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‘Damenkneipe,’ or ‘Ladies’ Saloon,’ painted by Rudolf Schlichter in 1923. In 1937, many of his paintings were destroyed by the Nazis as ‘degenerate art.’

July 4, 2017

How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement

John Broich, Case Western Reserve University

The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.

Apartments near the greenbelt in Vienna are more expensive than otherwise similar apartments in that city. Max Pixel

March 2, 2017

Home prices tell us the value the public puts on green spaces

Shanaka Herath, University of Wollongong

Australia’s growing cities face a shortage of urban parks. Often, the provision of parks is seen only as planning compliance or an accessory.

Sir Edward Lutyens-designed estate in Pimlico, London. John Stillwell/PA

September 5, 2016

What Britain can learn from how public housing is run in Europe

Ed Turner, Aston University

The 'pay to stay' policy reveals great differences in the perception of what, and who, social housing is for.

Displaced residents from the Yazidi sect, fleeing ISIS forces in Sinjar, August 11 2014. Rodi Said/REUTERS

November 17, 2015

NATO should invade ISIS-held territory

Nicholas Grossman, University of Iowa

Recent talks in Vienna may help end the Syrian civil war, but diplomacy will not eliminate ISIS.

Assad meets French delegates in Damascus following the Paris atrocities. EPA

November 17, 2015

While Paris mourns, opportunity knocks for Assad in Syria

Fabrizio Longarzo, Durham University

The Paris atrocities came just as Assad's military position was improving. Can the dictator harness international fury at Islamic State to strengthen his position in Syria?

Top contributors

Fabrizio Longarzo
Pre-doctoral researcher, Durham University
Nicholas Grossman
Lecturer in International Relations, University of Iowa
Ed Turner
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Head of Politics and International Relations, Aston University
John Broich
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Shanaka Herath
Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong