Saudi schoolbooks: What does it take to recontextualize Islam?
Two decades of snail pace revisions of Saudi schoolbooks aimed at removing supremacist references to Jews, Christians, and Shiites suggest a willingness to delete...
The Economic Revival of Japan
Amidst the uncertainty weaved by the pandemic, the stock markets around the world have shunned the preconceived notions associated to their functionality over the...
Neoliberalism in Chile and the cost of human life
Neoliberalism in Chile has a long history of failed promises, repressive policies, and authoritarian ideologies that cost the lives of thousands of Chilean citizens....
Soekarno & Khrushchev in Building Indonesian-Soviet Relations
In the midst of the Cold War, Indonesia emerged as the “Asian Tiger”. First President Soekarno’s charisma had turned the world’s attention to the...
Africa’s development must be based on resilient approaches with nature and people at the center
In this insightful and wide-ranging interview, Professor Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer of Global Center on Adaptation discusses the organization's establishment, its main objectives,...
A Better Strategy for CARES Funding
Almost a year after Congress passed the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CARES) Act to stimulate the pandemic-stricken economy, only a fraction of...
Forced Cremation: Another bout of marginalisation in Sri Lanka
The agony of the Sri Lankan civil war is not worn off from history as yet. The 26-year war decimated the foundations of the...
Iran, JCPOA, Trump, Biden: History and prospects
On January 20, 2021 the newly elected US President Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. It looks...
Good Local Governance and the Urgency of Quality Public Policy
The progress of an area is very much determined by the ability and success in implementing development. The success of development is mainly determined...
Child Marriage in Indonesia: An Iceberg Phenomenon Driven by Patriarchal Society and Poverty
These days, the promotion of child marriage has shocked the Indonesian people. This promotion is under the guise of a wedding organizer to attract...