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Overfishing, seabed mining, corporate greed: let’s take back control of our marine environment for the common good.
For most of human history, the oceans have been seen as a…
We need to face uncomfortable realities about the unequal power dynamics in development and humanitarian spaces. This needs a complete paradigm shift towards our understanding of…
Did Sweden’s controversial COVID strategy pay off? In many ways it did – but it let the elderly down
As much of the world shut down early in the COVID pandemic, Sweden remained open. The country’s approach was controversial, with some calling it “the Swedish experiment”. But…
Hassan Ahmed Abdein argues that the West should engage international faith based organisations to build a bridge between the Taliban and US policymakers that will aid to flow.
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Dan Steinbock argues that relying on think-tanks and corporate proxies, particularly those of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Big Defense seems to be driving the White House…
People in many global regions can make complex trade-offs between the risk of contracting disease and the need to support their livelihoods, particularly in situations of poverty…
Dharish David and Louis Martin-Vezian explore the possible ramifications of Biden’s Summit for Democracy.
While the economic damage from the pandemic has been extensively covered…
Sarath Ganji corrects the record on “sportswashing” by detailing the ways that regimes—including Qatar, host of this November’s World Cup—use sports as a tool of information…
Magda Osman explores a recent review of a review that challenges nudge dogma.
At the end of last year (2021), there was lots of excitement about the first comprehensive…
Alex Evans summarizes a new report with five questions for change-makers.
How big is our idea of ‘us’? Are our family and friends part of ‘us’? Of course. Our…