By Katerina Panagi Transforming our world toward sustainability requires understanding environmental degradation and climate change as social and political issues. Adopting an eco-social lens in policy design and implementation can facilitate not only green but also fair approaches that will be required to achieve the SDGs. It would help minimize the risk of injustice associated …

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by Chiara Hattotuwa In recent years, Britain has witnessed a notable increase in far-right views, marking a concerning shift in its political landscape. This surge in extremist ideologies has ignited intense debates about the root causes and potential consequences of this phenomenon. From the proliferation of nationalist sentiments to the rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric, the …

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by Chimaobi Omeye The Niger Republic coup d’état of 26th July came as a shock and an opportunity to reflect on the state of democracy in the West African region. Within a few years, Niger joined Burkina-Faso, Guinea, and Mali in ousting democratically elected sitting governments. Many believe this is a time to challenge the …

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by Adedoyin Ajayi Across Nigeria, it is a heartbreaking, yet common phenomenon to see children tug at the hands and clothes of travelers in motor parks in a bid to get some Naira notes. Constant rejection from travelers rarely fails to dampen the resilience of these children, as they scamper about, trying to scrounge enough …

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by Adedoyin Ajayi Several years ago, AI would have been thought to be little more than robots walking in choreographed motions, grabbing you a glass of wine from your kitchen, thus saving you the agony of missing portions of your favourite TV show. However, AI is more, far more than that. Every time you make …

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by Shannay Williams Whether we recognize it or not, most of us have interacted with artificial intelligence (AI) in some form. We’re all familiar with Google, Siri, Alexa, and the like and we’ve been using them for years with ease. So what’s changed? If you’ve been following the debate, you may have heard that just …

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by Cody Mitchell Australia’s longstanding republican movement has renewed its efforts to bring an end to the nation’s constitutional monarchy following the coronation of King Charles III. However, for the monarchy to be replaced with a republic, Australia’s constitution would need to be amended. But for such an amendment to be successful, a majority of …

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by Chimaobi Omeye Africa’s third-largest country by land mass is very close to a deadly civil war after weeks of unrest and killings. On either side of the unrest are the official Sudanese Armed Forces under the leadership of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who currently serves as the de facto leader of the country, and the …

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