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Contact us<\/a><\/p>\n Disclaimer: The views expressed in the\u00a0Papiers d’Actualit\u00e9 \/ Current Affairs in Perspective<\/em>\u00a0series are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Foundation.<\/p>\n “The Fulani \u2026 don’t have borders”: Transhumant Pastoralism, Postcolonial Statehood and the Question of Citizenship in Nigeria<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Oluwa\u1e63e\u00fan Oto\u1e63ed\u1eb9 Williams, PhD, is Ad Astra Fellow and Assistant Professor in One Health at University College Dublin. His research examines the intersections of veterinary history, public health, and postcolonial statehood in Africa. He is the author of \u201cThe Meat of the Story: Cattle Capitalism and Veterinary Public Health in Colonial Nigeria\u201d (PhD thesis, The Geneva Graduate Institute, 2025).<\/p>\n “AI\u201d for Deciphering Animal Communication: The Geometry of Meaning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Paul Deshusses is a PhD Candidate in International History & Politics and a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Graduate Institute.<\/p>\n Autonomy or Decline: Europe\u2019s Future in a Brave New Trumpian World<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Bernhard Blumenau, Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics, University of St Andrews.<\/p>\n Ebbs and Flows of International Aid and the Model of Interwar Eastern Europe: An Experimental Reflection<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Doina Anca Cretu is an Assistant Professor in Modern European History at the University of Warwick.<\/p>\n \u2018Germany is Back\u2019: The First Months of \u2018Au\u00dfenkanzler\u2019 Friedrich Merz\u2019s Foreign Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Bernhard Blumenau, Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m afraid I can\u2019t allow you in. This is a members-only club\u2019<\/a> <\/strong>The Iranian Nuclear Issue and Windows of Opportunity in Global Politics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Michele Benazzo just submitted his PhD thesis at the Geneva Graduate Institute. His research interests are the history of radicalism and political violence especially after the Second World War, racism, migration and global history.<\/p>\n Les politiques de d\u00e9fense en Europe: une perspective historique<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Gilles Grin est le directeur de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l\u2019Europe \u00e0 Lausanne. Il est par ailleurs charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne et acad\u00e9micien correspondant pour la Suisse de l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie royale des sciences \u00e9conomiques et financi\u00e8res de l\u2019Institut d\u2019Espagne. Il s\u2019exprime en son propre nom et ses propos n\u2019engagent pas ses institutions d\u2019affiliation.<\/p>\n Le Centenaire du service social international: points de vue historiques<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Apolline Foedit, doctorante en histoire et politiquee internationales, Geneva Graduate Institute<\/p>\n Dr Francesca Piana, chercheuse post-doctorale, Universit\u00e9 de Trento<\/p>\n Winners and Losers after Assad\u2019s Fall <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Vassily Klimentov, SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow\/Lecturer, History Department\/Center for Eastern European Studies, University of Zurich<\/p>\n When the Traffic Light Fails: Olaf Scholz, Germany\u2019s Political Crisis, and the Road Ahead<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Bernhard Blumenau, Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n Guerre de Gaza\u00a0: quel bilan apr\u00e8s une ann\u00e9e de conflit\u00a0?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Ozcan Yilmaz est charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 de Gen\u00e8ve et au Global Studies Institute<\/p>\n The Independence of Venezuela? Resource Nationalism in the 2024 Elections<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr Simon Lobach is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute<\/p>\n L’avenir de l’Ukraine: \u00abGagner ou ne pas \u00eatre\u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Gilles Grin est le directeur de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l\u2019Europe \u00e0 Lausanne. Il est par ailleurs charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne et acad\u00e9micien correspondant pour la Suisse de l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie royale des sciences \u00e9conomiques et financi\u00e8res de l\u2019Institut d\u2019Espagne. Il s\u2019exprime en son propre nom et ses propos n\u2019engagent pas ses institutions d\u2019affiliation<\/p>\n From Plurality to Diversity: What Changing Conceptions of the Word Minority Can Tell Us about Shifting Perceptions of Difference<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, Una4Career Marie Curie post-doctoral researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid<\/p>\n Germany at 75: Changes and Continuities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Bernhard Blumenau, Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n La Peur comme arme politique. Un aper\u00e7u historique<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Olivier Meuwly, sp\u00e9cialiste de l’histoire des partis politiques.<\/p>\n More similarities than (initially) meet the eye? The international community and the evolution of antiterrorism and climate change governance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Bernhard Blumenau, Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics, University of St Andrews and Dr Johannes-Alexander M\u00fcller, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n From the Soviet-Afghan War to the Russian-Ukrainian War<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Vassily Klimentov, SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow\/Lecturer, History Department\/Center for Eastern European Studies, University of Zurich<\/p>\n La Constitution f\u00e9d\u00e9rale de 1874: la construction du paysage politique de la Suisse moderne<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Olivier Meuwly, historien sp\u00e9cialiste de l’histoire des partis politiques.