COP27: Why can rich countries no longer ignore calls to pay the developing world for climate havoc?
An aerial view of Pakistani flood survivors isolated on a road surrounded by water. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Bushong – https://www.dvidshub.net/image/319323 Lisa Vanhala, UCL Payments from high-emitting countries to mitigate the harm that climate...
What can be expected from COP27?
Sharm El-Sheikh on the Red Sea coast is best known for tourism and conferences. By Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Jen Allan, Cardiff University The world’s leaders are gathering for another global climate meeting, this time in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt....
Remapping the order of knowing: The idea of ‘Latin America’ revisited ▶
Is ‘Latin America’ part of ‘the West’? Why ask this question and what do these terms mean for understanding the world today? In this lecture, Professor Walter Mignolo will ask what role the Americas played in forming the colonial matrix of...
Q+A: Kashmir: What’s behind one of the most volatile rivalries in the world?
The conflict in South Asia between India and Pakistan is one of the most volatile international rivalries in the world, and no issue embodies this rivalry more clearly than the regions of Jammu and Kashmir. Resolving this issue would ease tensions between these two...
Hell on Earth: Why did the situation in Syria get so bad? 🔊
The United Nations Secretary-General has called Syria hell on Earth. How did it get this bad? What are the geopolitics at play? And what about the rest of the Middle East? Maria Armoudian discusses the ongoing crisis in Syria and the surrounding areas with Laurie A....
What do the British and French elections mean for geopolitics? 🔊
With the recent elections in the UK and France, what might the rise of Corbyn and the election of Macron mean for the global political forecast? Do these results give us clues about the future of Europe and European geopolitics with the United States? Maria Armoudian...Where is Europe heading? ▶
Simon Green, John Morgan, and Mark Amsler join Maria Armoudian to discuss where Europe is heading in the wake of Brexit and the recent French and UK election results. This discussion was hosted by the European Institute at the University of Auckland. Simon Green is a...Subscribe by Email
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