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Kamilia Amdouni unpacks some of the major concerns raised by civil society groups on the new European law, and shares insights on potential future development.
Last March, the…
An Interview with Isabelle Moulin, CIR, Matsue-City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
As instructors, how can we better prepare the next generation of city, citizen, and public…
The Other of Climate Change: Racial Futurism, Migration, Humanism by Andrew Baldwin. Lanham and London: Rowman and Littlefield 2022. 224 pp., £92 hardcover 978-1-78661-450-6, £30…
In the latest of this series of podcasts with UN and other aid leaders making change happen on the frontline, I talked to Federico Dessi of Humanity & Inclusion, about a…
GenAI is falling short in terms of applicability to decision-making situations. Where it relies on recognizing correlations and patterns in events, causal AI is rooted in a deeper…
In the fifth of this series of podcasts with UN and other aid leaders making change happen on the frontline, I talked to Panos Moumtzis, who now leads the GELI programme, about…
Simon Usherwood argues that the new the pact is a product of centrist politicians not wanting to be outflanked on the question of migration.
The European Parliament has…
Earth Day takes place every year on 22 April and is one of the biggest environmental protest movements on the planet. The theme of Earth Day this year is 'Planet vs. Plastics' -…
The “brain drain” narrative misses the opportunities that a highly educated and dynamic diaspora can bring to Africa, writes Ephias Ruhode.
African countries have collectively…
In the fourth of this series of podcasts with UN and other aid leaders making change happen on the frontline, I talked to UNICEF’s Pia Britto about how she and a group of…
Ilias Alami and Jack Taggart argue that major institutions of global economic governance have recently adapted their policies in response to the rise of the ‘new state capitalism…
Moshe Alamaro unpicks the history of the contemporary global Military-Industrial Complex and proposes action to tackle it.
The CEO of Raytheon, the largest defense contractor,…
Janneke Niessen explores how investing in female founders and female-led startups is a natural by-product of funding the best founders.
Just a month ago, society was celebrating…
Daniel Clausen argues for “challenge-based” and “solution-generating” research.
What should we research? How should we spend our time (and institutional money)…
Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change by Vinod Thomas. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan 2023. 232 pp., £24.99 hardcover 978-981-19-8620-8, £24.99 paperback 978-981-19-8623…