Economy

BRICS Foreign Ministers Fail to Reach Consensus in New Delhi

A two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the BRICS bloc concluded in New Delhi on 15 May 2026 without the issuance of a traditional joint declaration. Instead, BRICS talks ended without a joint statement due to what the host nation, India, characterised as differing views among some members regarding the ongoing Iran war. The impasse highlights the growing friction within...

Marx vs Marx

Karl Marx remains one of the most significant philosophers of the 19th century, exerting an influence that continues to shape the global political landscape, particularly through his critiques of society and economics. His seminal work, The Manifesto of the Communist Party (Marx & Engels, 1848), established the foundational framework for communism, an ideology that informed...

The Problem Of Communism

The idea of communism is now a little less than 200 years old, and since then, it has had a remarkable history. It is one of the fastest proliferated ideologies in political history. More interestingly, however, is that since its emergence, communism has been able to inform many, and also large, state systems, such as...

Meso-Level Capitalism: A Conceptual Introduction

Societal behaviour is shaped by the structures that limit and incentivise behaviour; this is one of the cornerstones of our political approach. However, structures are neither static nor did they arise from nothingness, but are constructed and influenced by us. We have shown multiple times that politicians are often not aware of how these structural...

EU Unblocks 90€ Billion Loan for Ukraine

The European Union (hereinafter: EU) reached an agreement on 22 April 2026 to unblock a 90€ billion loan for Ukraine. The decision by EU ambassadors in Brussels followed the restoration of Russian oil transit through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline, which had been suspended since January 2026. The resumption of energy flows prompted the governments...

The Middle Class As Essential Driver For Lasting Political Change

The ongoing war fought against Iran through the United States of America (hereinafter: USA) and Israel arise several crucial question that do not merely centre around geopolitical strategy and goal setting of the European allies arise, but also general debates about the international law are held, emotional narratives on the methods of both parties shape...