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KS Roshan Menon argues why, and how, global privacy law must account for ageing and cognitive decline.
Statistics reveal the emergence of a global cognitive decline problem. The…
Social media provides a burgeoning ground to one of the oldest and most damaging forms of propaganda – disinformation designed to disempower women. Deep-rooted stereotypes,…
Influence is typically conceived as a subtle form of power that is indirect, unconscious, or deliberately hidden. Influencers are often off-stage rather than on it, whispering…
Remedying largely unknown rhetorical issues in coverage of the war.
After Russia’s full-scale February 24th invasion of Ukraine, those sympathetic to the defenders began using…
Outrage is rife in Israel following the new ultra-right government’s planned judicial reforms that would shrink Supreme Court’s ability to revoke laws passed in parliament. But…
Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller. New York: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2022. 464 pp., $30.00 hardcover 9781982172008…
Humans are naturally afraid of the dark. We sometimes imagine monsters under the bed and walk faster down unlit streets at night. To conquer our fears, we may leave a night light…
Europe has been shifting towards renewable energy sources for electricity generation over the past decade.
Wind and solar energy have been the main drivers of the shift…
Stuart Reynolds argues that the decline of insects is far from the good news those with a fear of creepy crawlies may think.
Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of…
The Systems Work of Social Change: How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change by Cynthia Rayner and Francois Bonnic. 2022. Oxford…
The growing threat of violent extremist groups and how these groups operate across borders has stimulated the emergence of a new type of security arrangement in Africa. These Ad-…
New research tracks the rise of E over S in sustainable finance.
Despite widespread interest in the topic, there is a lack of consensus about what sustainable finance is, and…
Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications by Tim Kelsall, Nicolai Schulz, William D. Ferguson, Matthias vom Hau, Sam Hickey, and Brian Levy. Oxford…
Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) schemes have the ability to help smallholder farmers change their production and managerial practices through trainings, capacity…
The People’s Republic of China has fully financed the construction of at least 15 new African parliamentary buildings and refurbished and furnished several others on the …