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Civil disobedience and military violence: Myanmar protests unfold on social media networks

Alexandra TrutterApril 4, 2021

Despite more than 500 people killed by security forces in a brutal, months-long crackdown, hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar are still t... Read More

Taking Shell to climate court: Could a judge force the oil giant to change its ways?

Jana ElbrechtApril 1, 2021

Does a private corporation have an obligation to prevent the dangers of climate change? That is the question brought before a court in the Netherlands in a cas... Read More

Breaking the Bank: A Journey from ECOWAS to ECO

Quinn CarolanMarch 28, 2021

On December 21, 2019 French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced the end of the Franc CFA, the regional currency of the Economic Union of West African States (ECOWAS) introduced in 1947 under French colonial ru... Read More

How to Finish Off Disinformation Online

Dominik RehbaumMarch 25, 2021

Media manipulation is anything but new. While every technological invention offered new ways to manipulate public opinion, democracies seem to be particularly ... Read More

FIGHTING FROM AFAR: EXILE IN PARIS

Yu-hsiang WangMarch 23, 2021

Liberté, égalité, fraternité, the three-pillared motto upon which France was established, attracts activists from around the world who want to build upon these... Read More

A Tale of Many Cities: One Chicago, A Myriad of Perspectives

Quinn CarolanMarch 22, 2021

Following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, Juneteenth protests in Chicago painted a picture of a city united in grief but divided in perspective. This piece is part of a novel collaboration between The Paris Globalist and The Governance Post, ... Read More

Rajapaksa’s Attack on the Right to Remember

Mikhela BayesMarch 22, 2021

While some who have lived through conflict spend years trying to forget, remembering is crucial in the process of healing from the trauma of conflict. This pi... Read More

The Gig’s Up: Rolling Back Worker Protections in California

Monique TouchstoneFebruary 23, 2021

The onset of a global pandemic and the contentious presidential election in the United States made 2020 feel like a decade long. Over the last year, many of us... Read More

Op-Ed: How to take the fight for gender equality from local to global

Alina DeutschFebruary 19, 2021

The nature of conflict is gendered and gender equality is one of the most important indicators for peace. Advancing gender equality should therefore be considered one of the primary tools of conflict resolution. Likewise, feminist perspectives to fo... Read More

Minding the Gap: NGO Workers on Lesbos

Zackary LyonsFebruary 12, 2021

“When violence against NGOs broke out in early 2020, and especially after that, it became clear that the police would not come to our aid. That's when I felt e... Read More

TPG Instant Insight: Nuclear Facility Blackout in Iran

Op-ed: Does a “strong EU” mean a “US-abiding EU”?

Moldovan Queen’s Gambit

Awash with Worries: Climate Concerns in the US