Alina Vey

Tag: political legitimacy

  • The Political Transition Paradox

    Wartime Legitimacy, Leadership Continuity and the Challenges of Negotiated Peace By Alina Vey | 12 October 2026 Introduction: The Dilemma of Prolonged Conflict One of the most complex challenges in international relations is not simply how wars begin or how they are fought, but how political systems transition from the demands of wartime resistance to…

  • The Crisis of the West: What Happens When Trust Begins to Fracture?

    By Alina Vey  The question of whether the West is in crisis has become increasingly difficult to separate from a more fundamental question: what holds a political and social order together when confidence in its institutions begins to weaken? The issue is not simply whether individual governments are popular or unpopular. Nor is it confined…