Will Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders govern corruptly?
By Josh Von Trapp As terrible as the human rights and security situations in Afghanistan are already, things could get worse if the Taliban’s clean governance turns dirty. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban marched into Kabul unopposed, toppling the Western-backed...
Can we have climate justice without migration justice?
By Andreas Neef Andreas Neef looks at what a failure of the negotiations at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow could mean for climate migration in the Pacific and beyond. As thousands of delegates from around the world gather in Glasgow at the COP26 Climate Summit...
What is the hidden cost of New Zealand’s ‘food basket to the world’ role?
By Catherine Alexander New Zealand’s reliance on pastoral farming as the backbone of its agricultural economy has a hidden cost in the form of phosphate extraction, a non-renewable resource mined at a high cost to our Pacific neighbours and the Sahrawi people in...
Can litigation save us from climate change?
By Rebekkah Markey-Towler & Jacqueline Peel Governments around the world are being taken to court for inaction on climate change – but can litigation help fill the policy gap? During COP26 – the global conference on climate change – countries are gathering in...
How biased are algorithms? Can they be put to better use? 🔊
Algorithms reflect the biases of the society in which they exist and the programmers who create them. With this, however, there has been a social and political reaction against their use. How do algorithms govern social and political interactions? What is the most...
Do we need a fundamental rethink into how we address climate change?
By Anne Salmond The way the Government is investing in tackling climate change is scientifically ill-informed, and economically ill-considered. It needs a fundamental rethink, writes Dame Anne Salmond. My heart sank when I read about the commitments that New Zealand...
Why are rapid COVID tests so expensive and hard to find?
By Lydia DePillis & Eric Umansky Months-long silences. Mysterious rejections. Here’s what’s behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic. A few weeks ago, a ProPublica reporter decided to test his kids for COVID-19. They had the sniffles,...
Will Cameroon survive its ongoing civil war? How can it overcome its governance challenges? 🔊
Cameroon has seen increased violence and an ongoing civil war based on its linguistic, sectarian divide. Can the nation survive? How much is this a democracy deficiency and how much is this failure of leadership? How can Cameroon overcome its governance challenges?...
What has happened to supply-chains?
By Stefano Riela As Covid-19 cases decline, capacity constraints and shortages should ease, spending on travel and entertainment should pick up, slowing demand for goods and taking some of the pressure off supply chains and delivery times. In recent months it has been...Subscribe by Email
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