The “Feminist” Label Trap: Factors Contributing to Sweden’s Abandonment of Their FFP Agenda
In 2014 Sweden established their FFP or its Feminist Foreign Policy, the first of its kind, an agenda that aims to bring feminism into...
Constructing Inequality: Unequal Development in North Jakarta
Driving in Teluk Naga, North Jakarta feels like shiratal al-mustaqim. A long, straight line full of bumpy roads, tidal water filling the hole, and...
Not All Viruses Are Created Equal: The Case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) vs. COVID-19
Viruses have always had a strange way of capturing the imagination. They’re not simply biological entities; they have become cultural symbols. When a virus's...
Rising Waters, Rising Stakes: The Geopolitical Role of AOSIS in Climate Advocacy
The prospect of states disappearing is not just science fiction anymore, as five nations (the Maldives, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati) may...
Celebrating Abigail George: An Unsung Literary Achievement
The 2023 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Prize was awarded to South African writer Abigail George for her evocative poem, In a Lonely Search...
The Global Crisis of Bullshit Culture and Media Manipulation
The American philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt's 2005 book, On Bullshit (originally an article from 1986), offers a theory of bullshit that defines the term...
2024: We Are The People
2024 was a strange transitional year replete with paradoxes and contradictions. It has been the year, in incredible unsettling global and societal ways, the...
The Rise of Echo Chambers in a Connected World
Human society has experienced major changes throughout history, from the agricultural revolution to the industrial and digital eras. Each of these changes has deeply...
The Heat of Violence: Climate Change and Gender-Based Abuse
According to the UN data, women constitute a staggering 80% of those displaced by climate change and face a 14-fold higher risk of death...
Holiday Lessons from a Dog, a Rat, and a Wasp … Will You Play with Me?
There is nothing quite like the joy of playing fetch with an exuberant dachshund thrilled at the sight of a new toy. Or the...