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Connected everywhere, understood nowhere
A few months ago, I sat in a restaurant watching a family of five share a meal together. At first glance, they seemed happy to be in each other’s company. But within minutes, the silence became impossible to ignore. The parents were scrolling through their phones, one teenager was recording a video for TikTok, another…
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The United States deal with Iran could put freedom of navigation at risk worldwide
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From Harm to Justice: A Needs-Based Assessment of Nuclear-Affected Communities in Kazakhstan and Policy Pathways for Implementing Articles 6 and 7 of the TPNW
In June 2026, the Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC) published a policy paper examining the ongoing humanitarian, health, environmental, and intergenerational consequences of Soviet nuclear detonations in Kazakhstan and outlining community-informed policy pathways for nuclear justice, victim assistance, environmental remediation, and the implementation of Articles 6 and 7 of the TPNW. This policy paper is…
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The Hidden Architecture of GSOMIA and ACSA: Bangladesh’s Strategic Dilemma in the Bay of Bengal
Sir Walter Raleigh wrote in the sixteenth century: “Whoever commands the sea commands the trade; whoever commands the trade commands the riches; and whoever commands the riches commands the world itself.” The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis showed how relevant that idea still is. Even the threat of a chokepoint closure was enough to shake energy…
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EcoWaste Coalition Echoes FDA B.E.A.T. Reminders on Musical Toys
Consumers urged to be vigilant and make careful choices for children’s health and safety 1 July 2026, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition lauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for disseminating toy safety reminders well ahead of the toy gift-giving season, which typically peaks in December during the Christmas season. On June 30, or several…
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Roundup Wins!
MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) just got a poke in the eye as the US Supreme Court narrowed avenues for plaintiff cases against the chemical giant Bayer (formerly Monsanto). Ever since March 2015, when the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a Group 2A “probable human carcinogen” tort…
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El Centre Català d’Empresa i Drets Humans ja és llei
El Parlament de Catalunya ha aprovat la creació del Centre Català d’Empresa i Drets Humans, una iniciativa impulsada durant més de deu anys per les entitats de LaFede.cat i la Taula Catalana per la Pau i els Drets Humans a Colòmbia. NOVACT ha format part d’aquest procés col·lectiu des dels seus inicis a través del…
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Exigim una actuació urgent per protegir la vida de Naâma Asfari, defensor sahrauí dels drets humans
NOVACT és una de les entitats signants del manifest que reclama una actuació urgent davant el deteriorament de l’estat de salut de Naâma Asfari, defensor sahrauí dels drets humans i pres polític del grup de Gdeim Izik, en vaga de fam indefinida des del 8 de juny. La campanya reclama mesures urgents per protegir la…
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Security Sector Reform and United Nations Transitions: Factors for Success
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The war that does not yet exist is already reorganizing Europe
While NATO presents the “Russian threat” as the strategic foundation for German rearmament and its preparation for an eventual war, the real transformation is occurring on another plane: a narrative of future war that is driving the largest cycle of Western militarization since the Cold War and redefining Europe’s political, economic and industrial priorities. Germany…