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Geopolitics Society

How Oscar-Winner “I’m Still Here” Is Helping Reopen Cases From Brazil’s Dictatorship

The Oscar-winning film has reignited national discussions on the dictatorship. With the debate over amnesty resurfacing, Brazil has a new opportunity to hold perpetrators accountable.

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Geopolitics

In War-Torn Yemen, No Justice For Child Rape Victims

The absence of documentation and an international accountability mechanism capable of deterring warring parties in Yemen has exacerbated the severity of violations related to sexual assault against children. These violations have spread across social media, revealing the extent of unspoken crimes that have yet to find their way to justice.

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This Happened

An Oil Merger To A Punk Icon’s Birth — On This Day In History November 30

An important march, the creation of one of the biggest oil companies in the world and the birth of a British star.

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Geopolitics Israel-Palestine War

Gaza And Beyond: Why The Middle East Will Be A War Zone For Years To Come

Benjamin Netanyahu escaped the growing calls to stop the war in Gaza and bring the hostages back, by launching another war on Hezbollah. It’s a taste of what’s to come.

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Ideas Society

Imane Khelif’s Olympic Lessons On Gender Shaming, Pride And Politics

Imane Khelif not only won a boxing gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but she also triumphed over brutal stereotyping and ignorance about women that is part of a broader story of sports and politics that traces back to Hitler and Jesse Owens..

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climate change Future Green Society

Exploitation Of Land And Locals? The Controversy Plaguing East African Oil Projects

Oil development in Uganda and Tanzania, driven by the French multinational TotalEnergies, is met with opposition from local communities and social and environmental activists. The projects are surrounded by allegations of threats and human rights abuses.

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Geopolitics Society

Paris Olympics Security: Unprecedented AI Surveillance Creates Another Risk

The Olympic Games in Paris will be the first in history with a video surveillance system linked to massive databases, algorithms developed by artificial intelligence and facial recognition. With bonafide security fears, as shown by Friday’s attack on rail lines, this new form of individual and collective control also raises real civil liberty concerns.

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Eyes on the U.S. Geopolitics

The World Wants To Know Who Is Kamala Harris — And If She Can Win

As the vice president is now virtually assured to face Donald Trump on November 5, questions arise on what her election to U.S. president would mean for the rest of the world.

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Society Women Worldwide

Passport Control: Yemeni Women Still Need Male Guardian’s Approval To Leave The Country

With their country in an intractable civil war, thousands of Yemeni women have been unable to obtain passports and other official documents without the permission of a male guardian or relative — as warring authorities have been systematically violating Yemeni law and women’s right to freedom of movement.

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Israel-Palestine War

End Of Impunity? The Meaning Of U.S. Sanctions Of An Israeli Army Unit

The Israeli Army Unit operating in the West Bank has been sanctioned by the Biden administration, accusing it of human rights violations. It’s the first time this has happened and it embodies a highly symbolic gesture that puts a stop to the excuse of “holy mission” that turn into crimes.

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In The News

Meet Thiago Brennand, Brazil’s Answer To Andrew Tate

Here’s the Brazilian media spectacle of brazen masculinity, white privilege — and, finally, an arrest.

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In The News

Documenting War Crimes In Syria Can Serve More Than Justice

-OpEd- In the Syrian conflict, loss means means different things to different people. For many, it means the loss of loved ones. For those displaced or forced to flee the country, it also means the loss of their homes, properties, jobs and communities. For most, it means the loss of predictability, welfare and security. And yet, Syrians remain active and resilient —even after seven years of horrific violence. Despite being deprived of their basic human rights, many are fighting to protect their dignity, their voices and their memories. Amid these devastating conditions, Syrian activists have relentlessly documented the suffering and […]

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Geopolitics

Mass Dissent In Brazil: When Soccer Is No Longer Enough

RIO DE JANEIRO – They want to be heard. They want injustices reversed. They want attention. They probably didn’t think they would achieve this – but they did, to the point where the whole region is now looking at them. They are Brazilian. And since last week, hundreds of thousands of them have taken to […]

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