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Netanyahu and ultraconservatives jeopardise Israeli security

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has fractured a long-standing pillar of Israeli foreign policy that dictated it always needed to ensure the backing of the...

Russia, Sierra Leone Show Signs of Continuing Partnership

By upholding the principles of understanding and mutual respect, Russia and Sierra Leone are showing the desire to build a more harmonious relationship. But,...

In the Peruvian Amazon, Iquitos Searches for Paths to Development

“Iquitos is not really an island, of course,” says Catherine Davila, looking out to the Amazon River from the rooftop restaurant she manages. “But...

A Tragedy in One Act: Hate Wins and a Little Boy Loses

Information surfaced recently, collected by BBC correspondents, shows the death of two boys who had gathered to play soccer on their street.  To piece...

Summarising Proust? How Europe’s trade and sustainability aims are diverging

The European Council’s recent Strategy Statement - setting out priorities for the next five years - said it all. Barely a word about the...

Silent Recognition of the Taliban is not Enough

Taliban leaders have been discussing the idea of “silent recognition” in their private talks. They are not concerned by the fact that any international...

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Human Rights Implications of the Structure of the UNSC

Arguably the most powerful body in the entirety of the United Nations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is mandated with “the maintenance of...

Escalation, Resources, and Intervention: Navigating Pathways to Peace in Sudan’s Conflict

The escalation of conflicts in Sudan, rekindled in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has resulted...

Netanyahu borrows time by rejecting Gaza ceasefire

This week’s Gazan short-lived celebration of a ceasefire that was not to be, highlights what is at stake in the seven-month-old war and Israel’s...

Big Tech Capitalism in the Digital Era: Exploitation and Social Responsibility in Indonesia

Large technology companies or Big Tech often engage in datafication, which they claim on the surface as a responsibility for "social good." Datafication is...

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