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Why China Wants Myanmar’s Junta to Win
To reduce risk and secure regional interests, Beijing has pursued a policy of forcing rebels to concede to…
MIR Meets: The Shadows Project
Host Lina Boehmer sits down with Agatha Gorski and Naomi Nemickas, founders of the Shadow Project, a youth-led NGO…
Erling Haaland and the Privatization of Soft Power
Erling Haaland’s global reach shows how soft power is slipping beyond state control, as athletes, corporations, and…
How Russia Manufactures Legitimacy in the Sahel
Despite Russia’s failure to deliver the security it promised in the Sahel, support for Moscow remains remarkably…
MIR Meets: Patrick Low
Host Margot Walkowicz sits down with former World Trade Organization Chief Economist Patrick Low to discuss…
Can Italy’s Mattei Plan Fulfill Its Promises to…
Italy’s Mattei Plan promises to create a mutually beneficial partnership with Africa, but its focus on energy and…
Les dynamiques politiques européennes au cœur de la…
Les dynamiques parlementaires et partisanes au Parlement européen ayant permis l’adoption d’une politique…
Opinion | Trump Is Changing the Rules of International…
Is ego management politics the greatest modern threat to institutionalism?
Why Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is Harder To Stop Than It…
The UK's boarding of the Smyrtos made headlines as a victory against Russia's shadow fleet, but the maritime law…
Canada’s Promise of Sanctuary for Uyghurs Comes Up Short
Canada has promised Uyghur Muslims refuge, but slow resettlement processes and transnational Chinese intimidation…
A Voluntary Union? The Scottish Independence Movement at…
Brexit has fundamentally changed the British political landscape, not least in its implications for the Scottish…
Ebola’s Second Contagion: A Crisis of Narrative
On the ground in Uganda during the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, an MIR Staff Writer examines how the crisis…