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Environment The European Green Deal: Challenges Lie Ahead

By Stuart Best

When Ursula von der Leyen ascended to the Presidency of the European Commission in December 2019, one policy dominated above all others, the European Green Deal. This ambitious plan aims to b...
Russia Prospects for Democratic Change in Putin’s Russia: What is the Role of the Youth?

By Daria Shumilova

A long winter is in full swing in Russia. It pursues those daring to face its freezing breath, keeps people indoors where one cannot spread toxic ideas that winter is harsh, attacks people on ...

Hungary How to Cook Hungarian Goulash Democracy

By Peter Kakucska

Tip: For this goulash, we recommend that you use a relatively young democracy as the main ingredient. We are basing this recipe on the most infamous of Hungarian master chefs – Viktor Orbán, t...
Environment The Challenge of Growing Food in the Heart of the Bolivian Altiplano

By Juan Torregrosa Rodríguez

Officially recognised as one of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World in 2015, La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, is globally known for its unstable weather conditions. Located at 3...

Analysis The Potential for Sustainable European Agriculture

By Daniel Orth

How the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy needs to address its shortcomings to build a future-ready food system. The European Commission published its “Farm to Fork Strategy” (F2F Strategy) on May 20...
Analysis Codifying the Cyber Commons: Data Privacy: Is Your Information Really Yours?

By Keith Kenedy Miller

Having covered the rules that protect your access to the data of others in our previous article, the natural follow up is to discuss how your personal data is protected. Data privacy has becom...

Environment The European Green Deal: Challenges Lie Ahead

By Stuart Best

When Ursula von der Leyen ascended to the Presidency of the European Commission in December 2019, one policy dominated above all others, the European Green Deal. This ambitious plan aims to b...

Russia Prospects for Democratic Change in Putin’s Russia: What is the Role of the Youth?

By Daria Shumilova

A long winter is in full swing in Russia. It pursues those daring to face its freezing breath, keeps people indoors where one cannot spread toxic ideas that winter is harsh, attacks people on ...

Hungary How to Cook Hungarian Goulash Democracy

By Peter Kakucska

Tip: For this goulash, we recommend that you use a relatively young democracy as the main ingredient. We are basing this recipe on the most infamous of Hungarian master chefs – Viktor Orbán, t...

Environment The Challenge of Growing Food in the Heart of the Bolivian Altiplano

By Juan Torregrosa Rodríguez

Officially recognised as one of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World in 2015, La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, is globally known for its unstable weather conditions. Located at 3...

Analysis The Potential for Sustainable European Agriculture

By Daniel Orth

How the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy needs to address its shortcomings to build a future-ready food system. The European Commission published its “Farm to Fork Strategy” (F2F Strategy) on May 20...

Analysis Codifying the Cyber Commons: Data Privacy: Is Your Information Really Yours?

By Keith Kenedy Miller

Having covered the rules that protect your access to the data of others in our previous article, the natural follow up is to discuss how your personal data is protected. Data privacy has becom...

Global Governance A New Treaty for Global Health Governance?

By Stuart Best

Last week, 24 world leaders published an open letter in leading publications around the world calling for a new global treaty. This would “foster an all-of-government and all-of-society appro...
World, Society Black Lives Matter Around the World

By Rosie Jempson

We marked the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this year with the theme ‘Youth standing up against racism’. It seems only right, therefore, to acknowledge the Blac...

Climate, EU Who Gets a Say in Finalizing the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

By Daniel Orth

With the European Union’s publication of its Communication on The European Green Deal in December of 2019, a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was promised. The declared...
World, Society International Day of Happiness: Redefining Well-being in a New Economic Paradigm

By Lauren Brennan

On March 20, 2021, we celebrate the 9th annual International Day of Happiness, a day commemorated by the General Assembly of the United Nations to acknowledge the inextricable connection betwe...

Society Women’s Work? How to Value Social Reproductive Labour

By Ella Rayment

If there is one aspect of life that is largely entrenched with gendered expectations, it is the role of women in social reproductive work – all the domestic care and childcare that is essentia...
Europe The EU’s Migration Policy: An Argument for Solidarity

By Lauren Brennan

During the final week of February 2021, the Biden administration drew sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike when reports revealed the reopening of a Trump-era migrant facility t...

