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A dove of peace above the graves of hundreds of fallen soldiers

It’s not only a novel

The South China Sea is vital to the economic interests of countries in south-east Asia

The South China Sea

The dispute over maritime control

Currency and growth, the future of economics?

A paradigm shift in economic analysis

Radically concentrated power

Hydro wind energy is an alternative source of energy in Ukraine beyond oil and gas

The energy market of Ukraine

Why does the energy market attract investors from all over the world?

Statue of Liberty with a nuclear explosion in the background

Civilization’s suicide: should we do more to block it?

Thinking about the bang and the whimper

Man holding the globe with his hand

Is world peace possible?

With the right steps, it can be

Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, October 2019

Changing Middle East

Is Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) an ‘Arab Deng Xiaoping’?

A policer officer holding up the police tape for the crime scene investigators

Crime in London on the rise

It is getting harder to feel safe

The Eden Project in Cornwall, UK where they took a worked-out quarry and transformed it using regenerative sustainability practices into numerous thriving gardens and habitats.

Ecological value, ownership and justice

Path toward an ecological civilization

Joe Biden lobbying on behalf of his democratic agenda

Lobbying and democracy

Interest representation

King Mohammad VI at the Africa India summit, New Dehli, India, 2015

Regulating religious institutions in Morocco

The role of the Commander of the Faithful

Ruins of a war-torn area, with military helicopter flying overhead

20 years after the Iraq invasion

War is a racket

A young man holding up a pro-gun control sign

America’s gun culture

How did we end up here?

A division of the Soviet army marching in WW2

Nazis in WW2 and Ukraine

The Soviet plan

Mahatma Gandhi displaying his peaceful leadership style

Leadership styles of Gandhi, Mandela, and Trump

The study of power

A beautiful sunset over a land full of trash, birds circling over the garbage, elephants looking for food in the distance. Sri Lanka

Sustainable development and just transition?

On the many dilemmas for linking the environment to social justice

According to the UN Charter, the Security Council has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security

Who is afraid of the wolf?

The five powers that monopolize the use of force

Tanks displayed for observation

How corporate media serves arms manufacturers

The case of Ukraine

A room filled with students pursuing higher education

Higher education for knowledge economy

What universities are expected to offer students

Some staff members of the NHS in the UK

The National Health Service (NHS)

Facing a tidal wave of hurdles and obstacles

Interpack showcases cutting-edge technologies and packaging trends along the entire value chain

Inspiring the global processing and packaging industry

Vietnam's "golden bridge" in Ba Na Hills

Steer clear of red herrings: Grant v Mahler

Hygiene’s philosophical advice to the World Health Assembly

Man sitting at a table with a phone and laptop

Three techniques to earn on the web

From outsourcing to blogging and YouTube

Nuclear explosion as seen from space

Nuclear Insanity

The threat of being turned to radioactive ash

Aliens Space Station, the first residential project in Hyderabad and one among the first in India to receive Green Building Platinum Pre-certification by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). In the name of 'solutions', elite consumerisms are finding new avenues, which aid agencies need to challenge @Ashish Kothari

Decolonising aid

Radical transformation of international cooperation agencies

Who is governing the global order of the world?

To govern the globe

World orders past and future

Chile's future depends on the battle between Chilean President Gabriel Boric of the left-wing coalition 'Apruebo Dignidad' (I Approve Dignity), and Jose Antonio Kast of the far-right Republican Party

The worst defeat of the Chilean left

The Republican Party sweeps Chile in the election for the Constitutional Council

Author writes a letter to the President of the United States, Joe Biden

Letter to Joe Biden

When did liberal democrats become arms dealers and when do we decide to make peace?

A bachelor of arts student working hard on a project while trying to find a job

Finding a job in Spain as a bachelor in arts

A journey of self-discovery

A map of the world, with pins located in areas of US and Europe in higher concentration

Global power shift

Who’s in charge?

The value of cryptocurrency could threaten one day established ones like the US dollar

Gold of the 21st century

What was the purpose of creating cryptocurrency?

Rather than investing money in clean energy, geoengineers, and others are trying to manipulate nature as a Plan B solution to climate change, such as 'solar dimming'

Can bubbles, tiny umbrellas and moon dust fix the climate?

