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The Global South’s assertion in geopolitics

The Global South has new agency in a changing world, with several countries finding that neutrality and strategic autonomy have become a viable option

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022

India will do its best to promote South-South cooperation: United Nations envoy Ruchira Kamboj

Ambassador Kamboj was speaking at a joint side event hosted by UN Political and Peacebuilding and UN Development Programme on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Peace and Development at the ‘Global South-South Development Expo’.

The Hindu · Sep 14, 2022

After oil: what Malaysia and Iran may look like in a post-fossil-fuel future

As the devastation of climate change makes the need to decarbonise clearer by the day, countries face the question of what to do with their old fossil fuel infrastructure. While some environmental activists have taken to sabotaging the carbon economy on the back of its emissions in the Global North,…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2022

Critical race theory and feminism are not taking over our universities

Editor’s note: This story is part of series that also includes live interviews with some of Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics. Click here to register for this free event, on May 3 at 2 p.m. EDT, co-sponsored by The Conversation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

The Conversation · May 1, 2022

Lessons from the global South on how to counter harmful information

The large-scale contamination of the public sphere by rumours, hate speech, dangerous conspiracy theories and orchestrated deception campaigns is causing widespread concern around the world. These ills are collectively referred to as “information disorder” .

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022

Decolonising science: it's high time for Indonesia to break free from overreliance on Western theories

There is a view in the global academic community that Indonesian scholars participate in scientific development as though merely riding the wave of current trends.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2022

'Europeans with blue eyes, blonde hair being killed': Media coverage of Ukraine criticised for racism

The biggest news of the past week has been Russia's military offensive against Ukraine. As news channels scrambled to provide round the clock coverage, several people pointed out "racism" in the way they presented their reports, especially compared with news reports of similar military offensives carried out in the Global…

Newslaundry · Feb 28, 2022