Publications

Author: Sasha Leonard March 4, 2026 Glossary   Absorbed : To be incorporated into or included in something else.  Afro-descent : Refers to people of African origin who live outside of the African continent and can trace their ancestral roots to enslaved African peoples.   Afro-diaspora : Refers to all of the communities and people, globally, that are descended from people from the African continent, particularly descendants of African populations displaced by the transatlanti

Author: Sheikh Sibghat Ullah March 3, 2026 [Image Source: Pakistan Today , “Digital Vigilance: ICT-15 in Action” (April 12, 2024).] Framing the Problem: From Crime Control to Permanent Surveillance In Pakistan, the Safe City projects have, in the last decade, not only ceased to be experimental security projects but have become an infrastructural backbone to urban policing in Lahore, Islamabad, and, more recently, Karachi . What was initially an anti-terrorism measure against

Author: Calvin Mouw, PhD February 25, 2026 Demonstrators take part in a protest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Madrid, Spain, November 25, 2022 [Image credit: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters] Across Europe, sexual violence remains both widespread and obscured, sustained as much by silence as by law. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) estimates that one in three women has experienced violence in private, professional,

Author: Madi Carpenter February 24, 2026 [Image source: Lesvos Solidarity ] As migration patterns continue to intersect with the slow evolution of modern immigration policy, community-based alternatives that emerge to fill gaps left by the state play a critical role in how migrant reception is understood and practiced. “Hotspots” that develop during periods of increased migration are frequently followed by restrictive enforcement measures, as illustrated by the Greek governm

Author: Calvin Mouw, PhD February 17, 2026   Within the European Union (EU), few policy areas generate as much division as reproductive rights. Alongside migration policy, as well as foreign and security affairs, questions of abortion access and contraceptive protections expose deep rifts among EU Member States. Countries such as Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, and Norway have each established robust frameworks that guarantee reproductive rights and abortio

Author: Danielle Castano, MA February 11, 2026 Workers pack green bananas at the Santa Cruz plantation in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. Bananas from the plantation are shipped to clients including Chiquita, the leading US banana distributor. [Image credit: John Moore/Getty Images] Chiquita Brand International (CBI), originally founded as the United Fruit Company (UFC) in 1899 and renamed in 1984, is a globally recognized produce supplier best known for banana distribution.

Author: Elijah Appelson February 10, 2026 Summary For decades, the internet has largely relied on a model of self-reported age — the familiar “check here if you are 18” box. [1] While criticized for its ineffectiveness, this system preserved a baseline level of anonymity, allowing users to access online information without disclosing personally identifiable information (PII). Today, this paradigm is being replaced by an expanding digital identity regime. [2] In the name of c

Author: Antonia Vasileiadou February 5, 2026 [Image source: Wallpapersden, ‘Cybersecurity Core Wallpaper’ (Wallpapersden, Published 16 April 2024. https://wallpapersden.com/cybersecurity-core-wallpaper/  accessed 9 January 2026.] I.              Beyond Compliance: Protecting Human Rights in High-Risk AI with DPIAs Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) are a key tool under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for identifying and mitigating risks to human rights,

Author: Trisha Sayal February 4, 2026 Introduction Democracy seems to be dying a slow death. Particularly, wealthy countries are experiencing unprecedented tyranny and dictatorship, not through violent military takeovers but in an overreach of incumbent, formerly democratic leaders (Riedl et al., 2025, p. 163). What is occurring globally can be described as the erosion of democracy and the rise of electoral authoritarianism, which refers to the exploitation of democratic syst

Author: Natalie Bello, PhD February 3, 2026 [Image credit: Richard Thompson] Over the course of 2025, the Trump Administration indicated its desire to sell off public land and reduce protections for these areas. One of the most controversial pieces of legislation that President Trump and the Republican Party were going to use to sell off the land was the Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The OBBBA frequently made headlines throughout the summer before ultimately being signed in