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the horrifying war in the Middle East<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n David Motzafi-Haller, PhD candidate in International History & Politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute.<\/p>\n From Growing Irrelevance to Kingmaker, <\/strong>Carles Puigdemont\u2019s Surprising Trajectory and Spain\u2019s Uncertain Future after the July 23 General Election<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid<\/p>\n Politicisation of Young Tibetans in Canada<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Anne-Sophie Bentz, Associate Professor of South Asian History, Universit\u00e9 Paris cit\u00e9<\/p>\n 2023. The Year of the AI <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Thomas Gidney, researcher specialized in colonial and Indian history, the history of international organizations, and foreign policy<\/p>\n 1923, Ann\u00e9e du trait\u00e9 de Lausanne mais aussi ann\u00e9e bascule de l’entre-deux-guerres<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Olivier Meuwly, historien sp\u00e9cialiste de l’histoire des partis politiques<\/p>\n Irlande du Nord: on f\u00eate less 25 ans de l’accord du Vendredi saint<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Genevi\u00e8ve Delessert, historienne et enseignante, Lausanne<\/p>\n Philhell\u00e9nisme, lib\u00e9ralisme et nationalisme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Olivier Meuwly, historien sp\u00e9cialiste de l’histoire des partis politiques<\/p>\n \u00a0Les grands tournants europ\u00e9ens depuis 1945<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Gilles Grin, Directeur de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe\u00a0 et charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne.<\/p>\n \u00a0Il y a 175 ans avait lieu le \u00abPrintemps des Peuples \u00bb de 1848.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Olivier Meuwly, historien sp\u00e9cialiste de l’histoire des partis politiques<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0The Security Dimension of Switzerland’s Maritime Strategy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Basil Germond is Professor of International Security at Lancaster University<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Inter-Ethnic Relations in Italian Borderlands: From the March on Bolzano to Alpe-Adria<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Emmanuel Dalle Mulle and Alessandro Ambrosino, University of Complutense Madrid and Geneva Graduate Institute<\/p>\n The Legacy of Munich 1972. The Munich Massacre and its place in the history of terrorism<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n A World on the Fence. The International Community and the War in Ukraine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Vassily Klimentov, European University Florence<\/p>\n Romania: Histories of Refugee Reception<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Anca Cretu Research Associate at the European Research Council within the ERC Consolidator Grant project “Unlikely Refuge? Refugees and citizens in East-Central Europe in 20th century\u201d<\/p>\n The Unrecognisable Weightness of Imprudence: Mistaking Miscalculation for R<\/strong>ational<\/strong> Behaviour in War Forecasting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n PhD Candidate Peter Buda, Department of International History and Politics, The Geneva Graduate Institute<\/p>\n Zeitenwende<\/em>: The Week That Shook German Politics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n Les \u00e9volutions de l\u2019int\u00e9gration europ\u00e9enne : de 1945 \u00e0 la guerre d\u2019Ukraine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Gilles Grin, Directeur de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l\u2019Europe et charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne. L\u2019auteur s\u2019exprime en son propre nom et ses propos n\u2019engagent pas ses institutions d\u2019affiliation.<\/p>\n Invasion. How Russia Has Lost Ukraine and Itself<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Vassily A. Klimentov, SNSF Postdoctoral Researcher \/ Visiting Fellow | Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute, Florence<\/p>\n \u2018Keep Calm and Carry On!\u2019: Angela Merkel and Her Chancellorship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n The boring 20\u2019s? How the coming decade will likely be the antithesis of the gilded age.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Thomas Gidney, PhD candidate, The Graduate Institute, Geneva<\/p>\n Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand en visite en Suisse : la voie europ\u00e9enne comme une \u00e9vidence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bastien Nan\u00e7oz, Historien, sp\u00e9cialiste en \u00c9tudes europ\u00e9ennes<\/p>\n Merkeld\u00e4mmerung: The German Federal Elections of 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n The historical rise of the Swiss franc as an international reserve currency<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Maylis Avaro , University of Oxford<\/p>\n Cold Warriors Meet in Geneva<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Vassily A. Klimentov, European University Institute, Florence<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Disunited Kingdom: The UK and the \u2018Scottish Question\u2019 years on<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n US-Romanian relations and American non-policy towards Eastern Europe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Sielke Beata Kelner, Postdoctoral SNF fellow at Leiden\u00a0University<\/p>\n Maldives\u2019 Migrants, <\/strong>The Other Side of