Global Governance A New Treaty for Global Health Governance?

By Stuart Best

Last week, 24 world leaders published an open letter in leading publications around the world calling for a new global treaty. This would “foster an all-of-government and all-of-society appro...

World, Society Black Lives Matter Around the World

By Rosie Jempson

We marked the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this year with the theme ‘Youth standing up against racism’. It seems only right, therefore, to acknowledge the Blac...

Climate, EU Who Gets a Say in Finalizing the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

By Daniel Orth

With the European Union’s publication of its Communication on The European Green Deal in December of 2019, a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was promised. The declared...

World, Society International Day of Happiness: Redefining Well-being in a New Economic Paradigm

By Lauren Brennan

On March 20, 2021, we celebrate the 9th annual International Day of Happiness, a day commemorated by the General Assembly of the United Nations to acknowledge the inextricable connection betwe...

Society Women’s Work? How to Value Social Reproductive Labour

By Ella Rayment

If there is one aspect of life that is largely entrenched with gendered expectations, it is the role of women in social reproductive work – all the domestic care and childcare that is essentia...

Europe The EU’s Migration Policy: An Argument for Solidarity

By Lauren Brennan

During the final week of February 2021, the Biden administration drew sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike when reports revealed the reopening of a Trump-era migrant facility t...

The invisible ones: people with disabilities in Latin America

By Renata Juliotti

“I feel the pandemic has highlighted the invisibility of people with disabilities,” said the mother of Luigi Gabriel, a 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. Throughout history, it has been prov...

COVID-19, risk communication and the crucial role of community leaders

By Cilene Victor

As I am writing this article, someone is being infected by the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) around the world and the statistics of the pandemic are updated and disseminated by some online pl...

My Greek grandmother broke her leg, but the health system needed more help

By Niko Costantino

The story of my grandma shows what can happen to EU citizens if their country cannot pay for its health system.

Editorials Earth Hour 2021: Lights Out for the Climate Crisis

By Katoikos

This Saturday, on 27th March 2021, we mark the 15th annual Earth Hour. At 8:30pm local time, participants across the world will turn off all non-essential lights in their homes and offices in ...
Op-ed Weaving Shared Stories Toward a Better Future / Entrelazando historias compartidas para...

By Yoriko Yasukawa

Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí People all over the world tell one another – and ourselves — stories, both explicit and implicit, that shape the way we look at the world a...
Op-ed Let’s Not Over-Hype Glasgow’s COP 26

By Richard Kinley

The world’s governments will come together in Glasgow in November to re-energize international cooperation on climate change. The gathering, “COP 26” in its climate negotiations nomenclature, ...

Editorials International Day of Women and Girls in STEM: Interviews and Perspectives on Nursing an...

By Katoikos

In these trying times of COVID-19, nurses have rightly come to be heralded as heroes, not only of their communities, but of the world at large. It is apt, therefore, for Katoikos to look at th...
Op-ed Myanmar: Democracy in Peril

By Hitoki Den

History cannot be allowed to repeat itself The detention of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the civilian government in a military coup staged earlier this week put Myan...
Editorials Rethinking education in light of COVID-19 and digitalization

By Katoikos

Pandemic-related lockdowns have had devastating effects on education systems around the globe. Overnight, everyone was required to go digital, exposing the gap between our fast-changing and in...

Editorials For the Biden Administration: Return to Pre-Trump Multilateralism Not an Option

By Katoikos

By Richard Kinley, Georgios Kostakos and Harris Gleckman* With Joe Biden set to assume office on 20 January, there is great expectation at the return of the US to the multilateral fold, to r...
Editorials There is hope at the end of this long winter…

By Katoikos

Winter, as the coldest of seasons, where it exists, may be in danger because of climate change and resulting higher temperatures. But the winter that our souls have experienced over the past y...
In memoriam: Pierre Cardin

By Alexandros Kapelis

Great sadness at the loss of a giant who touched my life in a unique way. In his long life, M. Cardin was met and fêted by countless celebrities, political leaders, royalty, and just about eve...

