Civil SocietyHealthPeaceReligion 7 min readA Beacon of Hope from A Buddhist Leader in the Face of Crises 23 February 20210Viewpoint by Ramesh Jaura* – IDN-InDepthNews BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN) — Like the United Nations, the global community-based Buddhist organisation... Read More
Economy / FinanceElectionsHuman RightsImmigration and RefugeesmilitarizationReligionViolence 8 min readThe Coup in Myanmar: Why Now? 10 February 20210By Phillip Orchard – Geopolitical Futures There are huge risks to abandoning the country’s previous political arrangement. For Myanmar, a... Read More
ElectionsHuman RightsImmigration and RefugeesmilitarizationRadical extremismReligionViolencexenofobia 4 min readAung San Suu Kyi is a victim of a coup. But is she still a hero of democracy? 2 February 20210By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Myanmar’s fragile, flawed democracy has collapsed. In the early hours Monday, the country’s... Read More
Armed conflictsHuman RightsmilitarizationRacismRadical extremismReligionViolencexenofobia 3 min readIsrael and apartheid: prophecy or description? 19 January 20210Editorial – The Guardian With no roadmap for peace, Israel risks being compared to the old South Africa It was... Read More
ChildrenHuman RightsImmigration and RefugeesRacismReligionViolence 7 min readSesame Street unveils Rohingya Muppets to help kids overcome 'unthinkable horrors' 17 December 20200 By Christine Romo, Cynthia McFadden and Rich Schapiro (*) – NBC News The new characters, Noor Yasmin and Aziz, are... Read More
Civil rightsRadical extremismReligionWomen 5 min readThe Polish war on women is over 30 years old 30 October 20200By Boyan Stanislavski* – Barricade The recent ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland is the latest episode in the... Read More
Human RightsJusticePopulismRadical extremismReligion 4 min readPope Francis, the anti-Trump of our age 23 October 20200By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Centuries ago, Christendom was accustomed to the periodic existence of “antipopes.” They were clerics... Read More
authoritarianismHealthJusticePopulismRadical extremismReligion 6 min readCovid-19 complicates Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination 7 October 20200The Economist The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push... Read More
BookscultureReligion 4 min readOne Book, One World 29 September 20200By Dino Lencioni* The new edition of this book is entitled The Jerusalem Helix. Imagine an Atheist, a Catholic, a... Read More
Armed conflictsHistoryImmigration and RefugeesPeacePopulismRacismRadical extremismReligionViolence 5 min readPeace in the Middle East 28 September 20200By Roberto Savio* – Other News The creation of a Palestinian State remains a pipe-dream After the fall of the... Read More