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Person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and holding a sign that reads “March Against Corruption”
Bulgaria’s endless transition
A raw reflection on protests, corruption, and the endless fight to keep hope alive in Bulgaria
Urban Christmas decorations and a bustling shopping crowd in Moscow, Russia
Is Christmas joy or collective pressure?
Ritual, emotional energy, and the consumerist production of solidarity
A person holding a sign stating homelessness, representing the failure of institutions to ensure safe and dignified housing
The International Zero Evictions Marathon
How a global alliance is resisting forced evictions and defending the right to housing
An elderly man walks along a gray concrete path beside a brown building in Berlin, Germany
How to stop the AfD
Why narratives, and not numbers win elections
If you’re not scared, you’re not paying attention: a warning from the streets as fear, inequality, and authoritarian politics tighten their grip on democracy
Authoritarianism, right-wing conservatism, and fascism
On the dangerous consequences of the new era
A woman holds a placard that reads “I have a voice”
Can Keir Starmer tackle Britain’s free speech problem?
Online safety laws clash with the right to freedom of expression
At the crossroads of uncertainty: entrepreneurship begins not with ideas, but with choosing the right need to serve
The roadmap to open a new business
Four steps to connect with consumers and turn need into opportunity
A wall of flames engulfs the forest—an urgent reminder of why Greece must rethink how it fights wildfires
A Greek summer in flames
Why Greece’s centralized fire response is failing—and how regional empowerment could stop small fires from becoming national disasters
Europe alone in the dark as the United States drifts away
The sad loneliness of Europe
Defense, sovereignty, and leadership in the reconfiguration of the world order
Batticaloa flood 2011 in Sri Lanka showing flooded streets caused by heavy rains during a severe disaster
Sri Lanka’s climate crisis isn’t a planning failure
Why floods keep destroying communities despite a decade of climate policies and adaptation frameworks
Two figures, one center of gravity: intimacy, image, and power converging behind closed glass
A machismo-free Latin American phenomenon
Strong men, boss babes, and power couples
Echoes of unresolved battles: the machinery of war rolling through Asia’s past and present geopolitical fault lines
World War II is not over
Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan gambit, the unfinished business of World War II, and the ascendance of American isolationists
White caution cone placed on a computer keyboard symbolizing warnings about data privacy, ethical risks, and inequality in the digital world
Who really owns our data and why it matters for equality
Uncovering the gender biases, power imbalances, and hidden costs behind the digital economy that shapes our lives
Individuals absorbed in screens and thought, reflecting isolation, information overload, and the quiet erosion of collective thinking
I do not think, therefore I am
Descartes, epistemologies of the South, and the mechanical collapse of doubt
A foreign student taking in Morocco’s cultural beauty, echoing how Fulbright exchanges allow participants to learn as much from the country as from their academic programs
Fulbright’s role in expanding Morocco–US relations
How cultural exchange help strengthen communities
A hand reaches toward mushrooms growing in the soil
The polyphony of precarity
Tsing's assemblages and Berlant's cruel optimism in the margins of capitalism
A woman dressed for work, representing how they rise to the challenges and uplift societies
Women, work, and power: fuelling global economic growth
Economies grow, societies stabilise, and nations rise when women are allowed to work and lead
A man stands with his fists clenched in anger, while a woman sits on the ground in front of him, fearful and covering her face
Jennie’s law and the reality of domestic violence
Why Ireland’s domestic abuse register is a necessary step to protect victims before it is too late
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Female farmers working in the fields, reflecting the struggles of rural poverty in the Global South
Gender inequality and the struggle for justice
Gender equality is not just a women’s issue, but a development and a human rights issue
Hidden exchange of bills out of public view, capturing the corrupt dealings that diverted funds from real flood defences
Inside DPWH’s billion-peso corruption scandal
The paper trails, financial red flags, and human consequences behind the controversy
Facial recognition technology illustrated by a woman holding a phone with scanning lines across her face
Between digital grace and digital control
The expansion of digital identity, data collection, and ai governance demands a human-centered, ethical approach
Argentina’s public university system under siege: a symbolic chainsaw slicing through one of the country’s most cherished institutions
Argentina: the public university under the chainsaw
Why is Milei’s administration refusing to fund the public university system that shaped the country?
