Why We Need to Uncover White Savior Logic of Volunteer Tourism
Yearly, around 1.6 million tourists, most of whom are young, white and from Western countries, go on holidays to volunteer in the Global South.[1] These so-call...
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Government Surveillance and the Right to Privacy in the 21st Century
The right to privacy has existed in international law since 1966, but the improved capacity of governments’ surveillance and spying software in the past decade ...
Shakespearean Tragedies and Children of the War
“I realized that my brother was shot in the head and neck. I witnessed how his soul left his body” – UN News The on-going Syrian civil war has put a huge ...
On Belonging, Truck Art and Mexican Muralism: Art Movements and Their Legacies Around the World
“The Picasso of Pakistan” has traveled the world to show off his art. He has painted in St. Petersburg, held an exhibition in L.A., and created a piece for the ...
Battle in the Himalayas Strains India-China Relations
Where is Ladakh? When conflict on the disputed mountain border between China and India broke out last summer, international spectators took quick notice. But th...
The China-India Dispute and its Geopolitical Implications
India and China are at the worst diplomatic relations as of now. The current Galwan border dispute is worse than the 72 days long Doklam stand-off in 1967. It h...
The Dangers of Private Policing: Lessons from South Africa
The recent physical assault of French music producer Michel Zecler makes one thing clear: police brutality is a transnational issue. This year, incidents of pol...
“Nothing Will Be the Same”: How an Abortion Ruling Sparked Poland’s Nascent Revolution
Blood-red lightning bolts and black umbrellas, two of the major symbols of the ongoing protests against new abortion restrictions in Poland, have filled the cou...
Culture of Torture and Intimidation: The Military in Thailand
In 2019, Thai authorities confirmed that four more people were killed in a late-night attack by Muslim insurgents in Southern Thailand. The insurgents assaulted...
To Reach Its Targets, the EU’s Green Deal Needs Improvement
The European Green Deal is a European Union (EU) project that seeks to radically transform Europe’s economic system to neutralise greenhouse gas emissions and m...