Revisiting the Law of War under Climate Stress: The Case of Yemen
by The Law of War, formally known as International Humanitarian Law (IHL), was developed to regulate violence during armed conflict by limiting unnecessary suffering and protecting …
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Lost in Translation: How Language Shapes Opportunity in Morocco
All over the world, success in science is often seen as the result of talent and hard work. But for many Moroccan students, the challenge …
Education as a Driver of Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
“In a poor rural area of Pakistan, girls are three times as likely as poor boys to have never attended school. In India, the median …
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Youth at the Table: How Young Advocates Engage with Climate Diplomacy
Climate change is often discussed through science, emissions targets, and environmental disasters. Yet behind global climate action lies another, less visible process: climate diplomacy. Broadly, …
So apparently, Satire is not All Sh*ts and Giggles!
Let’s go back to my family home, around 15 years ago. Imagine that my family and I are all waiting impatiently for the person that …
Power and Participation in Climate Negotiations : How Vulnerable States Engage with Climate Diplomacy
Climate diplomacy refers to the system of multilateral negotiations through which states coordinate responses to climate change. The principal institutional forum for this process is …
The Greek Mirror: Democracy, Accountability and the Global Governance Gap
by When democracy is invoked as a global ideal, its symbolic origins are often traced to Ancient Greece, a historical reference point for political equality and …
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Climate Change and the Risk of State Extinction: A Challenge for International Law
Climate change is usually discussed as an environmental or economic problem. For some countries, however, it represents a far more fundamental challenge: a threat to …
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Wasted at Both Ends: How the Global Food System Discards from Farm to Shelf
At a plantation in coastal Ecuador, a crate of bananas is set aside, not because it is spoiled, but because it is slightly curved in …
Namokora: Revisiting a Forgotten Massacre in Northern Uganda
In Uganda, it is now forty years since President Yoweri Museveni captured power, and he has ruled ever since. When his National Resistance Army (NRA) …