International Affairs Forum

Mon. December 15, 2025

Around the World, Across the Political Spectrum

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication Management: Guidance for Leaders in the Global South

Author examines pressing issues facing crisis management and crisis communication management in the Global South. By Silvie Drahošová. (12/15/2025) Read More...

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Deconstructing Value: A Journey Beyond Marxism and the Market

Essay argues that Marxism misinterprets value by relying on labor-time, proposing instead a radical shift to measuring socially expended human energy to reclaim value’s human essence. By Muhammad Adel... Read More...

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Bangladesh After Hasina: Shifting Regional Choices

Essay argues Bangladesh’s post-Hasina transition is reshaping regional alignments—weakening India’s influence while creating openings for China, Pakistan, and the U.S. to compete for strategic foothol... Read More...

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Why are the Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Going Nowhere?

Author argues that Russia-Ukraine negotiations stall because Putin seeks imperial restoration, exploits Western disunity, and rejects Ukraine’s sovereignty—while U.S. diplomatic missteps have weakened... Read More...

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Modernity: Liberation or a New Colonization of the Mind?

Author argues that modernity functions as an imposed Eurocentric ideology—reshaping knowledge, history, and culture through domination rather than liberation, and marginalizing non-European civilizati... Read More...

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How John Locke’s Property Theory Construes from His Inconsistent Ideals of Freedom, Labor, and Equality

An examination of John Locke’s property theory and its contradictions when placed against his own ideals of freedom, labor, and equality. By Joellyn Faye G. Ocampo. (12/04/2025) Read More...

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The Crisis of Economic Science in the Arab World

What are the issues facing Economic Science education in the Arab world? By Muhammad Adel Zaky. (12/02/2025) Read More...

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The Democratic Crisis in Arab Political Systems

Author analysis the state of democracy in in Arab states. By Muhammad Adel Zaky. (11/28/2025) Read More...

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On the Warning in the Language of Nepal's Revolutionary Discourse

Essay argues Nepal’s protests reflect a deeper class rupture—exposing a failing rentier, corrupt political order rather than mere youth discontent or generational frustration By Muhammad Adel Zaky. (1... Read More...

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From Rent to Genocide: Dissecting the Economic Architecture of War in Sudan

Author argues Sudan’s war stems from a collapsed rentier economy—where elites, militias, and foreign powers convert resource extraction into systemic violence, eroding the state itself. By Muhammad Ad... Read More...

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A Critique of the Spirit That Produced Political Economy

Author presents a critique of the civilizational foundations that gave rise to political economy as a European social science. By Muhammad Adel Zaky. (11/17/2025) Read More...

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Redefine Public Finance Systems

What will be the opportunities and impacts of AI on pubic finance? By Ramil Abbasov. (11/18/2025) Read More...

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Provenance or Propaganda? AI-Generated War Imagery and the Geopolitics of Truth

Analysis of how AI-generated imagery transformed the 2025 Israel–Iran conflict into the first “AI war,” exposing deepfake propaganda’s power to distort truth and erode global trust. By Alena Gribanova... Read More...

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New Issue of International Affairs Forum: 2025: A Reset in Uncertain Times

Read the latest issue of emstrongInternational Affairs Forum where academics, practitioners, and our Student Award Winners discuss issues facing the world in 2025, from democracy, to climate change, A... Read More...

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Book: Digital Media and Grassroots Anti-Corruption

New book discussing Contexts, Platforms and Data of Anti-Corruption Technologies Worldwide. Read More...

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IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change

In the new 2024 issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world discuss Europe and the EU plus Addressing Climate Change. (03/21/2024)

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IA Forum Winter 2023 - Human Rights

This new issue of International Affairs Forum presents interviews, essays, and opinion pieces from worldwide experts discussing Human Rights. 03/07/2023

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IA Forum Winter 2022 - Climate Change and Energy

This issue of International Affairs Forum presents interviews, essays, and opinion pieces discussing Climate Change and Energy. 03/15/2022

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The Future of Democracy: In Peril?

In this new issue of International Affairs Forum, experts around the world discuss the future of democracy and challenges it faces. February 2021

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IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World

In the latest issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world examine aspects of a post-Pandemic globe. 07/21/2020

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International Affairs Forum: Disinformation/Misinformation & Education

The Winter 2020 issue of International Affairs Forum presents an array from contributors, including our Student Award Winner, discussing Disinformation/MIsinformation and Education issues. (0... Read More...

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