modeling and simulation could be employed to evaluate multiple foreign policy options available to a government, ultimately contributing to more informed policymaking, which is evidence-based policymaking in other words.
Kodai Minesaki
Jun 288 min read


Read My Clothes: Fashion as a Semiotic Strategy in Diplomacy
In today’s chaotically fast-paced world, we often overlook the power of fashion as the strategic language of political messaging. However, in antiquity, long before politicians and diplomats could signal their positions with a single post or a header update on X, garments and colors served as deliberate tools of political expression.
Basak Gizem Yasadur
Jun 289 min read
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