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Pro-European protesters face riot police in Tbilisi, as Georgia’s struggle between democratic aspirations and authoritarian pressure unfolds in the streets
Georgia at the crossroads of Europe and the Kremlin
How electoral fraud, authoritarian drift, and Russian influence are threatening the country’s democratic future
Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender
Geopolitics of the Epstein files
Strategic narratives, intelligence claims, and the India–Israel dimension
A devastated cityscape consumed by fire and destruction evokes the human cost and far-reaching consequences of modern war, where conflicts risk spiraling into prolonged devastation far beyond the battlefield
The war against Iran: a gate to hell
Why the U.S. and Israel risk repeating the catastrophic mistakes of Iraq
Monsieur Cana’s graffiti at the Qalandia checkpoint in Palestine
Palestine and the architecture of oppression
Occupation, apartheid, and the global failure to uphold justice
Crowds of farmers gather near a major shipping port as cargo vessels and stacked containers loom in the background, reflecting the growing tensions between global trade expansion and domestic agricultural concerns
The EU–Mercosur agreement at an impasse
Trade, environmental standards, and political division in a historic pact reshaping global economic alliance
About a million protesters rallied along Barcelona’s main street to demand independence from the Spanish government for the Catalonia Region, 2018, Spain
Does a state have a “right to exist”?
Rethinking statehood in international law
Farmers’ protest in Brussels, with a tractor carrying a sign reading ‘Sos'
The competitiveness council and the future of free trade
Why the EU must reclaim global economic leadership
Sailors from the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) attend a ceremony commemorating the arrival of three ships from China's People's Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] at Naval Station Mayport as part of a routine goodwill port visit
Why Washington is drawing red lines in the Caribbean?
Inside the escalating showdown over fraud, refugees, narcotrafficking, and rival powers in America’s closest sphere
A figure treading on scattered coins, illustrating the commodification of progress and success
The economy of passion
How financial logic increasingly governs self-worth, ambition, and everyday pleasures
A frayed American flag hangs in quiet testimony to a nation grappling with democratic strain
Trump administration: corruption and collapse
Justice, opposition, and the perilous state of American politics in 2025
A herd of around 40 wild elephants in Ampara, in eastern Sri Lanka, has become completely dependent on garbage dumps, behaving almost like domestic animals as they wait for tractors to unload waste. “It is truly heartbreaking to see the animals eating plastic and toxic chemical waste. This causes serious health issues, and many fall sick. Some have even died.” So far, six elephants in Ampara have died from ingesting toxic waste
The slow suicide of modern life
On climate denial, public health crises, and the dangerous faith we place in economic growth
The continent and its incredibly resilient people © Illustration by Paola Bilancieri
Two Africas, one heart
The continent’s most hidden realities and hope for a better future
A woman leading a public gathering, reflecting the visibility and influence of women in shaping public dialogue
Empowering the next generation of women in diplomacy
How supporting girls’ self-expression prepares the next generation of women leaders and negotiators
Jeffrey Edward Epstein was an American financier and convicted sex offender who was indicted for sex trafficking but died before trial
The Epstein files shock the world
New revelations spark political turmoil and accountability questions worldwide
A student pauses before an achievement board, measuring herself against visible markers of success
Why success feels harder to define than ever
How to prevent the pressure of keeping up from overshadowing your own personal growth
The storming of the USA Capitol on January 6, 2021. Rioters holding USA and “Make America Great Again” flags
Populism as a wishmachine: the Trump brand
On some characteristics of populism and the question of what brought it to power in the USA
People stroll past modern buildings in the heart of Johannesburg, South Africa
The struggle for transformation in South Africa
Who sets the bar, and who gets in?
