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Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for ...
For low-income communities living on the borders of game reserves, the benefits of trophy hunting are few. There are 10 better ways that they could earn a living.
The failure of many development initiatives has led some scholars, especially those associated with the post-development and decolonial schools of thought, to call for alternatives to development.
On May 24–25, 2025, “Wursita” workshop gathered participants in Sleman, Yogyakarta to explore digital strategies for revitalizing Javanese, a widely spoken yet unrecognized and underrepresented ...
The trauma people experience during the conflict between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 Rebel Movement in eastern DRC isn’t just physical. The psychological impact is just as heavy.
A ten-day internet and mobile shutdown in North Waziristan from July 7-17 severely disrupted the local economy, education, and businesses before partial restoration following negotiations with Jirga ...
Antagonistic political rhetoric has fueled the pro-China conspiracy theory that the recall campaign was a means to consolidate the ruling party's power and suppress political dissent.
Two gangs in Haiti took over a radio station in April. They broadcasted propaganda and played hip-hop supportive of their activities. Upon leaving, they took all the equipment with them and burned ...
In the wake of the US attacks, the international community asked itself how it could ensure that such horrors were never repeated.
But while young people might be getting a break from the classroom and having a chance to spend more time on their hobbies, they are still learning – whether they’re playing video games, painting toy ...
Matters become more complicated, however, when that distance is mediated by technology – by dating app swipes, messaging on WhatsApp and FaceTime. For myself, as a philosopher of love, there is no ...
Responding to reports that at least 29 people were killed, hundreds more injured and more than 1,200 people arbitrarily arrested in Luanda, Huambo, Benguela and Huíla, during a three-day taxi drivers’ ...