News archive 12/2024 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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picture alliance / AP | Misper Apawu

Democracy and society

Threatening a hard-won peace

Over 20 years after Sierra Leone’s civil war, polarisation, weak governance and economic challenges threaten the country’s post-conflict recovery

By Zikora Ibeh

picture alliance / Zumapress.com | Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office

Democracy and society

How Iran stumbled up the ladder of escalation

The Islamic Republic finds itself increasingly hostage to the hardliners it has empowered for years

By Kourosh Ziabari

picture alliance/dpa | Santiago Mazzarovich

Economy and ecology

A deal for the times

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur agreement is finally here. The timing is no coincidence, as geopolitical stakes are higher than ever

By Dörte Wollrad, Viviana Barreto

picture alliance / Zoonar | Alexander Limbach

Work and digitalisation

The AI revolution is at home in Africa

For too long, African countries have been sidelined from the digital revolution. Now is the time to change that

By Cina Lawson

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Democracy and society

How to keep your own soul safe in the dark

More and more I find it hard not to ask the question I have spent my adult life avoiding: What is the point of even trying?

By Margaret Renkl

picture alliance / Anadolu | Social Media

Interviews

‘Gaza is the deadliest conflict for media workers in over 30 years’

UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan on limited freedom of expression worldwide, attacks on journalists and potential reasons for hope

picture-alliance / dpa | epa afp Louai Beshara

Democracy and society

The fall of the house of Assad

The Middle East is once again in a state of dramatic flux that calls for everybody, winners and losers alike, to recalibrate their policies

By Shlomo Ben-Ami

picture alliance / Anadolu | Murat Sengul

Democracy and society

A victory or the beginning of a new nightmare?

The fall of Assad represents the end of one era, but not the beginning of peace

By Hussam Baravi, Salam Said