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The Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976
The Global History of International Law
International law is the body of rules and principles that governs the conduct of states and, increasingly, of international organisations and individuals in their relations with one another. Unlike the law of any single state, it has no global legislature to enact it, no global police to enforce it and no court whose jurisdiction is...
Whose Seat Is It? Party Switching, Elected Office and Democratic Legitimacy in Türkiye
When a member of parliament or a mayor switches parties after being elected, the act may seem like an ordinary exercise of political freedom. Yet it raises a deeper democratic question: whose seat is it? Does the elected office belong to the individual officeholder, to the party that nominated them or to the voters who...
Game Theory in Political Science
Politics is, at its core, a matter of interaction. Voters respond to candidates, candidates respond to one another, states respond to the moves of other states and legislators respond to the rules under which they bargain. Whenever the outcome for one participant depends on what others choose to do, the situation invites a particular kind...
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See all EconomyThe Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976
The cultural revolution was a political movement in the People’s Republic of China that lasted, by the official reckoning later adopted by the Chinese state, from 1966 until 1976. Its full name in the documents of the period was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Launched by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of […]
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EU Russia Sanctions: 21st Package Proposed
The European Union has proposed its 21st package of EU Russia sanctions, putting forward more than 170 new designations in what EU foreign policy officials have described as the bloc’s largest set of sanctions listings in over two years. The package targets Russia’s military-industrial complex, energy sector, financial...
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EU Commission Agrees to Unlock $19B in EU Funds for Hungary
The European Commission has agreed to unlock more than $19 billion in EU funds for Hungary, a decision that arrives as the state’s newly formed government confronts one of the most acute fiscal inheritances in the nation’s recent history. Hungary’s budget deficit is projected at 6,2 per cent...
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Essydo Essentials
See all Essydo EssentialsGame Theory in Political Science
Politics is, at its core, a matter of interaction. Voters respond to candidates, candidates respond to one another, states respond to the moves of other states and legislators respond to the rules under which they bargain. Whenever the outcome for one participant depends on what others choose to...
Emre Şentürk
The Monroe Doctrine
On 2 December 1823, President James Monroe delivered his seventh annual message to the Congress of the United States of America (hereinafter USA). Buried within a long routine address — much of it concerning fiscal accounts, post roads and tariffs on hemp — were several paragraphs that would,...
Emre Şentürk
The Global History of International Law
International law is the body of rules and principles that governs the conduct of states and, increasingly, of international organisations and individuals in their relations with one another. Unlike the law of any single state, it has no global legislature to enact it, no global police to enforce it and no court whose jurisdiction is […]
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Essydo Originals
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The Power of Language: Essydo’s Hierarchy of Language
Every word is of the highest importance; regardless of whether it is written, spoken or thought. Language is one of the most powerful elements of our being, arguably even the most powerful of all. Language shapes our world as it is just as much the structure as the vehicle of our thoughts. Language is beautiful, […]
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The Death of Consumption
How much more can we buy? How much more content can we consume? How many more concerts and events can we visit? How many more vacations can we go on? Even though the quality and variety of products and services declined, with the deepening of globalisation and capitalism,...
Emre Şentürk
Policy Paper: Reforming the United Nations
The Background The main problem that the functioning of international law faces is that all state actors have the same legal status without being subject to the power of a superordinate entity. Grounded in the principle of territorial sovereignty, every nation has an independent legal standing, which is...
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FOMO – The Fear Of Missing Out
The modern age offers us an unprecedented variety of opportunities for self-expression and personal development. It gives us the chance to shape a life that is entirely self-determined and free. Anyone can achieve anything; anyone can do anything. Modernity replaced feudal society and broke with the tradition that usually predetermined everyone’s life from birth. In […]
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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...
Rene Lapuse
The Death of Consumption
How much more can we buy? How much more content can we consume? How many more concerts and events can we visit? How many more vacations can we go on? Even though the quality and variety of products and services declined, with the deepening of globalisation and capitalism,...
Emre Şentürk
Politics
See all PoliticsThe Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976
The cultural revolution was a political movement in the People’s Republic of China that lasted, by the official reckoning later adopted by the Chinese state, from 1966 until 1976. Its full name in the documents of the period was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Launched by Mao Zedong,...
Emre Şentürk
Hakan Fidan Diplomacy: Cairo, Moscow and Istanbul
Hakan Fidan’s diplomacy entered an intensive phase in the third week of June 2026, as Türkiye’s Minister of Foreign Affairs conducted a sequence of engagements that spanned three cities and four distinct diplomatic formats: a bilateral visit to Russia, including meetings in Moscow and Kazan, a quadrilateral foreign...
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De La Espriella Wins Colombia Presidential Election
Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential election following a razor-tight runoff held on 22 June 2026, defeating leftist senator Iván Cepeda in a contest that drew more than 41 million eligible voters to polling stations across the nation. De la Espriella, a nationalist lawyer who has never previously held elected public office, claimed […]
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See all SocietyThe Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976
The cultural revolution was a political movement in the People’s Republic of China that lasted, by the official reckoning later adopted by the Chinese state, from 1966 until 1976. Its full name in the documents of the period was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Launched by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of […]
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The Global History of International Law
International law is the body of rules and principles that governs the conduct of states and, increasingly, of international organisations and individuals in their relations with one another. Unlike the law of any single state, it has no global legislature to enact it, no global police to enforce...
Emre Şentürk
The Monroe Doctrine
On 2 December 1823, President James Monroe delivered his seventh annual message to the Congress of the United States of America (hereinafter USA). Buried within a long routine address — much of it concerning fiscal accounts, post roads and tariffs on hemp — were several paragraphs that would,...
Emre Şentürk