Curated expert opinion on intractable contemporary issues
A Top Court Has Urged Nations to Clamp Down on Fossil Fuel Production. When Will Australia Finally Start Listening?
By Wesley Morgan and Gillian Moon | 11 July, 2025
Climate change is an existential threat, and coal and gas exporters have a responsibility to act.
Social Media Can Support or Undermine Democracy – It Comes Down to How It’s Designed
By Lisa Schirch | 09 July, 2025
Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states. Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behaviour.
1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia
By Jane McAdam | 03 July, 2025
1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia – here’s why everyone may ultimately end up applying
The Choice Is Still Clear: Renewing the UN Charter at 80
By Jordan Ryan | 27 June, 2025
The Charter of the United Nations, born from the ashes of the most destructive war in human history, embodied a commitment: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to uphold the dignity and worth of every human being, and to build peace through cooperation—not conquest.
Soaring Global Military Spending Threatens Climate Action
By Ellie Kinney | 19 June, 2025
Rising military spending will undermine global climate action unless we act now.
Donald Trump: Self-proclaimed Peacemaker Lacking Fortune and Expertise
By Herbert Wulf | 03 June, 2025
US President Donald Trump, even during his first term in office, set out with the intention of quickly ending wars and resolving conflicts. He aimed to end the Ukraine war "within 24 hours". This has failed and the end of the war seems far off.
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