A map reflecting a world learning to navigate complex storms—geopolitical, economic, and digital
Navigating the storm: charting the borders of a world reborn
How conflict, technology, and emerging powers are reshaping the geopolitical map
Rufin Sudkovsky – "Naval Battle Between Vesta and Fetkh-i Bulend," Black Sea, July 11, 1877: This dramatic seascape by Rufin Sudkovsky (1850–1885) captures the intense naval clash between the Russian steamer Vesta and the Ottoman ironclad Fetkh-i Bulend during the Russo-Turkish War
The Black Sea: a shifting geopolitical battleground
From imperial rivalries to modern power struggles in a strategic region
A New Zealand cityscape symbolizing the nation’s pivot from price taker to value shaper
Lessons from New Zealand for smaller open economies
How moving beyond commodities can reconnect export strength with domestic prosperity
Collage on climate, People's Summit, Belem @ Ashish Kothari
COP30: when people step in to save the planet
As global negotiations stall, grassroots movements lead the real fight for climate justice
A view of Earth from space, reminding us of our shared responsibility to protect a fragile and interconnected planet
World parliament declares a “state of planetary emergency”
The Provisional World Parliament in India concludes on this alarming note
An olive branch extended: a symbol of the global peace paradigm this vision calls us to imagine
The game: if I were President, what would I do? Part 3
Creating global peace and prosperity aligned with nature
Silhouettes of people holding hands at sunset, symbolizing unity and togetherness
The human desire for community
Exploring why we gather, what we seek, and how we grow together
Strategic moves unfold at the table as casinos continue to attract millions of annual visitors
The casino crowding index
Ranking the busiest casino destinations in the United States
A woman uses her smartphone on the sidewalk while a man and woman walk away from her
The shortcomings of individualism
How personal freedom, digital life, and social change are weakening collective bonds
A teenager with a smudged face holding a cellphone, sitting on the bathroom floor—evoking the emotional isolation, digital dependency, and silent distress that many adolescents experience in today’s online world
Behind the hashtags: what we owe our children
From “Blue Whale” to “Red Dolphin,” media, manipulation, and neglect deepen fear and exploitation among vulnerable teens
Through the eye of the digital age: how platforms capture attention, data, and power
Unravelling the digital revolution: platforms taking over
The systemic shift from industrial capitalism to global rentierism
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Events in Economy & Politics

After school, exhibition view. Courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art
After school
23 Aug 2025 — 11 Jan 2026 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, United States
Changemakers: crafting a difference, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Museum of Australian Democracy
Changemakers, crafting a difference
13 Jan — 31 Dec 2025 at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
Republic and Dictatorship. Courtesy of Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Republic and Dictatorship
Permanent event at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna, Austria
The Legacy Gallery, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
The Legacy Gallery
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Democracy DNA, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Australian Democracy
Democracy DNA
Permanent event at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
Holtgrewe WWII Model Collection. Courtesy of The Museum of Flight
Holtgrewe WWII Model Collection
Permanent event at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, United States
HMCS Huron. Courtesy of The Military Museums
HMCS Huron
Permanent event at The Military Museums in Calgary, Canada
The Oval Office. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
The Oval Office
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
CF-104. Courtesy of The Military Museums
CF-104
Permanent event at The Military Museums in Calgary, Canada
The Coin Cabinet. Courtesy of MNHA
The Coin Cabinet
Permanent event at the MNHA in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Docklands at War. Courtesy of Museum of London Docklands
Docklands at War
Permanent event at the Museum of London Docklands in London, United Kingdom
Civil Rights, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
Civil Rights
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Coins, Medals and Monetary Tokens. Courtesy of Salzburg Museum
Coins, Medals and Monetary Tokens
Permanent event at the Salzburg Museum in Salzburg, Austria
Numismatic Collection. Courtesy of GNM
Numismatic Collection
Permanent event at the GNM in Nuremberg, Germany
Western Estonia. Courtesy of Estonian Open Air Museum
Western Estonia
Permanent event at the Estonian Open Air Museum in Tallinn, Estonia
World War II Fighters. Courtesy of World War II Fighters
World War II Fighters
Permanent event at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, United States
November 22, 1963, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
November 22, 1963
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
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