Brics Expansion: Six more Nations are Set to Join – What They’re Buying Into
September 1, 2023 By: Bhaso Ndzendze One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with effect from January 2024....
Re-imagining Democracy for the 21st century, Possibly without the Trappings of the 18th Century
August 7, 2023 By: Bruce Schneier Imagine that we’ve all – all of us, all of society – landed on some alien planet, and we have to form a government: clean slate. We don’t have any legacy systems from the U.S. or any other country. We don’t have any special or unique interests to perturb our...
The Global South is on the Rise – but what Exactly is the Global South?
July 3, 2023 By: Jorge Heine The unwillingness of many leading countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to stand with NATO over the war in Ukraine has brought to the fore once again the term...
Lionel Messi: Move to the US is a Creative Deal which Follows in the Bootsteps of David Beckham
June 22, 2023 By: Matthew Hutchinson Few would doubt Lionel Messi’s impact on European football. The scorer of 474 goals during his long career at Barcelona, he has been named the best footballer in the world a record seven times. Now we are about to see what impact Messi will have on football in...
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Ukraine war: Prigozhin in Open Rebellion after Kremlin’s Attempt to Bring His Wagner Group under State Control Backfires
June 22, 2023 By: Tracey German Even in such a fast-moving war, still some events have the ability to surprise. The decision by Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to lead his troops back across the border into Russia, where he claims he has occupied the military HQ in Rostov appears to have...
How the Ancient Greeks kept Ruthless Narcissists from Capturing their Democracy – and what Modern Politics could Learn from them
June 20, 2023 By: Steve Taylor Ancient Greece was in many ways a brutal society. It was almost perpetually at war, slavery was routine and women could only expect a low status in society. However, there is one important sense in which ancient Greeks were more advanced than modern European...
Kissinger’s Century, and US Complicity
May 25, 2023 Henry Kissinger turns 100 on Saturday. His actions and legacy as a US statesman have been debated for decades, but perhaps at cost to remembering broader US complicity in the foreign policies and philosophies that he and his associates advanced. By: M L CLARK May 27, 2023 is the 100th...
On its 75th Birthday, Israel Still Can’t Agree on What it Means to Be a Jewish State and a Democracy
May 12, 2023 By: Eran Kaplan As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half after the first Zionists came to Palestine from Europe, the core tension behind the country’s establishment – whether a Jewish state could be a democratic state, whether...
In Centennial year, Turkish Voters will Choose between Erdoğan’s Conservative Path and the Founder’s Modernist Vision
May 1, 2023 By: Ahmet T. Kuru Turkey has two historic events on the horizon. On May 14, 2023, voters will go to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections, and in October, the country will celebrate the centennial of the Republic. In 1923, military leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk led the...
Return of the Child-Friendly City? How Social Movements are Changing European Urban Areas
April 26, 2023 By: Jonne Silonsaari, Gemma Simón i Mas, Jordi Honey-Rosés, and Marco te Brömmelstroet Urban development and social norms concerning childhood have led European cities to a situation where streets are no longer places for children and young people. Gill Valentine has explained that...
The Global Refugee Crisis Demands Global Action: Bringing an Alternative Narrative to the U.S. Foreign Policy Can Lead the Way
February 13, 2023 By: Neamat Nojumi For the first time in recorded history, currently over 100 million people live forcefully displaced from their homes, having lost their livelihoods, largely due to war, geopolitical violence, and climate changes. Recent data reveal that wars and conflicts with...
Politicians are Getting Older – Shutting Young People out of Decision-Making Around the World
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What is the Reichsbürger Movement Accused of Trying to Overthrow the German Government?
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Qatar Lobbying: European Parliament Scandal Shows Urgent Need for Tighter Regulations
By Olivier Costa
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