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John Louis explores how middle and small powers can survive and thrive in outer space.
Humankind had always been curious about what lies beyond the stars and the skies. Various…
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat argues that Indonesia and the UAE can build a model for South‑South cooperation.
Indonesia is home to some of the planet’s most vital tropical…
Bhavya Johari calls on for advocates, litigators, and policymakers to ensure that climate justice obligations encompass all members of society, particularly those most vulnerable…
This is the eleventh chapter in a forthcoming e-book, entitled 'The Triple Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus: In Context and Everyday Perspective', edited by…
As women face the greatest mental health burdens of war while driving recovery, Viktoriya Teliha and Susanne Schuett argue that mental health must be treated as a shared social…
Liana Ghukasyan explores the moral dilemma facing today’s humanitarians: when to speak out in the face of injustice, and when silence might preserve access and safety. Grounded in…
Recent development debates have largely centered on the steep reduction in financial resources triggered by the Trump administration. However, what remains insufficiently…
Daniel Clausen explores how cities are working around the deadlocks of state-level diplomacy.
In Beijing, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Taipei, the actions of cities on the global…
Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel outline a potential path forward rooted in progressive coalitions that cut across traditional North–South divides.
The return of Donald Trump to…
This is the tenth chapter in a forthcoming e-book, entitled 'The Triple Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus: In Context and Everyday Perspective', edited by Marina…
Aydin Guven examines India’s AI policy and its ambitious mission to become a “Global AI Garage,” exploring the gap between visionary rhetoric and the country’s practical readiness…
Iran by Ali Ansari. Cambridge: Polity 2024. Polity Histories Series. 160 pp., £45 hardcover 9781509541508, £12.99 paperback 9781509541515, £11.99 e-book 9781509541522
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Jianyong Yue argues that China’s failure to act during a rare window for cooperation on North Korea may have marked the true origin of today’s U.S.–China Cold War.
Between 2012…
Long considered natural allies in global diplomacy, the EU and Latin America are now charting increasingly divergent paths at the United Nations. As Europe embraces a more…
Understanding inequality trends remains central to assessing both development progress and global justice. Two major dimensions—inequality between countries and inequality within…