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Climate Impacts Are Forcing People From Their Homes. When, How and Why Do They Have Valid Refugee Claims?
By Jane McAdam | 12 February, 2025
For a long time, it seemed refugee law had little relevance to people fleeing the impacts of climate change and disasters. Now, we have a much more nuanced understanding of things. Refugee law (and complementary protection under human rights law) do have a role to play in assessing the claims of people affected by climate change.
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Human Insecurity from Climate Change on Vanuatu and Guam
By Anselm Vogler | 01 February, 2025
A recent publication documents the pathways to human insecurity in the specific political and economic contexts of Vanuatu and Guam. The country-specific political and economic contexts of these Pacific islands translate climate change impacts into different forms of human insecurity.
From Democratic Leader to Autocratic Example: The Global Impact of U.S. Backsliding
By Jordan Ryan | 30 January, 2025
The Trump administration’s recent freeze on billions in federally authorised funding signals an alarming shift in democratic governance with global ramifications.
We Live in Times of Multiple Entwined Crises – But Our Policy Responses Aren’t Keeping Up
By Peter Bridgewater, Dirk S. Schmeller, and Suraj Upadhaya | 29 January, 2025
Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts.
America’s Three Schools of Thought on Korea’s Political Situation
By Chung-in Moon | 22 January, 2025
If the Cold War anti-communists get in Trump’s ear, it could mean crisis for the alliance.
Tunisia’s Revolution 14 Years On: ‘The Emperor Has No Clothes’
By Larbi Sadiki | 21 January, 2025
The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs.
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