Intersections

Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years

(Amnesty International) Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed...

Reimagining Health Systems for Sustainable Food Futures in the Global South

(Subhasree Ray - Observer Research Foundation) Health systems and food systems are deeply interconnected, yet they continue to function in relative isolation across much...

Scaling Blue Bonds for the Global South: Reforming Markets for Ocean Finance

(Priya Noronha - Observer Research Foundation) Blue bonds have emerged as a credible instrument for mobilising finance for sustainable ocean-related development, including marine conservation,...

Strengthening SDG Monitoring: How BRICS Can Complement Global Review?

(Sandra Thachirickal Prathap - Observer Research Foundation) As the 2030 deadline approaches, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at a pivotal juncture. Launched in...

Digitally watched without consent: spyware as a tool of coercive control

(Fitriani) Spyware, once primarily used by intelligence agencies and nation-states, has become a tool of intimate partner abuse, quietly deployed against people – mostly...

1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity?

(UN News) Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing challenges: the global...

Nuclear-Powered AI: The Risks of De-Regulation

(Michael J. Kelly and Craig Martin - Just Security) By 2030, global data centers will consume as much electricity as Japan, according to a...

UN calls for AI-driven transformation of future cities

(DigWatch) UN organisations and urban experts have called on governments, city leaders, and the private sector to accelerate the use of AI and digital...

Will AI Produce the Next Great Divergence?

(Sarosh Nagar, David Eaves - Lawfare) In the 1300s, the Black Death swept across Europe, killing 30 to 50 percent of the continent’s population....

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