A mafia figure wearing a hat and showing tattoos, holding a cane with a confident stance
The mafia that never left
In Sicily, organized crime no longer fires bullets—it signs contracts, controls systems, and thrives in the silence of inequality
A red and white cargo ship sails across the sea during daytime, heading toward a new destination
Trump's tariff gambit reignites transatlantic trade tensions
A war of words could turn into a volatile relationship between the 2 superpowers
A person unconscious beside pills, a syringe, and other drugs
Inside Islamabad’s silent drug epidemic
An investigation into the rising addiction crisis consuming Pakistan’s youth—and the systemic failures enabling it
Jeffrey Edward Epstein was an American financier, child sex offender, and sex trafficker. He began his professional career as a teacher, being hired without a degree at the Dalton School
Why the Epstein files never close
A second-order look at power, silence, and survival
A fractured map of Europe lies amid smoke and ruins, evoking a continent grappling with fragmentation, memory, and the looming shadow of conflict
Europe: mutilation, insult, and war
Fragmentation, humiliation, and the drift toward war
The Beech 18 aircraft was used for cloud-seeding experiments in the early postwar United States, dispersing dry ice to stimulate precipitation
The coming age of climate control
AI, aerosols, cloud seeding, and the dangerous vacuum of global governance
Excessive secrecy can be used to hide corruption, mismanagement, or embarrassment, reducing accountability
Jeffrey Epstein’s secret Harvard Mathematics meeting
Exclusive photographs, UFO links, and the unknown woman
Sky-high inequality and the dismantling of the welfare state: exploring the forces driving the global rightward shift
Social justice in the new world order
Geopolitics, welfare states, and the fight for a sustainable future
An Indian bus station filled with colorful buses and waiting passengers
The untold story of Indian job crisis
Electricity bills, travel expenses, house rent, health, safety, and the standard of living crisis in India’s harsh job market
A rain-soaked street becomes a silent crime scene, where a discarded knife and distant police lights reflect the urgency of Britain’s knife crime crisis
Labour, knife crime, and the test of law and order in the UK
Why the government must move beyond rhetoric and act decisively to protect Britain’s streets
This replica represents a baby hatch installed in 1812 at the Foundlings’ House on St. Rochus Street, founded in 1532. Children left there were cared for until about age ten before being sent to the Maagdenhuis. Created during the French regime’s reforms, the hatch remained in use until 1860. In its first two years, 414 infants were placed inside. A bell signaled each arrival, and caregivers kept warm milk and bandages ready for immediate care
Designing baby hatch systems for muslim contexts
How Islamic principles, public policy, and social support can prevent needless infant deaths
Sitting on wealth while society sinks: modern feudalism in business casual
Why are the rich so rich?
How billionaires keep winning, the middle class keeps paying, and why we should all be mad about it
Power rarely announces itself. It gathers quietly, behind closed doors, where wealth, silence, and legality converge
Epstein and the machinery of moral corruption
How power, philanthropy, and legal systems enabled abuse
A dystopian vision of end-times fascism, where elites retreat into bunkers as authoritarian rallies rise and the vulnerable are left outside amid ecological collapse
Apocalyptic fascism: a chilling diagnosis
Survivalism, supremacy, and the politics of abandonment
Demonstrators come together at Slavija Square in Belgrade on December 22, 2024
Serbia, Europe and the question of democracy
Serbia’s unrest reflects Europe’s democratic fragility and the urgent need to rethink the meaning of self-governance in the modern era
On the public holiday declared a ‘day of mourning’ for the Queen, protesters in Naarm rallied against the monarchy. The event was part of a series of anti-monarchy actions across Australia, organized by Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance and other First Nations groups Australia
The radicalisation of the Australian frontier
How Australia's forgotten frontier wars became a century of escalating brutality
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Events in Economy & Politics

The Oval Office. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
The Oval Office
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Social Justice Gallery, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
Social Justice Gallery
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
The Legacy Gallery, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
The Legacy Gallery
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Holtgrewe WWI Model Collection. Courtesy of The Museum of Flight
Holtgrewe WWI Model Collection
Permanent event at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, United States
Writs to referendums: celebrating Australia’s unique electoral system, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Australian Democracy
Writs to referendums (...)
Permanent event at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
CF-104. Courtesy of The Military Museums
CF-104
Permanent event at The Military Museums in Calgary, Canada
Numismatic Collection. Courtesy of GNM
Numismatic Collection
Permanent event at the GNM in Nuremberg, Germany
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
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
Republic and Dictatorship. Courtesy of Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Republic and Dictatorship
Permanent event at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna, Austria
Democracy. Are you in? Exhibition view. Courtesy of the Museum of Australian Democracy
Democracy. Are you in?
Permanent event at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
Democracy DNA, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Australian Democracy
Democracy DNA
Permanent event at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
Civil Rights, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
Civil Rights
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
Presidential Limousine. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
LBJ’s Presidential Limousine
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
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