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Rethinking Digital Platform Design: A Systems Approach
By Lisa Schirch | 29 May, 2025
In 2025, we stand at a crossroads in the digital era. Our platforms have become the new public squares, but rather than fostering democracy and dignity, many are optimized for manipulation, division, and profit.
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An Arab ‘MAGA’ Reset?
By Larbi Sadiki | 20 May, 2025
US president Donald Trump’s visit to three of the world’s richest states in the Gulf calls for reflection on the prospects of an Arab MAGA (Make the Arab world Great Again).
The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Wake-Up Call for Asia–Pacific Unity ?
By Sinéad Barry and Emma Whitaker | 08 May, 2025
On April 23, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a 65-year-old agreement that had been a rare symbol of cooperation between India and Pakistan despite decades of hostility.
Kashmir: Escalating to War?
By Herbert Wulf | 08 May, 2025
Two weeks after a militant group carried out a terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, the Indian Air Force launched air strikes on Pakistani territory. Is a war now looming that could also involve the US, Russia, China and possibly others?
This is Not Who We Are: The United States in Retreat
By Polly Byers | 06 May, 2025
The current U.S. Administration's effort to disparage, dismantle and defund the institutions of America’s international leadership and engagement is strikingly at odds with America’s fundamental values and what it has long stood for.
The Trump Presidency and Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific Region
By Tobias Ide | 02 May, 2025
In this article, Tobias Ide provides a brief overview about how the policies of the second Trump administration affect climate security, with a particular focus on the Indo-Pacific region.
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