Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, on October 17 presented a window of opportunity. Perhaps the decapitation of the militant group’s senior command would be a chance for renewed ceasefire talks and the release of the
Bethany Rebisz, University of Bristol Each year in Kenya, familiar faces are feted at the national remembrance of the country’s heroes and heroines. Dedan Kimathi is arguably the most commemorated of figures. As one of the most prominent leaders of the anti-colonial Land and Freedom Army, Mau Mau, he has become a symbol
Vanessa Newby, Leiden University and Chiara Ruffa, Sciences Po The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for the safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon after a series of incidents over the past week in which UN positions have come under fire from the Israel Defense Forces as they continue their push in
Eirini Karamouzi, University of Sheffield and Luc-André Brunet, The Open University The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. The Norwegian Nobel committee recognised
Cultural heritage embodies the physical and intangible treasures passed down from our ancestors, comprising historical edifices, languages, traditions, arts, and core values. Preserving this irreplaceable inheritance is paramount to maintaining cultural identity and cultivating a profound understanding of human history and its significance in today’s world. The humanities—through disciplines like history, archaeology, anthropology,
Giulio Lucarini, National Research Council (CNR); Cyprian Broodbank, University of Cambridge, and Youssef Bokbot, Institut national des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine in Rabat A new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued Beht in Morocco fills a centuries-old gap in history. It reveals that, 5,000 years ago, the Maghreb (north-west
Rohan McWilliam, Anglia Ruskin University Many prime ministers at some point find themselves in a situation where nothing they do seems to go right. It happened to Jim Callaghan in the late 1970s, to Gordon Brown in the 2000s and to every Conservative prime minister since 2019. After barely 100 days in office,
Ph. Evacuation is more difficult for people with health and mobility issues. Ted Richardson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, University of Colorado Boulder As Hurricane Milton roared ashore near Sarasota, Florida, tens of thousands of people were in evacuation shelters. Hundreds of thousands more had fled coastal regions ahead of
Title: On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century Author: Tony Blair Pages: 368 In On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair offers a candid reflection on political leadership, distilling over a decade of experience at the helm of one of the world’s most prominent democracies. The book
Peter Harris, Colorado State University Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, located in the central Indian Ocean. For years, Mauritius has claimed the island group as part of its sovereign territory. It says that Britain unlawfully detached the islands from Mauritius in 1965, three years