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Alameda is an international institute established in response to the catastrophic threats facing humanity today, including ecological collapse, large-scale war, and deepening social and economic disintegration.
What does sovereignty mean when the nation-state model begins to break down and the “periphery” becomes a defining logic of global capitalism?
September 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Juliano Fiori spent 15 years inside a major aid organization.

Surplus labor kept wages down and could be called up when needed.
Populations excluded from accumulation serve no function at all. The
funding logic for aid goes with them.

Full episode w/ @alameda.institute: youtu.be/1gheCv8HnI0
September 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The conditions that enabled the expansion of multilateralism in the twentieth century no longer exist… The apparent inability of the United States to reshape international norms and institutions in accordance with its evolving geostrategy is an indicator of this.
August 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
As support for Palestine has grown around the world, another question has become increasingly urgent: what kind of solidarity is actually being built?

As Yara Hawari puts it: “The level of global complicity is what makes Palestine central.”

// @alshabaka.bsky.social
August 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The question, past and present, is not whether the United States should infringe upon Mexican sovereignty, but how much, and how it should calibrate and determine the scale and form of said infringements.
August 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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August 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Peoples took place, organised by Escola das Águas Nascentes in partnership with Movimento IRUN and Casa Castro Alves as part of the 11th edition of Águas Nascentes: A Time for New Beginnings.
August 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Peoples took place, organised by Escola das Águas Nascentes in partnership with Movimento IRUN and Casa Castro Alves as part of the 11th edition of Águas Nascentes: A Time for New Beginnings.
August 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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"We can see indicators of collapsing US hegemony long before this period. The intervention in Kosovo was a key moment... That's when the US uses NATO as a surrogate for the UN." - Juliano Fiori @alameda.institute
August 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Drones, the Ukrainian president proclaimed, had heralded ‘revolutionary changes in the very nature of war’ – as significant as the machine gun in the First World War, or as the modern tank in the Second. // @lilylynch.bsky.social
July 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"Rainbow nationalism is now a faltering project, subsumed by the African National Congress’s failure to redress the wrongs of the past and deliver an egalitarian, growing economy." @benjaminfogel.bsky.social
July 23, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Our latest After Order Working Paper Series webinar is now available on YouTube.

In Clouds and Territories, @paologerbaudo.bsky.social explores how cloud infrastructures, AI systems, and digital platforms have become central to geopolitical competition and contemporary forms of state power.
July 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A refreshed Alameda website is now live.

Our updated website brings together our research, publications, podcasts, videos, public events, and projects in one place, offering new ways to explore the ideas, debates, and collaborations that shape Alameda's work.
July 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
How should we think about sovereignty, territory and power in a world shaped by cloud infrastructure, AI systems and digital platforms?

Our latest working paper by Paolo Gerbaudo explores how digital technology and geography have become deeply intertwined. // @paologerbaudo.bsky.social
July 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
As Brazil navigates trade disputes, geopolitical competition, and growing tensions over foreign influence, claims to national sovereignty have acquired renewed political force. Yet the material capacities required to sustain sovereignty have been steadily eroded over decades.
July 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
How is sovereignty being reshaped by cloud infrastructures, AI systems, and digital platforms?

Join Paolo Gerbaudo, Paris Marx, and Anna de Mello for a discussion on how digital technologies are redefining power, territory, and geopolitics in the 21st century.
Clouds & territories: Rethinking Space and Power in the Digital Era
How should we think about sovereignty, territory and power in a world shaped by cloud infrastructure, AI systems and digital platforms?
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June 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The presence of democracy in the discourse of contemporary autocrats has become commonplace. Across the world, leaders of authoritarian movements present themselves as the true democrats and the only ones capable of restoring national sovereignty in the name of the people.
June 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A presença da democracia no discurso dos autocratas contemporâneos tornou-se corriqueira. No mundo todo, líderes de movimentos autoritários afirmam ser os verdadeiros democratas e os únicos capazes de restaurar a soberania nacional em favor do povo.
June 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Andy Burnham’s campaign in the Makerfield by-election has become a testing ground for what some call the “Idea of the North” — a mix of branding, regional identity, and political ambition that goes far beyond simple PR.
June 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Join us online for a webinar exploring how sovereignty, territory and power are being reshaped by cloud infrastructure, AI systems and digital platforms in the twenty-first century.
June 24, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The first season of After Order podcast concludes with a live-recorded conversation exploring the central premise that has run through the series: that we are not living through an interregnum between stable systems, but through a period of sustained disorder.
June 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Alameda is an international institute established in response to the catastrophic threats facing humanity today, including ecological collapse, large-scale war, and deepening social and economic disintegration.
June 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Can societies flourish within planetary limits while remaining committed to endless growth?

In a recent webinar, Sabrina Fernandes and Raj Patel, moderated by Alameda Director Juliano Fiori, discussed ecological sovereignty and the political and economic challenges of our time.
June 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
What forms of sovereignty are possible in an age of overlapping crises?

Our latest newsletter features updates on research, essays, conversations and publications exploring some of the defining questions of our time.
June 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
In a time marked by instability, fragmentation, and recurring crises, questions around sovereignty have become increasingly urgent.

Who holds power today?
Who shapes the decisions that affect people’s lives?
June 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM