Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

The Gaza ceasefire is shaky and another war may be coming soon (Al Jazeera)

Adnan Abu Amer writes: As soon as the 11-day Israeli war on Gaza ended in May, preparation began in Israel and in the strip...

UK – New directions in innovation policy (Policy Exchange)

by Geoffrey Owen Policy Exchange writes: This new paper by Policy Exchange’s Head of Industrial Strategy, Sir Geoffrey Owen, sets out how the U.K. can pursue...

Rethinking urban climate resilience: time for a reset? (IIED)

Aditya Bahadur and Thomas Tanner write: For the first time in the history of the world, more people live in towns and cities than in...

Envisioning a better future for The Gambia (IIED)

Lamin B. Dibba writes: About a decade ago, The Gambia experienced a devastating drought. Prolonged dry spells lasted for years, rainfall was late, erratic...

African social movements call on UN food summit to give people back control (IIED)

Million Belay writes: Since the end of 2019, the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) has been one of the most talked-about events. The appointment of Agnes Kalibata, president...

Five key questions for making the Global Goal on Adaptation work for local people and places (IIED)

Emilie Beauchamp writes: The 2015 Paris Agreement set out that a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) would be established, presenting an adaptation equivalent to the global...

Podcast: A Closer Look at Russia’s New National Security Strategy (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Carnegie Moscow Center writes: How does the latest version of Russia’s National Security Strategy differ from the last one, released in 2015? Does the...

Is There a New Status Quo in Russia-West Relations? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Liana Fix writes: The Biden-Putin summit has elicited hopes for a new status quo in relations between Russia and the West, marked by guardrails...

What’s in a Name? India’s Role in the Indo-Pacific (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Manoj Joshi writes: For now, India’s role in the Western Pacific region remains symbolic, and in the Indo-Pacific context, confined to the Indian Ocean...

Russia’s History Wars: Why Is Stalin’s Popularity On the Rise? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Andrei Kolesnikov writes: Stalin stands in for the lack of modern heroes, and overshadows all the most important historical events of the twentieth century,...

The US Is Undermining the Abraham Accords (BESA Center)

Doron Matza writes:  In contrast to the Trump administration’s tough stance on Iran, President Joe Biden’s willingness to negotiate with and reach a weak...

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait (VIF)

Prof Rajaram Panda writes: On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the...

Ethiopia – The Unsettling Issue of Tigray (VIF)

Amb Gurjit Singh writes: July 2021 was envisaged as a turning point in current Ethiopian history. The results of the partial elections held in...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: The only way to tame a belligerent Taliban (ORF)

AYJAZ WANI writes: A resurgent Taliban is in haste to recapture power in Afghanistan and is making advances across the war-torn country following the...

Why the world is starting to panic over climate (ORF)

ROBIN RUSSELL-JONES writes: Climate change is the biggest threat that humanity has ever faced. Warming of the troposphere as a result of releasing man-made...

The promise and anxiety of G20’s financial multilateralism (ORF)

AKSHAY MATHUR writes: The recent G20 finance ministers’ meeting has reminded us of the powerful role the G20 plays in financial multilateralism. In the...