AI Cities and the Global South’s Surveillance Trap
For most of history, the state was powerful but partly blind. AI cities may end that blindness, creating a new political temptation: not the...
International Scrutiny, Domestic Politics, and the Debate Over Muslim Rights in India
A March 2026 report by the Panel of Independent International Experts (PIIE) has reignited debate over the condition of Muslim communities in the Indian...
Travel Is Not Freedom. It Is Politics
When the World Was Meant for Everyone
While we have 190+ countries in the world, South Asian countries are the ones that need to worry...
Education Cannot Stop at the Border: Protecting Children on the Move in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors: Eladio Jiminez Made and Nicole Suarez Sabio*
Every day across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), many children cross borders, rivers, jungles and dangerous...
The Fantasy of Multilateralism: Resource Leverage in Times of Crisis
Every January, heads of state, finance ministers and choice executives - essentially a hand-picked bunch of individuals holding immense financial power - convene at...
Turning the Tide at the G7 – School Meals for a Hungry World
These are dark days for international development. The UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with their promise of a world free of extreme poverty...
The Aesthetics of Impunity: Legal Backsliding of Gender in Türkiye
In early 2026, the discovery of Durdona Khakimova and Ergashalieva Sayyora—two Uzbek women murdered and disposed of in trash containers in Istanbul—sent a chilling...
How a Jim Caviezel Film Became Entangled in a Brazilian Political Scandal
American actor Jim Caviezel's upcoming movie "Dark Horse," a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, is described as a thriller detailing Bolsonaro’s fight...
John Travolta Receives Surprise Cannes Award Ahead of Directorial Debut
John Travolta, renowned actor known for films like "Pulp Fiction" and "Grease," received an honorary Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival on...
Bulgarians Celebrate ‘Bangaranga’ and the Country’s First-Ever Eurovision Win
Bulgarians celebrated their first win in the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with Dara’s upbeat track "Bangaranga. " Prime Minister Rumen Radev congratulated her...