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    How Chemical Weapons Allegations Could Change Sudan’s War Stances and the World’s Response

    For more than two years, the Sudanese civil conflict has been characterized by mass displacement, ethnic cleansing, starvation and the near collapse of the state itself. No side emerges with clean hands. Yet recently discovered evidence threatens to change the conflict’s international trajectory. Allegations of chemical weapons use: crossing a red line Evidence reviewed by… Continue reading How Chemical Weapons Allegations Could Change Sudan’s War Stances and the World’s Response
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    The Returning Nightmare: Europe’s Far Right and the Fading of Democratic Memory

    In April 1945, on a surviving piece of wall amid the ruins of Berlin, someone had written a chilling message: “We will return.” For decades, neither Nazism nor fascism managed to take root again in Europe. Yet today, the rapid rise of far-right parties across the continent suggests that the shadows of that dark era… Continue reading The Returning Nightmare: Europe’s Far Right and the Fading of Democratic Memory
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    The Missing Backbone: How Young Women Sustain Indonesia’s Agri-Food System

    In recent weeks, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, a nationwide school feeding initiative that provides free meals to school-aged children, has come under intense public scrutiny, with widespread criticism over substandard food quality, growing indications of fraud and food poisoning cases. The Indonesian government appears to be working overtime to contain public anger, including… Continue reading The Missing Backbone: How Young Women Sustain Indonesia’s Agri-Food System
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    Pakistani Women’s Progress, Barriers and Path to Parity

    Gender equality is central to a society that strives to bring justice and fairness. Yet in many parts of the world, access to opportunities has been far from equitable. In Pakistan, women continue to struggle to find opportunities that men already have. Although some have risen to prominence and secured opportunities in several male-dominated fields,… Continue reading Pakistani Women’s Progress, Barriers and Path to Parity
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    How Domestic Racism Is Undermining Finland’s Global Credibility

    Finland has long occupied a rare moral high ground in global politics. A country routinely ranked among the world’s most transparent, least corrupt and most sustainable states has built a reputation that extends far beyond its borders. In Asia, Finland is seen as a quiet exemplar of social trust. In Europe, as a principled small… Continue reading How Domestic Racism Is Undermining Finland’s Global Credibility
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    Trump vs. Powell: The War for the Federal Reserve Escalates

    The long-simmering tension between US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has erupted into a full-blown constitutional crisis. What began as a series of vitriolic tweets and campaign trail insults has mutated into a direct executive assault on the central bank’s independence, culminating in a threatened Justice Department indictment, a defiance video… Continue reading Trump vs. Powell: The War for the Federal Reserve Escalates
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    Behind the Scenes of Global Human Rights Diplomacy: How to Raise the Bar at the UN in 2026

    International human rights standards have come a long way since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Yet, grave violations deemed unthinkable in some parts of the world continue to unfold elsewhere. The UN remains the highest-level forum where all states collectively define, protect and promote human rights. Still, it’s easy… Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Global Human Rights Diplomacy: How to Raise the Bar at the UN in 2026
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