Or should we just stop using fossil fuels?

Democracy in ancient Greek times, does it still convey the will of the people?

Man and true democracy: is it achievable?

Is the government for the people or against it?

Some emphasize individual behavior, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use, diet, exercise, vaccine hesitancy and general health behavior, to explain differences in longevity

The worrisome longevity divide

Exploring the factors of mortality

A man dangling his legs over a cliff smiling and taking in the breathtaking scenery in Phú Quốc, Vietnam

Intrapersonal perceptions of success and failure

How and why we view our own performance along others’ terms

Two women validating their idea buy testing it on a validation board

How to validate your startup idea?

A face-to-face approach to the reality of your business

Nationalism of Brazil is strong among the people

Brazil: an actor in world politics?

The giant of South America is emerging as the leader of the region at an international level

A city destroyed by mankind and now left in ruins

Mankind, the savage artist

Built to destroy

A couple stands in front of a field with wind turbines, that produce clean enery

Making energy users energy owners

A global renewable energy transformation; the stakes: enormous investment being unleashed

Children working on a construction site

Between work and school

How child labour affects young people’s futures

African girl in Cape Verde, Africa. Photo by Cesar Chelala

Africa's challenges

The continent of hope

Tsar Bomba, the largest and most powerful nuclear bomb ever created by the Soviet Union

The development of the Soviet atomic bomb

An intelligence issue in a disaster scenario

Members of the LGBTQ+ community marching with their flag in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya

The attacks on LGBTQ+ within the Kakuma refugee camp

Seeking refuge from refugee camps

A woman taking care of a tree is a symbol of the last chance to avoid a climate disaster

Avoiding climate disaster

Our last chance?

Heimtextile 2023 its engaged audience

Heimtextil 2024

The new innovations emanating from the conference

A painting depicting the rise of the Republic in France during the French Revolution

The republic is dead. Long live the Republic

An analysis of the historical context of political transitions

The Mesoamerica Health Initiative is improving the health of the most underprivileged women and children of Central America and Mexico

Costa Rica taking action to increase family planning options

Economic diplomacy for development

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) —also called the Court of Strasbourg— is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR)

The future of European Welfare States

Strengthening the new social paradigm with good ideas against a neoliberal background

The USS warship Liberty

The assault on the USS Liberty

Not a case of mistaken identity

The population might be aging but the economic ecosystem relies heavily on silver currency

Silver economy and the innovation ecosystem

Knowledge economy network (KEN)

Two Africans enslaved by colonialists

Its convalescence and renaissance

Workforce uniting in protest for the government not appreciating their value in London, UK

Why is everyone striking?

Evaluating the true value of the workforce labor

Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms

Whither the Monarchy

Long live the King

US and China members of government sorting out the details for the upcoming meeting

It’s time to rethink US-China relations

Toward a global peace initiative

Nuclear explosion in the Pacific Ocean

The nuclear group

Rundown of states with atomic weapons

An offshore rig attempting to extract oil in the depths of the Pacific Ocean

Natural resources challenges

Energy sources consequences

A protester sits on a monument in Kyiv during clashes with riot police

The Ukraine war

Its tragic reality and geopolitical background

Martin Luther King Jr. was hit in the head with a brick and fell to one knee while attempting to hold a peaceful march, the Chicago Freedom March in Illinois, USA in 1966

Is Chicago inherently racist?

Chicago’s mayoral candidates avoided discussing segregation

Wealth comes in many forms today as our markets have become global

Unproductive wealth

We are facing a new system

Ukrainian flag waving proudly in the streets of Kiev, Ukraine

The influence and role of Ukraine in geopolitics

What does Ukraine have to do to become one of the key players on the political map?

Storms batter aging power grids as climate disasters spread, USA

Clean power must be secure

If our future is to be electric, the grid must withstand multiple threats

Members of the women's suffrage movement prepare to march on New York's Wall Street in 1913, armed with leaflets and slogans demanding the vote for women

Struggle for women’s equality in America

A look at how far they have come since the 19th amendment

Victory Day celebrations by soldiers and citizens in Europe back in 1945

The past haunting the future of Europe

A map of a continent's legacy

A man at a crossroads as to which path to take where one leads to failure and the other to success

Success and failure

The pursuit of dreams and nightmares

La Resistencia, a youth emancipation movement fighting against the dictatorship in Caracas, Venezuela

Resistance and conflict

Opposites promote hope through change

Raising funds for a startup is all about keeping the eye on the prize

7 ways to raise funds for your startups

The keys to attracting investors

Women standing together in their cause to combat femicide in Latin America

What is happening in Latin America?

