The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues even after the ceasefire agreement between Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan in 1994. The peace process under the auspices of OSCE Minsk Group comprised of France, Russia and the USA entered into an active phase following the Armenian Velvet Revolution back in the spring of 2018. We …
Protests in Hong Kong, now in their fourth month, continue to follow a trend of steady escalation. Originally triggered by the local government’s introduction of an “extradition law” that would have cleared the way for Hong Kong citizens to be tried by mainland
“I am the same as people who are fleeing war. Those who are afraid of dying — that’s me, too “, said Ioane Teitiota, as he spoke of his decision to seek asylum. He failed to prove in court that he qualified as a “climate refugee” due to the fact …
On February 28, 2019, the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi ended without an agreement between both sides. Once more, the crux proved to be diverging interpretations of what the “denuclearisation” of North Korea meant, and what steps on this path would be enough to lift the international sanctions on the …
Ob in Keksen, Duschgel oder Zahnpasta – Palmöl begleitet uns von morgens bis abends durch den Alltag. Warum sich die Produktionsbedingungen von Palmöl trotz wachsender Kritik an den verheerenden sozialen und ökologischen Folgen der Produktion kaum ändern und Palmöl nicht durch andere, regional und nachhaltig produzierte Pflanzenöle ersetzt wird, lässt …
China’s increasing engagement with conflict and post-conflict societies has already attracted significant attention from international observers, particularly as it emerged as a major contributor to peacekeeping missions in the 00s (covered, for example, in this Saferworld report and a special issue of International Peacekeeping). One of the earliest patterns established by Chinese PKO …
Entgegen der Hoffnungen, über marktbasierte Instrumente die Klimakrise lösen zu können, ist nach zwanzig Jahren neoklassischer Umweltökonomie und -politik eine ernüchternde Bilanz zu ziehen. Nicht nur haben derartige Ansätze nichts bewirkt, sondern im Gegenteil zu einer Beschleunigung kapitalistischer Einhegung und Inwertsetzung von Natur beigetragen. Zudem werden die rezenten Maßnahmen zunehmend …
One of the more recent solutions introduced in the Philippine government to curb corruption is the Commission on Audit’s Citizen Participatory Audit project. It capitalizes on participatory citizenship to help monitor government projects. This article tackles the present gains and issues about the program.
Globale Bildung und Weltbürgertum als Paradigma für Pädagogik und Bildungspolitik
The internet and social media are digital platforms that can be a boon or a bane to the people and societies in general. They are avenues whereby information or misinformation can be circulated. And given the rapidity by which these can spread valid or fake news, the stakes are high, …