Supreme Court begins fall term | Franciscan Media
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
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
As the Trumpocalypse lays waste to what was left of the rules-based international trading order, countries are under pressure to diversify their trade relationships. In that sense alone, the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in Ottawa this week, could reasonably be called a win for both sides. Prime Minister Mark Carney referred to… The post Indonesia-Canada CEPA is not the rules-based trade we need first appeared on CCPA. The post Indonesia-Canada...| CCPA
Amid threats from the U.S., Canadians are standing up for the values we hold dear. Foremost among Canadian values are respect for human rights and dignity. The post Manitoba deserves a strong poverty reduction plan first appeared on CCPA. The post Manitoba deserves a strong poverty reduction plan appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
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
As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a new Gallup Poll found.| Franciscan Media