Femicides are on the rise, is this a cultural problem or a political problem?

Daejeo Ecological Park, Busan, South Korea

Ecological civilization

Value-driven by hope

Demonstrators carry a giant EU flag during an anti-government rally near the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi

Europe, its war and the world order

A recurring habit that cannot be interrupted

IBN Youssef School, historical landmark, Morocco

Morocco is the link between Africa and the United States

The Moroccan-American relations

Palestinians and Israelis letting each other coexist on their own path

A new Palestine scenario

fiction or promising reality?

One example of global commons is the government of Alaska's decision to create a ‘Permanent Fund’ with 25% of the oil revenues; the dividend is paid to those citizens who apply, who are residents of Alaska and who have no criminal convictions

Ideas to shape the future and a new international economic order

Memorial to Holodomor victims, Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukraine is not, and will never be Russia

A look at their past

Loose change that is there to help drive the silver economy

The potential of silver economy

A definition with several success stories

The issues with several countries in the South China Sea all come down to the US and China relationship

The perils of semi-sovereignty

Japan and the Philippines in the grip of geopolitical rivalry

The national flag of Ukraine waves in protest against the war Russian-Ukraine

A turning point in Ukraine

It is not realistic to pretend that Kyiv could end up completely with the Russian occupation

Canadians and Americans and their differing government systems and political culture

Canada vs USA: the political arena

The differences from the most promising democracies in the world

Russian President Vladimir Putin reading letters from his admirers and detractors

Ukraine's elimination or armageddon?

An open letter to President Vladimir Putin with no hammer to pound nor sickle to swing

Mafia boss Salvatore Riina waving goodbye

A conversation with Captain Ultimo

The one who arrested mafia boss Salvatore Riina

An aerial view of a cohousing community

Is cohousing for you?

Creating a community for a new American dream

Eventually, there is a collapse and a major die-off, with the possible extinction of the species

The end of growth

Conversion to a steady-state world system

Aerial view of city buildings near the mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Public management revisited

The governance shift

A wind turbine for energy instead of drilling for oil

How to retire fossil fuels?

Steps we can take to end them

A startup business meeting where all the department heads are involved

Startups to keep an eye in 2023

Four companies that I found at the Web Summit

Trees growing inside a building with a circular skylight

Ecological economic growth

A sustainable business path

Sunset at El Tigre, Anzoategui, Venezuela

Shadows in the sunset

The inexorable fall of the Venezuelan regime

Pakistani people, standing in a line waiting to get some food. These people are facing anxiety and distress

The alarming crisis in Pakistan

A country that has a population of 230 million is now on the verge of default

A group of young entrepreneurs getting ready to pitch their business idea to a few investors

9 ways to create a pitch

How to make investors invest

Walter Lippman notes that members of the public are expected to form opinions regarding public affairs

Middle East and the Lippmann Gap

The East Mediterranean patient

Former health secretary Matt Hancock appeared on the British reality TV show "I'm a celebrity...get me out of here"

The relationship between politicians and reality tv

Should public servants and entertainment ever mix?

Ukrainian refugee Nagir holds her granddaughter at a refugee center, Moldova. UNFPA Moldova, Eduard Bîzgu, 4 March 2022

The heroic women of Ukraine

War in Ukraine is a crisis for women and girls

$A fraction of the strength of the U.S. military arsenal$

The U.S. military-industrial complex

A mechanism wielding the power to silence the opposition

A man praying near the rubble after surviving the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Erdoğan's response to the earthquake in Turkey

The president's policy might also soon collapse

Social inequality bird's eye, Khayelitsha close to Cape Town, South Africa

Housing chronicles in South Africa

Economic disparities: why aren't the government's interventions in housing enough?

People of all ages receive primary health care at local facilities

Financing health in Costa Rica

Health is an undeniable human right for everyone

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