Zahid Yaqub

Zahid Yaqub is a PhD Scholar at the University of Karachi Pakistan, specializing in the study of Soft Power in International Relations. His doctoral research, titled Israeli Soft Power Application: Lessons for Pakistan, examines the strategic use of soft power through the theoretical framework developed by Joseph Nye Jr. His work places particular emphasis on how states craft influence through culture, diplomacy, values, and global engagement, and how Pakistan can enhance its own soft power capabilities.

Institutions and individuals in the Russian foreign policy-making process

Anton Barbashin is a visiting researcher for ECFR’s European Security Programme and a co-founder and editorial director at Riddle Russia. Prior to his work on Riddle Russia, Anton was a co-founder and managing editor of Warsaw-based Russia-focused analytical outlet Intersection Project and between 2014 and 2018 he was an analyst with the Center for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding.

Dictating the agenda: the authoritarian resurgence in world politics

Join us for a discussion about the important authoritarian changes underway across various global governance domains. Following the end of the Cold War, the world experienced a remarkable wave of democratization as numerous authoritarian regimes transitioned to democracies and it seemed that authoritarianism as a political model was fading. But recent events show the world is changing.

Lukas Joosten

I'm a first-year DPhil in Political Theory at Nuffield. Broadly speaking, I work in analytical political philosophy and ethics. My current project (supervised by Professor Daniel Butt) looks at normative powers over time; asking how and when we can consent for our past and future selves. I also have an interest in the intersection between political philosophy and digital ethics.

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