“An Illustrious War”: The Human Origins of Geopolitics
Abstract: Scholars and diplomats have traditionally identifiedpower as the driving goal of states and empires. Generally ignored, however, is that operationally-useful definitions of power...
Navigating Truth in an Age of Intellectual Dishonesty
In the age of liquid modernity, as conceptualized by Zygmunt Bauman, journalism faces an existential crisis marked by the dissolution of boundaries between truth...
Indonesian Women and Virginity: Requestioning Structural Challenges and Human Rights
Authors: Lamtiar N. S. M. Nababan, Larasati Primaputri, Talitha Nurhaliza*
Virginity testing towards women has been seen as something outdated and irrelevant, as virginity is...
The Role of Communication and Knowledge Management in Climate Finance
Climate finance—especially in terms of reducing and adjusting to fit climate change—defines the advancement of world sustainability. Good communication and solid knowledge management systems...
Jimmy Carter: A Tribute To Not Forgetting God in Governance
Many years ago, in the American state of Connecticut while touring a museum somewhere I now can't recall, I came across a painting of...
Addressing Climate Challenges: The Role of Research in Climate Finance
Threatening ecosystems, public health, and economic stability, climate change remains one of the biggest worldwide issues of the twenty-first century. Among the major hazards...
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...
Bridging Earthly Divides: The Rise of Space Diplomacy
Authors: Amal Chandra and Gokul V.M.*
Since the earliest attempts to explore it, starting with Sputnik's launch in 1957, space has always kindled the imagination...