Society
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Signature by Canada of the BBNJ Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
On 4 March 2024, the United Nations Legal Counsel received Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, The…
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Cyprus media coverage of the war in Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking the start of the biggest war in Europe…
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William Whitworth and the Lost Spirit of Journalism
Under William Whitworth and his open-minded ethos, The Atlantic published some of the defining public policy essays of the late twentieth…
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Yulia Navalnaya: Putin isn’t a politician, he’s a gangster
On Feb. 16, one month before the scheduled “presidential elections” in Russia, my husband, Alexei Navalny, was murdered in prison…
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Lessons from the Missed Opportunity in Puntland’s Polls
The vote was peaceful, but it followed an indirect model in which most have no voice. ICG The re-elected president…
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Final Verdict by Tobias Buck review – the weight of collective guilt
Reporting on the trial of a former SS camp guard, the author learns that his own grandfather was an early…
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Victoria to forge on with raising the age of criminal responsibility, new bail laws.
Indigenous groups have criticised the Victorian Opposition for attempting to reintroduce bail laws that were previously labelled an “unmitigated disaster,”…
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Closing Circles: Iran’s Exclusionary 2024 Elections
In parallel, conservatives tightened their hold on the Islamic Republic’s institutions. ICG The two trends together highlight the growing gap…
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India to enforce migrant law that excludes Muslims
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to seek citizenship. Kathryn Armstrong…
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How Israel Mastered Information Warfare in Gaza
Pro-Israel misinformation aimed at dismissing and discrediting Palestinian narratives is the fruit of a decade-long effort. Alessandro Accorsi FP The…
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Irish voters overwhelmingly reject proposed changes to constitution
Ireland has overwhelmingly rejected proposed changes to references on family and women in its constitution, delivering a rebuke to a…
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Flare-Ups and Frustration as Kashmir Waits for a Vote
But with New Delhi stalling on promised elections, local frustration continues to fuel unrest. Praveen Donthi ICG Days before retiring…
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Has Portugal’s António Costa struck his last deal?
A problem-solving prime minister faces his greatest challenge ever: Clearing his name in time to become president of the European…
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UN Security Council members raise alarm over Haiti situation
UN Security Council members urge for deployment of an international mission to Haiti to deescalate the situation Editor : Sanem Topal…
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Kerr calling a cop a ‘white bastard’ isn’t reverse racism — precedent proves it
If anyone was going to pull off the world’s first reverse milkshake duck and stick the landing, it’d be Sam…
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Economics Is Irredeemably Sexist
No sensible woman recognizes herself in Homo economicus, who always gets what he likes and likes what he gets. Yanis…
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