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A close-up view of rings set with diamonds, Lancaster, United States
Kimberley and the politics of diamonds
Regulating conflict, ethics, and power in the global diamond trade
Driven by a prophecy foretelling her inescapable downfall, Delcy Rodríguez seeks guidance from Indigenous shamans only to learn that her political fate is already sealed
The Araña Mona Trap
The relentless end of Nicolás Maduro’s succession in Venezuela
On 28 June 2026, five boys allegedly killed Wang Wang and her three puppies in Jieyang, China
Justice for Wang Wang and her puppies
The reported killings in Jieyang renew global calls for accountability and stronger protection for stray animals
A manager guiding colleagues through a discussion, representing leadership that prioritises the needs and wellbeing of its workforce
The new competitive edge: financially healthy employees
Why supporting employees through debt, emergencies, and financial uncertainty can create measurable value for employers
The damaged Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, Iran, following the 28 February 2026 strike that killed 156 people, including 120 children
The cost of rebuilding Iran
Beyond the billions pledged lie destroyed homes, damaged heritage and the lives lost in Minab
Sudanese refugees carrying their belongings move through a crowded Cairo street as many seek safety and legal status amid tightening asylum policies and growing uncertainty about their future in Egypt
Egypt’s new asylum law raises fears for refugees
As parliament debates stricter migration rules, Sudanese refugees face arrests and possible deportation
A violent scene depicting a man restraining a woman and covering her mouth during a physical assault
Drug-facilitated sexual assault in the digital age
Online communities, pornography networks, and legal gaps driving organised abuse
A shattered city street bears the scars of conflict, as smoke rises in the distance and silence settles over the ruins of everyday life
War and economic consequences
The financial strain of military spending, infrastructure loss, and disrupted markets
A cruise ship passing through the waters of Cape Horn, Chile, reflecting the region’s pivotal position at the southern tip of South America
Conquering Chile: geopolitics of the Southern cone
A look at the territorial disputes, strategic waterways, and great-power ambitions reshaping the southern tip of South America
Morocco's iconic mosque overlooking the Atlantic, symbolising the meeting of tradition, openness, and national confidence
Morocco beyond colonialism
The psychology of nations, identity, and neocolonialism 
The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989. Image: Part of a photo documentation exhibit at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Authoritarianism against democracy
The geopolitical rollback of freedom and the “deadly love” of strongmen
Journalists confront riot police during a protest in Pakistan, capturing the tension between the press and state authorities
Journalism under pressure in Pakistan
Why a divided press serves authoritarian power
Low-angle view of a towering residential building in Hong Kong, reflecting the stark contrast between urban density, inequality, and poverty
The housing crisis beyond supply and demand
Financial markets, institutional investors, and the structural forces reshaping access to housing worldwide
Makeshift homes in the shadow of modern high-rises, symbolizing the gap between economic success and social equality
Change the world or change lives?
Thirty-five years after the fall of the Wall, there is still no progressive alternative for a new world order
An professional surrounded by floating papers, showing how excessive planning can hinder meaningful progress
Execution: when strategy ceases to be discourse
Looking at why execution and continuous adaptation are essential in an uncertain business environment
Drone view of NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, USA
Between the USA-State Inc. and China’s Party-State
Artificial Intelligence as a litmus test
View of the empty United Nations Security Council chamber at the UN Headquarters in New York City, USA
Can the United Nations still manage global crises?
