Two years after Maidan, has Ukraine forgotten about LGBT reform?
he 2014 Equality Festival in Kiev. Picture by EsWerUA. The Equality Festival, a two-day celebration to promote tolerance and equality...
Political Analysis
Political Analysis essays on JPI aim to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the political issues or events they are interested in. This may involve examining the political context in which an event occurred, analyzing the actions and motivations of key political actors, or exploring the potential consequences of a particular policy or decision.
Russia’s exit from Syria: Mission unaccomplished?
Picture by Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 14 that he would begin to remove...
Jacob Zuma avoids impeachment, but is South Africa any closer to political stability?
Picture by Deaan Vivier | Gallo Images / Foto24 On Tuesday April 5, a motion to impeach the president of...
Russia’s NGO law leaves environmental activists in troubled waters
Lake Baikal. Picture by Bailey Wolff Jennie Sutton had nearly given up hope. Would Baikal Ecological Wave, the environmental nonprofit...
Myanmar elects new president but full democracy’s yet to come
Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy, at a polling station in Kawhmu. Picture...
Should they stay or should they go: Brits clash over Brexit
Picture by Dylan Martinez | Reuters On June 23, Britons will have to take a stand on the United Kingdom’s...
Paris Attacks: A new era in French politics?
A memorial outside the Carillon restaurant in Paris on Sunday, one of the sites of the attacks on Friday. Picture...
A Mediterranean-Style Crisis for the Andaman Sea?
Migrants stranded in the Andaman Sea in May. Picture by S. Yulinnas | APOn the 11th floor of an apartment...
Catalan secessionism wins the election—but not in votes
People marching for independence showing secessionist flags in Barcelona. Picture by SantiMB.Photos | Flickr Pro-independence parties in Catalonia won the...
Immunity for sexual abuses by UN Peacekeepers?
Arrival of Nepalese contingent in Juba, South Sudan. Picture by: Isaac Billy | Flickr His blue helmet indicated his mission...