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As international and civil society organisations increasingly show an interest in identification systems, a new report on Kenya aims to put the power and politics back into…
Danilo Ignacio de Urzedo reports on the UN youth climate summit.
This week’s United Nations climate summit may go down in history - but not for the reasons intended. It…
The New Arab Urban: Gulf Cities of Wealth, Ambition and Distress edited by Harvey Molotch and Davide Ponzini. New York: New York University Press, 2019. 368 pp., $89 hardcover…
Climate change is by far the most serious crisis facing the world today. At stake is the future of civilization as we know it. Yet, both public awareness and government action lag…
Sukhayl Niyazov contends that the use of AI in politics is going to exacerbate the dangerous trend towards the “tyranny of the minority” - the inordinate sway swing…
Steven Harkins explores the power structures underpinning the media's agenda.
Climate breakdown threatens the lives of us all. Scientific research has suggested that we are in the…
We are running out of time to meet the Paris Agreement and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on sustainable energy – “ensure access to affordable,…
Save the Children’s José Manuel Roche has a book he wants you to read.
So, it turns out that nowadays democracy seldom dies through violent coup d’état. More commonly (and…
Gustavo Macedo and Andrea Garcia call on scientists and transnational organisations to mobilize their networks to discover opportunities, exchange ideas and invite governments and…
The advent of 5G networks brings a wealth of new opportunities. Individuals will be able to access a whole range of services more easily, while businesses and governments will be…
Milan Babic argues that states’ strategic adaptation to neoliberal globalization grants them new powers in international politics.
The ongoing transformation of the liberal world…
Other worlds are possible - the Pluriverse is breathing.
The current planetary crisis has taken on a civilizational dimension. Never before have so many crucial aspects of life…
The success of populist parties is often viewed as an act of protest against ‘the establishment’. Drawing on new research, Bram Geurkink, Andrej Zaslove, Roderick Sluiter and …
Sukhayl Niyazov examines the ambiguous implications of the dollar’s dominant status that forces Washington to choose between nationalist and globalist approaches to international…
Duncan Green, Oxfam's Strategic Adviser, analyses recent responses to climate change activism and politics.
Following on yesterday’s conversation with Matthew Lockwood, I was…