Editorials Earth Hour 2021: Lights Out for the Climate Crisis

By Katoikos

This Saturday, on 27th March 2021, we mark the 15th annual Earth Hour. At 8:30pm local time, participants across the world will turn off all non-essential lights in their homes and offices in ...

Op-ed Weaving Shared Stories Toward a Better Future / Entrelazando historias compartidas para...

By Yoriko Yasukawa

Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí People all over the world tell one another – and ourselves — stories, both explicit and implicit, that shape the way we look at the world a...

Op-ed Let’s Not Over-Hype Glasgow’s COP 26

By Richard Kinley

The world’s governments will come together in Glasgow in November to re-energize international cooperation on climate change. The gathering, “COP 26” in its climate negotiations nomenclature, ...

Editorials International Day of Women and Girls in STEM: Interviews and Perspectives on Nursing an...

By Katoikos

In these trying times of COVID-19, nurses have rightly come to be heralded as heroes, not only of their communities, but of the world at large. It is apt, therefore, for Katoikos to look at th...

Op-ed Myanmar: Democracy in Peril

By Hitoki Den

History cannot be allowed to repeat itself The detention of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the civilian government in a military coup staged earlier this week put Myan...

Editorials Rethinking education in light of COVID-19 and digitalization

By Katoikos

Pandemic-related lockdowns have had devastating effects on education systems around the globe. Overnight, everyone was required to go digital, exposing the gap between our fast-changing and in...

Editorials For the Biden Administration: Return to Pre-Trump Multilateralism Not an Option

By Katoikos

By Richard Kinley, Georgios Kostakos and Harris Gleckman* With Joe Biden set to assume office on 20 January, there is great expectation at the return of the US to the multilateral fold, to r...

Editorials There is hope at the end of this long winter…

By Katoikos

Winter, as the coldest of seasons, where it exists, may be in danger because of climate change and resulting higher temperatures. But the winter that our souls have experienced over the past y...

In memoriam: Pierre Cardin

By Alexandros Kapelis

Great sadness at the loss of a giant who touched my life in a unique way. In his long life, M. Cardin was met and fêted by countless celebrities, political leaders, royalty, and just about eve...

UN75+25: The Pandemic as another Chance for Opening towards Omnilateralism?

By Wolfgang Pape

Calculations by the London School of Economics show it clearly. If early on Wuhan could have directly informed a truly “global health organisation” and the epidemic thus been restricted to its...

UN75+25: A history model for a model future

By Savio Alencar

The United Nations (UN) is formed by the so-called Member States that assemble to promote both world peace and world unity. However, despite humanitarian actions to help nations that suffer fr...

UN75+25: For a future that does not choose economy over life

By Thainá Freitas

We are living in dark times because of the pandemic of COVID-19, which has been affecting many structures of society. Many of the social and economic problems, though, are a historical phenome...

Artist of the Month Marrugeku: Innovators in Indigenous Dance and Storytelling

By Helen Gilbert

Marrugeku is an Australian intercultural dance-theatre company dedicated to the growth and preservation of Indigenous stories, languages and cultures through the embodied arts of performance-m...

Artist of the Month Piera Van de Wiel: Musician, Actress and Humanitarian Activist

By Katoikos

Piera Van de Wiel is a British singer-songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur who utilizes her art to raise awareness of global issues. She is passionate about social impact and storytelling and...

Art Water is Life

By Bob Haverluck

Submission Guidelines

By Katoikos

Submission requirements In order for your submission to be considered for publication, it must meet the following requirements: Articles must be between 500 to 1000 words in length. Articles m...

World, Society Black Lives Matter Around the World

Climate, EU Who Gets a Say in Finalizing the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

World, Society International Day of Happiness: Redefining Well-being in a New Economic Paradigm

World, Society Black Lives Matter Around the World

Climate, EU Who Gets a Say in Finalizing the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

World, Society International Day of Happiness: Redefining Well-being in a New Economic Paradigm