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Published in: HomeCovid, conflict, climate – and our crying need to be more resilient
As we look to the future and come out of lockdown and other restrictions, we have to act.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy is the US so exceptionally vulnerable to Covid-19?
With a corrupt political system and trillions wasted on war, the US is uniquely unfit to tackle a pandemic.
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Published in: Global ExtremesWhat the ‘war on terror’ can teach us about the fight against COVID-19
‘Extremism’ must not be cast as an epidemic. But we can learn relevant lessons from the problems created in countering it.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn country
The 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?New dimensions of terrorism: tracking right-wing inspired lone wolves
The significance of the American position should not be underestimated, for they are also host to many of the most...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What happens to freedom of movement during a pandemic?
Restrictions are particularly problematic for those who need to move in order to find safety, but whose elementary...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Turning fear into opportunity: a chance for smaller states
Smaller states can make the best of a scary global situation by seeking deeper friendships.
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: US election special #1 – the military-industrial complex
In the first part of ourVoice’s special series on the US election, we explore the influence of the...
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Published in: HomeIs US and Iranian military posturing meant to distract from COVID-19 failure?
It would be crazy to start a major war in the middle of the pandemic – but don’t put anything past Trump and his...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationAn era of extremes seems to have started in Latin America
Protests in Haiti, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia or Bolivia express not only a crisis of political legitimacy of the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCasualties of ‘war on terror’ in Iraq: life, security and liberty
Mapping the conflict and its casualties can change our understanding of this war and any war.
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Published in: openMovementsVirus: all that is solid melts in the air
Is it easier to ascertain the truthfulness and quality of a society’s institutions under normal daily circumstances...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestine: Olive trees don’t catch coronavirus
While the world struggles to face the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli army scrambles to uproot olive trees.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?On the edges of democracy: mobilizing health and care as a common good
In the moment of the ‘corona crisis’, autocratic tendencies are cropping up, hitting those who are the least...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationImagining a way out in Venezuela
Venezuela’s political showdown appears deadlocked. President Nicolás Maduro remains firmly in place over a year...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaGulfs between government offers and citizens' demands in Chile
Piñera's government and its promises in the face of social mobilization. Sebastian Pinera is failing to match the...
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Published in: Home‘Light touch’ or boots on the ground? US warfare has failed either way
High-tech warfare is not defeating the US’s many enemies any better than its vast army did – and that leaves the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMilitary temptation and institutional instability in Latin America
Latin America’s turbulence shows the limits of democratic institutions to deal with political conflict and, as seen...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Parties with a history of secessionist violence: what does their electoral success mean for peace and democracy?
The acceptance of Sinn Fein and HDP as legitimate actors by the wider community is an important opportunity, but one...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Italy: the epidemic vs. democracy
Only a true democratic consensus on what must be done will make more stringent and efficient measures possible if...