Since 2015, PiS has cracked down on the independence of various media outlets and Polish courts by appointing its political allies in leading positions. Starting with the media – for several years, the PiS-led government has consolidated its control over public broadcasting by installing its political allies in the National…
Read MoreEn bristande trygghet och steg för att uppnå sagd trygghet var något som genomsyrade budskapen på det svenska valets valskyltar. ”Ingen ska behöva bli kriminell” textades över en bild på Magdalena Andersson och en ung icke-vit person. ”Nu får vi ordning på brotten” kunde läsas på en skylt med Moderaternas…
Read MoreThe last decade has seen Eastern Europeans further integrating in the Union, mutually growing their economies and enjoying free movement across borders. Although beneficial for developing markets and civil rights, liberal values have often been met by major identitarian pushes, bringing discussions of sovereignty back on centre stage.…
Read MoreBy Marlene Lutz We live in an age in which intelligent computer systems have become an indispensable part of our lives. Algorithms decide which advertisements we are exposed to, which movies are suggested to us, and which search engine results we see, tailored to our individual needs. Banks use algorithms…
Read MoreAv Jill Kiernan Året är 2021 och halva jordens befolkning har fortfarande inte rätt till sin egen kropp. Idag utgör världens kvinnor 50% av jordens befolkning och bara i Sverige är det 5,1 miljoner, vi pratar alltså om ca 3,5 miljarder kvinnor. Rätten till sin egen kropp är en rättighet…
Read MoreBy Axel Falk In one of the driest corners of the world, “the left foot of Africa”, an anomaly has risen, muchto the hopefuls of a world in peace. Namibia has done right where so many have done wrongand now stand on the top of a hill, looking down on…
Read MoreTurkey is a country that borders two cultural spheres, the Islamic and the European. As a consequence of this, Anatolia became the home for many different ethnic groups. Greeks, Turks, Armenians, Arameans, Assyrians and Kurds all inhabited parts of Anatolia. However, after the 1915 genocide and the burning of Smyrna…
Read MoreBy Jana Paegle Chechnya is one of Russia’s most impoverished and closed-off republics situated in the Northern Caucasus, ruled through so-called “pseudo-Islamistic” governance. It is a nation of dualisms, dependent on aid until this day and is run by an erratic, megalomaniac leader and ex-separatist war-hero’s son — the eclectic…
Read MoreBy Stefano Cisternino After 20 years of war, Afghanistan is back in the hands of the Taliban, with many accusing Biden of an epic defeat. After the seizure of the presidential palace and the flight of President Ghani on 15 August, a Taliban spokesman announced the rebirth of the Islamic…
Read MoreBy Michelle Sara Gano The world is suffering from more outbreaks than the Covid-19 pandemic. Another eruption that spreads quickly, affecting many individuals simultaneously, is the pandemic of global hunger. Further is the pandemic of worldwide gender inequality. Both need to end, in order to reach sustainable global security –…
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