Tag: Regimes & Governance
236 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
COVID-19 and the Destruction of the Social Contract in South Africa
The pandemic is the ultimate test of governments’ commitments to human rights, even in comparison to other times of crisis. The South African government is no exception to this…
June 17, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
The Forty-Day War and the “Russian Peace” in Nagorno-Karabakh
“All we are saying is give peace a chance,” is the opening line of John Lennon’s globally celebrated song, the soundtrack of public protest against the rapidly escalating…
June 16, 2021
- Society & Culture
Education as Activism in the Syrian Civil War
The civil war has taken a horrifying toll on primary education in Syria. One in three schools have been damaged or destroyed, and a total of 2.4 million children are currently…
May 20, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Navalny Affair: The Domestic and International Consequences for Putin
Alexei Navalny, arguably Russia’s most prominent anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure, survived an attempted assassination by poisoning in August 2020. Images of…
May 3, 2021
- Science & Technology
Parched Cities of India: Jal Jeevan Mission as a Ray of Hope for Urban Water Resilience
Rapid urbanization in India poses extreme water risks, including scarcity and pollution, creating obstacles for urban utilities to provide adequate clean water for all. The…
April 23, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Using Social Media to Improve Nigeria’s Electoral Management
Using Social Media to improve Nigeria’s Electoral Management The last two general elections in Nigeria—2015 and 2019—have seen social media play an increasingly important…
April 22, 2021
- Society & Culture
Rohingya Refugees and the Urgency of Solutions
The Rohingya refugee situation goes back decades. While the mass influx of some 866,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh which began in August 2017 was shocking, it…
April 20, 2021
- Global Governance
The Failure of Governance in Nigeria: An Epistocratic Challenge
At the end of the Cold War, African civil society movements striving for more democratic governance began to challenge authoritarian regimes on the continent. Declining living…
April 12, 2021
- Global Governance
Hungary’s Transformation and the Complicity of the EU
Hungary has received international attention in the last decade for being the first Member State of the European Union (EU) and the forerunner of democratic transition in East…
April 11, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
India and Latin America: Moving from Transactional to Permanent Healthcare Partners
On January 22, less than a week after India began its own COVID-19 vaccination drive at home, the Serum Institute of India shipped two million doses of the Covidshield vaccine…
March 18, 2021