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The Wholesale Co Opting of International Human Rights Organizations By Big Banks/Business
One does not have to look very far into the money trails of the various mainstream “human rights organizations” scattered throughout the world, to...
The Origin and Essence of “Palestine” and “Palestinians” as political entities (B)
The Palestinian national movement has become the hostile stepsister, mainly the slayer of the Zionist national movement, and it remained until today absolutist in...
Trump Flump, Why ISIS, and States in Constant War
Smart politicians kiss babies with a smile and are polite to old ladies. No one wants to appear a bully or a boor. That...
Mining Sector Can Help Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Large-scale mining has the potential to play a critical role in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in resource-rich countries, according to...
Yemen negotiations move ahead slowly – post-war planning needed
As a result of Saudi bombing raids, Yemen’s underdeveloped socio-economic infrastructure has been largely destroyed. Post-war planning will need to be followed by international...
Nuclear Supplier Group deeply divided
“Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than...
Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh: An unlikely and unwanted scenario
The April shootouts in Nagorno-Karabakh that took dozens of lives from each side signaled to the world community that the conflict around the above-mentioned...
The Compulsion of Water Cooperation
Danilo Turk and Sundeep Waslekar Since last September when the United Nations declared water as a sustainable development goal, a number of countries have...
How Do We Really Help Refugees?
The UNHCR reports that there are approximately 50 million refugees around the world at present. 50 million. That's the population of South Korea, or...
UNCTAD’s Creative Economy Programme as instrument for growth and development
Firstly, it is important to introduce the basic definitions and features of the creative economy approach. There is no consensus in literature around the...