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What the COVID-19 pandemic revealed for the upcoming future of sustainable finance
2020 was marked by the unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 on financial sectors. The financial challenges raised during the pandemic...
Elodie Girves
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Israel’s Renewing 36th Government: Wishful Thinking or Probability? A Humanitarian Analysis
The recent inauguration of the 36th Israeli Government has marked a milestone of potential change in relations between Israel and the...
Arend Bolle
Oct 26, 20244 min read
All that glitters is not gold: Do we really need financial literacy?
“College graduates spend 16 years gaining skills that will help them command a higher salary. Yet, little or no time is spent helping...
Damiano Saba
Oct 26, 20246 min read
Migration from the Northern Triangle: It is Time for a Mini-Marshall Plan
Despite the Biden administration’s pledge to spend $4 billion to address the root causes of migration in the Northern Triangle, U.S....
Sarah Nappi
Oct 26, 20247 min read
Emergency Response Measures against High EU Public Debt Levels: What will happen to public finances
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a huge increase in the public debt levels of Member States. Governments have so far reduced the economic...
CYIS Organisation
Oct 26, 20245 min read
Towards an Agroecology for Africa
As a victim of global warming, despite being marginally responsible, the African agricultural sector faces a double challenge: improving...
Alice Lacroix
Oct 26, 20244 min read
No Strings Attached? The Strengths and Weaknesses of China's Infrastructure Projects in Africa
The recent engagements between China and Africa, as well as China’s expanding presence on the global market have provoked polarising...
Afsaneh Hachemian
Oct 26, 20248 min read
What About Antartica? The Arctic's Sister Continent and Climate Change
The progress of climate change is visible in the Arctic and while rising temperatures have increased international economic and military...
Mari Peltola
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Education: A Path to Indigenous Empowerment?
Canada is known internationally for its respect for diversity, human rights, and democracy. However, the discovery of hundreds of...
Angela Wang
Oct 26, 20246 min read
Power Struggles and Gang Politics: The New Rulers of the Streets in Venezuela
In the face of a worsening economic crisis and increasing governmental leadership failures, gangs in Venezuela have started filling the...
Wanda Alarcon Ferraguto
Oct 26, 20248 min read
Chile’s Constitutional Election: Lessons for the Improvement of Women’s Political Participation
On May 16th, Chileans elected 155 representatives for the 2021 Constitutional Convention. Approved by a landslide vote in its 2020...
Bernardo Kaiser
Oct 26, 20246 min read
Chaos in Colombia: In the Wake of a Fragile Peace Deal
“It’s no secret that peace never came to Colombia” – Danelly Estupinán (leader of the Black Community’s Process (PCN) in Buenaventura,...
Katherine Hellier
Oct 26, 20248 min read
The Venezuela-Colombia Border: What Can Be Done?
The Colombia-Venezuela border is one of the most volatile and insecure regions in Latin America. On one side, a raging humanitarian...
Katherine Hellier
Oct 26, 20247 min read
The Ovaherero and Nama Genocide: Why is Germany’s recent recognition not enough?
On 15 May 2021, Germany and Namibia agreed on a Joint Declaration addressing Germany’s colonial crimes after six years of negotiations....
Andjela Draganic
Aug 25, 20219 min read
The Southern Route: How the Largest Brazilian Crime Syndicate Usurped Latin American Cocaine Routes
By Bernardo Kaiser, South America Research Analyst, with expert insight from InSight Crime specialist Vinicius Madureira (Source:...
Bernardo Kaiser
Aug 19, 20217 min read
Next Generation, Youth? Why We Need More Youth Participation in Sustainable Development Policy
With more than half of the world’s population today under the age of 30, young people will be instrumental in finding solutions to...
Sofia Biasin
Aug 11, 20218 min read
Making Sense of the Mexican 2021 Midterm Elections: The End of a Hegemony But Not Dominance
The midterm elections which took place in Mexico on June 6 were nothing short of historic. Typically, midterm elections generate...
Marco Antonio García Mendez
Aug 9, 20218 min read
Can Space Exploration Be Ethical? The ‘Billionaire Space Race’ and Egalitarian Galactic Democracy
Over half a century since the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing, the world is entering an era of space revival. States are once more turning...
Sophia Mason
Jul 30, 20219 min read
The COVID-19 Recovery: An Opportunity to Achieve Climate Justice in Latin America
The COVID-19 pandemic has made Latin America’s underlying pre-existing systemic problems radically more evident than before. From the...
Julieta Longo
Jun 28, 20218 min read
Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention: A victory for the ‘anti-gender agenda’?
On 20 March 2021, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced his country’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention which aims to...
CYIS Organisation
Apr 12, 20218 min read
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