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Seoul City Awards 17 Foreign Nationals Honorary Citizenship
On November 26, 2025, the Seoul Metropolitan Government awarded honorary citizenship to 17 foreign nationals from 16 countries in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the city. The ceremony, held at Seoul City Hall, was attended by Vice Mayor Kim Tae-kyoon and the invited foreign ambassadors. This year’s recipients were honored for their achievements in…
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Restoring the Image of the Bangladesh Police: A Necessary Roadmap
Police are the foundation of a state’s law and order. Law enforcement agencies are central to public security, social peace, and crime suppression. But when the public begins to lose faith in this force, the overall stability of the state suffers. by GM Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) During the student-public uprising that took place in…
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Let Comedians Say Anything: Why Comedy Is Society’s Last Honest Mirror
Comedy exposes the truths society hides most fiercely, illuminating our moral blind spots and political realities without fear or apology. Comedy isn’t merely entertainment—it is a civic instrument, a mirror held up to the collective self, reflecting truths that polite society refuses to see. Consider a single joke, tossed into the world, capable of eliciting…
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Kabylia: Towards Autonomy While Preserving National Unity
Kabylia is not merely a geographic region of Algeria. For several decades, it has embodied a strong aspiration for cultural, democratic, and social recognition within the framework of Algerian national unity. The Kabyles, educated and politically engaged, uphold values such as freedom, pluralism, solidarity, and dignity. However, despite a common will, every unifying movement in…
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The Reason So Many Americans Distrust Elites (Part 1)
The Public’s Warranted Suspicion of Elites Over the course of the last two to three decades, Americans have become more and more distrusting of elites. This distrust has extended beyond the realm of the financial sector into a wariness of higher-ups within governmental, military, entertainment, educational and even some scientific institutions. There’s a reason that…
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“Olocausto palestinese”, a Must-Read Book for Understanding and Discussion
Angela Lano, a writer, professional journalist, researcher at the University of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, and director of the news agency InfoPal.it, is the author of this recently published essay from Edizioni Al Hikma in Imperia. The book features an engaging preface by Pino Cabras and a legal appendix by Falastin Dawoud. At 191…
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The rage of the emerging privileged: Horizontal resentment as a mechanism of power in neoliberal Chile
There is a historical parable, sometimes attributed to accounts of slavery on plantations, that reveals a dark core of social psychology. An enslaved man sees another enslaved man from a neighboring estate, happy, riding a horse his master has given him. The first man feels no joy for the other’s fortune. He sends word to…
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Guinea-Bissau: An Urgent Appeal for Legality and Peace
PRESS RELEASE An Urgent Appeal for the Rule of Law and Peace! Since the announcement of the alleged military coup on November 26, 2025, the constitutional order of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau has been violently gravely undermined by a succession of acts that represent a grave and repeated assault on the fundamental principles of the…
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Abyei (2025)
This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on Abyei and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country. The fact sheet offers a range of recommended actions for the international community to address these issues effectively.
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SIPRI hosts dialogue on governance of multidomain escalation risk
On 17–18 November, as part of a research project supported by the Global Challenges Foundation, SIPRI hosted a dialogue in Stockholm on the ‘Governance of Multidomain Escalation Risk’.