Paradise: Economic Exploitation, Human Trafficking and Human Rights Abuses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Anne-Sophie Bentz, Associate Professor in South Asian History, Universit\u00e9 de Paris \/ Centre for Social Science Studies on the African, American and Asian Worlds (CESSMA, Paris)<\/p>\n Dr. Anouck Carsignol, Researcher in International Relations, Center of Study and Research on India, South Asia and its Diaspora (CERIAS, Montreal)<\/p>\n Structures of Genocide: Making Sense of the New War for Nagorno-Karabakh<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Joel Veldkamp, PhD. Candidate at the Graduate Institute<\/p>\n Revolutionary Indian Women: Re-reading Colonial Police Records in 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Atiya Hussain, PhD. Candidate at the Graduate Institute<\/p>\n Epidemics in Europe\u2019s Refugee Camps: A Tale of Two Eras<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Doina Anca Cretu, Research Fellow ERC Consolidator Grant UnRef: Unlikely refuge?, Refugees and citizens in East-Central Europe in the 20th Century<\/p>\n Deux drapeaux pour une nation: Le Belarus, entre Europe et Russie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr, Barbara Martin, Universit\u00e9 de B\u00e2le<\/p>\n Vladimir Putin: Twelve More Years ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Vassily A. Klimentov,\u00a0 The Graduate Institute, Geneva<\/p>\n Beyond Emergency. The Roots of Dangerous Mediterranean Routes towards Italy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Giuliano Fleri, PhD Candidate at the Graduate Institute<\/p>\n Les d\u00e9fis de l\u2019int\u00e9gration europ\u00e9enne de la Grande Guerre au Covid-19 : entre march\u00e9, solidarit\u00e9 et puissance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Laurent Warlouzet, Professeur d\u2019histoire \u00e0 Paris-Sorbonne Universit\u00e9<\/p>\n La crise du coronavirus et la construction europ\u00e9enne<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Gilles Grin, Directeur de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l\u2019Europe et charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne<\/p>\n Comparer la grippe espagnole et le Covid-19 : analyse historique et pistes de r\u00e9flexion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Davide Rodogno, professeur d\u2019histoire internationale, The Graduate Institute, Gen\u00e8ve<\/p>\n Crise de\u00a0l’\u00e9tat\u00a0de droit\u00a0d\u00e9mocratique\u00a0: des pistes pour sortir de l’impasse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Olivier Meuwly, Historien, sp\u00e9cialiste de l\u2019histoire des partis politiques<\/p>\n Years of the Locust <\/span>\u2013 What History Can Tell Us <\/span>about International Locust Control<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Lukas Schemper, Postdoctoral SNF fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society \u2013 LMU Munich<\/p>\n Homogenising Tendencies: Majority-Minority Relations in Italy, Spain and Belgium from Versailles to the Second World War<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva<\/p>\n Mona Bieling, PhD Candidate and SNSF Research Assistant, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva<\/p>\n From Balfour to Boris: British Hegemony at the League of Nations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Gidney, FNS Doc CH research funded PHD candidate at the Graduate Institute in Geneva<\/p>\n La d\u00e9signation des dirigeants de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Gilles Grin, Directeur de la Fondation Jean Monnet pour l\u2019Europe et charg\u00e9 de cours \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne<\/p>\n The Fall of the Berlin Wall – 30<\/strong> years on<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n La tradition conservatrice am\u00e9ricaine et Donald Trump : rupture ou continuit\u00e9 ?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Blaise Fontanellaz, Dr. en science politique<\/p>\n Le tirage au sort\u00a0: un moyen de r\u00e9nover la d\u00e9mocratie\u00a0?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Olivier Meuwly, Historien, sp\u00e9cialiste de l\u2019histoire des partis politiques<\/p>\n Les relations Turquie-Etats-Unis\u00a0: l\u2019\u00e9volution de l\u2019alliance depuis la disparition de la menace commune<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. \u00d6zcan Yilmaz, Charg\u00e9 de cours, Universit\u00e9 de Gen\u00e8ve et Global Studies Institute<\/p>\n The UK-US Relationship: In the Shadow of Trump and Brexit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Daniel Kenealy, Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh\u2019s School of Social and Political Science<\/p>\n From a Whisper to a Scream: A Brief History of the US relationship to the UN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Professor Alanna O\u2019Malley, Chair United Nations Studies in Peace and Justice Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs Leiden University \/ The Hague University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n Trump and the Future of NATO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Andrea Chiampan, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Postdoctoral Fellow \u2014 STS Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/p>\n German-American relations – a special relationship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Bernhard Blumenau, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews<\/p>\n A preparatory note introduces the paper as the first of the 10 year anniversary series.<\/p>\n The Irony of Triumph: The Muddled Commemorations of Romania\u2019s Great Unification<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Doina Anca Cretu,\u00a0 Research Associate, The Graduate Institute, Geneva<\/p>\n Kofi Annan: Reflections on his life<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Shaloma Gauthier, PhD, Research Associate, The Graduate Institute, Geneva<\/p>\n
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