Pope Leo XIV welcomed Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel.| Franciscan Media
Now that I’ve consolidated everything into one place, I made the decision to create a new Telegram channel focused on news and commentary I’ve named Sallie’s Stack of Stuff. It is embedded in the sidebar of the Forum and will not have a page or post here on the website. If you want to discuss … Source| Sallie Borrink
Iffat Idris, GSDRC, University of Birmingham Pakistan has been in the international news twice so far this year. First, in spring 2025, for renewed conflict with India following a terrorist attack in Indian Administered Kashmir, IAK. Second, from late June to September, for devastating floods across the country. While, on initial reading, these events appear| GSDRC
The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term Oct. 6, with cases on its docket that include legal battles over some of President Donald Trump's policies and use of executive authority.| Franciscan Media
Mikail Akhtar, University of Birmingham The Just Transition Mechanism is an initiative launched by the EU to help its member states transition to a climate-neutral economy, specifically targeting the most carbon-affected regions within the EU. Each region will have objectives depending on their needs, which are aimed to be met by 2030 and implemented via […] The post Estonia’s just transition towards climate neutrality first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
Policy Briefing – August 2025 This report sheds light on the urgent and often overlooked realities faced by displaced women and girls across Muslim-majority regions, including the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, and the Sahel. As global displacement reaches record levels—over 120 million in 2025—women and girls are disproportionately affected by a complex and […] The post Women and Girls in Conflict and Displacement in Muslim Settings first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
William Avis, Francis Pope, and Lejla Ademi* In May 2025, researchers from the University of Birmingham and the South East European University (SEEU) organised an exhibition in Tetovo, North Macedonia, of experimental photography that visualises the amount of hazardous fine particulate matter (PM2.5) present in the air. The aim of this exhibition was to render visible […] The post Partnership, participation and political action first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
Arol Dut* The Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) is an annual event organized by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, with this year’s event held in Marrakech. Under the theme ‘Financing The Africa We Want’, the participants included Now Generation Network members, civil society representatives, current and former African leaders, university professors, among others, who are contributing to […] The post Financing the Africa we want? Reflections from the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend first appea...| GSDRC
Zenobia Ismail* Corruption involving the state, such as neopatrimonialism, clientelism and crony capitalism, are generally perceived to occur mainly in emerging democracies in the Global South or Eastern Europe. The so-called mature democracies tend to be seen as largely immune from extensive corruption. However, the unprecedented influence of business elites like Elon Musk in the| GSDRC
