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Edda Sundström
Oct 26, 20248 min read
The ‘Rights of Nature’ Movement: Potential for an Ecocentric Reorientation of Environmental Law?
Introduction The ‘Rights of Nature’ is a theory and a movement that calls for the extension of rights and legal personhood to nature. It...
Sarah Nappi
Oct 26, 20247 min read
Not so “Natural” Disasters: The Historical Processes behind Caribbean Hurricane Vulnerability
As anthropogenic climate change leads to increasingly devastating storms, the Caribbean must contend with much more than the storms...
Heloisa Stavale Warren
Oct 26, 20247 min read
Marine Protected Areas: Why are they Necessary?
The global marine biodiversity crisis Issues relating to the marine environment are not a novelty, but they are being considered...
Bernardo Kaiser
Oct 26, 20247 min read
A Republic in Green – The Brazilian Armed Forces, Bolsonaro, and History
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has worryingly elevated the influence of the Armed Forces to power levels reminiscent of the military...
Aurore Saccagi & Morane Verhoeven
Oct 26, 20249 min read
The Future of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Aurore Saccagi & Morane Verhoeven DISCLAIMER In February 2021, CYIS’s humanitarian research dimension had the opportunity to interview...
Pablo Sánchez Martín
Oct 26, 20245 min read
Brazil’s Military Crisis: is Democracy in Danger A Year Before the General Elections?
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly become one of the black swans that mark the political and economic futures of the countries they...
Elodie Girves
Oct 26, 20244 min read
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...
Arend Bolle
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...
Bernardo Kaiser
Oct 26, 20246 min read
The Drying of a Country – Brazil’s Worst Drought in a Century and its Political Roots
By Bernardo Kaiser, South America Research Analyst, with expert insight from University of Sao Paulo professor Pedro Luiz Côrtes ....
Damiano Saba
Oct 26, 20246 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...
Sarah Nappi
Oct 26, 20247 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....
CYIS Organisation
Oct 26, 20245 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...
Alice Lacroix
Oct 26, 20244 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...
Afsaneh Hachemian
Oct 26, 20248 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...
Mari Peltola
Oct 26, 20244 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...
Andjela Draganic
Oct 26, 20247 min read
Youth: The last hope for the reconciliation of the Western Balkans?
More than two decades after the break-up of former Yugoslavia, there is no consensus on the causes of the conflict, the nature of the...
Angela Wang
Oct 26, 20246 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...
CYIS Organisation
Oct 26, 20247 min read
US: The New Climate Champion?
On 20 January 2021, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. Throughout his campaign, he made a full 180° on the US...
CYIS Organisation
Oct 26, 20244 min read
De-peripheralisation of the Arctic: The impact of the Anthropocene on the northernmost circle
The Arctic is one of the world’s most vulnerable areas regarding climate change, being very sensitive to rising temperatures. In the...
Sara Bortoletti
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Education: a right or a privilege in the time of COVID-19?
One year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic started changing our daily habits. The pandemic and the contingency plans implemented by the national...
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