The Archive - Global Psych
The Paradox of Power: Why Strongman Leaders Make Fragile Societies
Explore the paradox of strongman politics: how authoritarian leaders who project strength often create weak, dependent societies. Drawing on psychology, history, and case studies of Trump and Putin, this essay reveals why authoritarian power is more hollow — and fragile — than it appears
The Erosion of Restraint: A Moral, Ethical, and Psychological Analysis of the 2025 U.S. Strike on a Venezuelan Vessel
A moral, ethical, and psychological analysis of the Sept 2, 2025 U.S. strike on a Venezuelan vessel—power, precedent, and the erosion of democratic restraint.
Charlie Kirk’s Final Paradox: When Belief Meets Brutal Reality
Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University highlights the contradictions in his defense of gun rights. This essay examines the tragedy, his philosophy, and the paradox it leaves behind.
How Death Becomes a Campaign Tool: Trump and the Aftermath of the Kirk Assassination
An in-depth analysis of Charlie Kirk's assassination and how Donald Trump swiftly transformed the tragedy into a campaign tool.
What is Pre-Bunking: The Power of Framing Before the Facts
Explore the power of pre-bunking, how political actors frame narratives before facts emerge. Learn the psychology, tactics, ethical stakes, and real-world examples shaping today's information wars.
Understanding Crime and Ethnicity in the UK: Dispelling Myths with Facts
Understand crime in the UK with facts, not myths. Discover how official data shows most crime is committed by White British men, dispelling misconceptions about ethnicity and migration.
The Illusion of Neutrality: How Trump’s ‘Anti-Woke’ AI Order Replaces One Bias With Another
Explore how Trump's 2025 executive order on "woke AI" replaces one bias with another by banning DEI concepts in federal AI models—threatening objectivity, inclusivity, and free discourse.
What We Ignore While We Wait for the Client List
This essay challenges the cultural obsession with Jeffrey Epstein’s “client list,” arguing that justice was delayed not by a lack of evidence, but by society’s failure to believe survivors. A powerful critique of media, legal systems, and the myths we use to avoid uncomfortable truths.
Beyond Keirisma: The Communication Challenges of a Controlled Leader
Keir Starmer’s calm, controlled communication style wins respect—but not always hearts. Explore the psychology behind his public image and trust challenge.
Keir’s Pragmatist Paradox: Values and Viability in High-Stakes Politics
Can values survive political pragmatism? Analyse Keir Starmer’s shift from idealism to strategy and the psychological tension in leading for viability.
Keir: Power, Control, and Distrust: the Core Traits of a Modern Prime Minister
Uncover the psychological traits behind Keir Starmer’s leadership—high control, power motivation, and distrust—and how they shape his political approach.
Keir: How Legal Training Shapes Political Cognition
How Keir Starmer's legal background shapes his leadership, decision-making, and political strategy. A deep dive into forensic thinking in modern politics.
Keir Starmer: A Psychological Profile of Leadership
Explore Keir Starmer’s psychological profile—his leadership style, decision-making, and traits—through expert analysis and political behaviour insights.
Power Without Accountability: The Trump Profile
This article aims to provide a psychological and criminological analysis of Trump using publicly available sources, exploring his behavioral patterns, legal history, and the broader implications for public trust in leadership.
Human–AI Complementarity and Cognitive Bias
This essay delves into how human cognitive biases influence interactions with AI, evaluates whether AI exacerbates or mitigates these biases, and proposes mechanisms for leveraging human–AI complementarity positively.
Mental Health and Digital Technology Among Youth
This essay explores these interactions, examining psychological implications, exploring causative mechanisms, and proposing interventions based on the HDR's findings.
The Psychology of Agency in the Age of AI
This essay draws on insights from the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to explore how AI influences human perceptions of agency, why this matters psychologically, and how these perceptions differ across various groups.
Moral Erosion in Politics: The Ethical Consequences of Scaling Up Governance
Explore how scaling political decisions from small communities to millions contributes to moral erosion, diluting accountability, dehumanizing policies, and fragmenting ethical consensus.
The Psychology of Compromise: How Modern Politics Drives Moral Slippage
Explore how psychological phenomena, like cognitive dissonance, moral disengagement, and groupthink fuel ethical erosion in modern politics, turning compromise into moral slippage.
Navigating Sovereignty and Sustainability: The UK-EU Fisheries Access Agreement Post-Brexit
Explore the UK-EU Fisheries Access Agreement signed in May 2025, examining its political, legal, and economic implications post-Brexit. A deep dive into sovereignty, sustainability, and long-term cooperation.