As wars and geopolitical rivalries intensify, the UN faces growing questions about its effectiveness in a fragmented world
A vibrant aerial view of Durban harbour during sunset, representing Africa’s integration into global trade and financial networks
Keeping Africa in eternal dependence
How IMF lending conditions and debt policies shape Africa’s sovereignty, development and economic choices
Technology Park Ljubljana was established in 1996 as an organisation providing a supportive and dynamic business environment for the development of high-level technological entrepreneurship in Slovenia
Why Slovenia is falling behind in innovation
The challenges facing a small economy in the global race for knowledge and technology
Through ethnographic research in Tondo, sociologist Marco Garrido explains how the drug war was supported because drug-related disorder directly threatens the fragile livelihoods and communal survival of urban communities. Makati City lights, Metro Manila, Philippines
Blood and community: the war on drugs in the Philippines
Leading Filipino sociologist Marco Garrido is interviewed on the puzzling legacy of the bloody war on drugs in the Philippines
An office desk with a pen in focus, covered in overwhelming government paperwork
The EU's AI Act meets reality
When first-mover regulation collides with global competition
Twenty World War II shipwrecks emerge from the Danube in Serbia as water levels fall dramatically
Global warming and global war
The growing connections between climate change, wildfires, fossil fuels, energy competition, and geopolitical conflict
A lone viewer sits immersed in a flood of polarising digital content, where political outrage and distorted narratives compete for attention on glowing screens
How digital media turned politics into a hyperreal spectacle
Why online ideologies thrive on toxicity, profit, and distorted reality
A firestorm cloud rising over Hiroshima, Japan, in the aftermath of the atomic bombing
From Hiroshima to the edge of armageddon
Eight decades of nuclear memory and a call for reason, peace, and human solidarity
A divided landscape reveals two worlds side by side—prosperity and decay—highlighting the structural inequalities and environmental consequences that continue to shape global development
Breaking the cycle of maldevelopment
Why outdated development thinking continues to fail the world’s most vulnerable
Children play on a waste-covered urban beach, highlighting the growing problem of environmental pollution
There is still time to save humanity
War, climate change, and the urgent choices that will define our future
The legacy of WWII: Soviet soldiers raise the USSR flag over the Reichstag in Berlin at the end of the Second World War in 1945. The photograph is attributed to Soviet war photographer Viktor Temin
The significance of the enemy states clause for Germany
An overlooked provision of the UN Charter could regain political relevance amid growing tensions with Russia
Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, Chile. Cropped from an original photo by Velvet, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Chile chooses to remember
The Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile raises the question of what happens when a society stops examining its past while preserving the remnants of dictatorship
An exhausted worker resting beside a handcart, representing the daily burden ordinary Filipinos carry while institutions struggle to ease their hardships
Why public trust in Philippine institutions is collapsing
How political dynasties, weak accountability, and public frustration are changing the trust in Philippine governance
A glass globe resting on a laptop keyboard, representing the growing role of technology in shaping geopolitical strategy
Strategic autonomy and the Arab world
How Europe's security transformation is reshaping its defence policies and relationships with the Middle East
A group of employees sharing a happy moment during work hours
Can kindness boost employee well-being?
Researches suggest a resounding "yes"
NATO flags lining a canal embankment in the heart of The Hague, Netherlands
From post Cold War optimism to hybrid warfare
How NATO and Europe learned that stability alone does not guarantee security
An older man and a young child crossing paths, reflecting the coexistence of different generations and experiences
When generations become marketing categories
As we argue over Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z, are we overlooking the corporations and systems that benefit from keeping us divided?
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Events in Economy & Politics

Numismatic Collection. Courtesy of GNM
Numismatic Collection
Permanent event at the GNM in Nuremberg, Germany
Docklands at War. Courtesy of Museum of London Docklands
Docklands at War
Permanent event at the Museum of London Docklands in London, United Kingdom
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
The House of Signatories. Courtesy of Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus
The House of Signatories
Permanent event at the Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus in Vilnius, Lithuania
The Coin Cabinet. Courtesy of MNHA
The Coin Cabinet
Permanent event at the MNHA in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The Legacy Gallery, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
The Legacy Gallery
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Notre raison d’être. Courtesy of Musée de la Banque du Canada
Notre raison d’être
Permanent event at the Musée de la Banque du Canada in Ottawa, Canada
HMCS Huron. Courtesy of The Military Museums
HMCS Huron
Permanent event at The Military Museums in Calgary, Canada
Social Justice Gallery, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
Social Justice Gallery
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
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
November 22, 1963, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
November 22, 1963
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Presidential Limousine. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
LBJ’s Presidential Limousine
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Republic and Dictatorship. Courtesy of Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Republic and Dictatorship
Permanent event at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna, Austria
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
Old Justice. Courtesy of GNM
Old Justice
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
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