This article contends that South Africa’s 2025 G20 presidency presents a critical opening to shape governance of critical mineral supply chains, essential for renewable energy, digital economies, and national…
This article advances the idea that teaching children their mother tongues and learning adjacent national languages offers better prospects for consolidating nation-building and contributing to cultural preservation. Kenya’s case illustrates…
Germany’s economy is being throttled by a more competitive China that has usurped its previous manufacturing dominance in many industries. In response, Germany has doubled down on the China bet…
The escalating women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan demonstrates a gap in international legal protections of the rights of women and girls. The international community should fill this gap by making…
The Trump administration should prioritize biotechnology as a strategic asset for the United States using the military strategy framework of “ends, ways, and means” because biotechnology supports critical national objectives…
Despite the non-political positioning of its organizing body, the European Broadcasting Union, the Eurovision Song Contest plays an important role in shaping how the public imagines and understands ideas of…
Fiji, a Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS), faces rural electrification challenges due to its dispersed geography and climate vulnerabilities. With 6 percent of Fijian rural households lacking…
In 2021, the European Union (EU) attempted to assert itself in the Indo-Pacific arena to increase its geopolitical relevance by releasing an ambitious and multifaceted Indo-Pacific Strategy. However, findings from…
Foreign employers have the potential to influence cultural norms and improve female employment outcomes in regions with historically low female labor force participation (FLFP), such as the Middle…
When we analyze conflicts in the Middle East, we are not analyzing conflicts with isolated impacts but risks for global energy security. Recent conflicts in the Middle East have highlighted…
