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Open Journal of Political Science (OJPS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in political science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of p…
Athanasios Grammenos
The author studies Berlin’s role in shaping European economic governance and external interdependence through the lens of geoeconomics and normative power. It argues that Germany’s leadership during the Eurozone crisis consolidated a form of asymmetric econom…
Md. Azman Ali, Mohammad Ibrahim Auli Ullah, Mohammad Ashraful Azim, Md. Amzad Hossain, Md. Abdul Mannan
This study investigates the trends of public trust in the independence and impartiality of the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) by examining four national parliamentary elections held between 2008 and 2024. Employing a qualitative research approach, this a…
Abu Bakarr Koroma, Desmond Sekyi, Emmanuel Josiah, Saio Alusine Marrah, Ibrahim Chernor Jalloh, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1
This paper examines the dynamic importance of the governance and institutional decisions between China and Africa in the context of South-South cooperation. The study, based on a qualitative multi-case study design about Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, and the Ben…
Gerhard P. Shipley, Deborah H. Williams
Ernst Jünger’s Eumeswil introduces the “anarch”, a rational egoist properly concerned exclusively with pursuing self-interest. Ayn Rand’s objectivist is also a rational egoist, but while Rand developed the ethics and economics of objectivism, she provided rel…
Emma McCarthy, 1 1
Over the past decade, the K-pop industry has experienced unprecedented global growth, transforming Korean music into a central component of South Korea’s cultural and economic influence. However, these effects reach past this into international politics. Whil…
François Lisalu Bofando, Georges Olemanu Lohalo, Mirela Imsirovic, Betao Ngoma Mushinda, Piaget Mpoto Balebo, Michel Yemba Nonga, Muhammad Mutawalli Mukhlis, 1 1
In Africa, for decades, the issue of regional integration has been at the center of debates on the continent’s development. This development model aimed to bring together countries located in the same geographical area with a view to creating a vast, homogene…
Angela Ye, Hengheng Chen
This paper examines the economic events correlated with the recent implementation of tariffs by President Donald Trump, focusing on the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Contrary to the anticipated economic benefits, the analysis shares mixed results.…
Ata Atun, Yurdagul Atun
The Atlantic Alliance, consisting of the US, the UK and EU, has expanded its membership and sphere of influence in recent years with Israel’s unofficial participation. Although the strategic objectives of the Atlantic Alliance and Israel (AA-I) regarding the…
Hasibur Rahaman, Ahamad Ali, Foisal Ahmed, Sadia Afrin, Sanjida Afroze
This study provides a comparative examination of Palestine and Ukraine to critically investigate the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) alleged selective application of international justice. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the ICC acted…
El Hadji Mamadou Mbaye, Alassane Ndao
This article examines the resilience of Senegalese democracy in the face of recurrent electoral crises by analyzing the regulatory roles of two central actors: the Constitutional Council and religious leaders. While Senegal is widely regarded as an exception…
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