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France: Greens collapse in Earth Day vote
Written by Stephen Hartka
Earth Day 2012 coincided with the first round to the French presidential elections which took place on 22 April. France’s Green Party faced a major setback, receiving a paltry 2.3%, posing the question of whether environmentalist movements can achieve more widespread political power. Earth Day 2012 brought together an estimated […]
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Multiculturalism: Reports of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Written by Future Challenges team
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Lets celebrate Earth Day!
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
Years of mindless exploitation have led to global warming and climate change with their natural calamities and chronic pollution. We are all responsible for not having made prudent and conscious use of our valuable natural resources. India is not far behind when it comes to environmental problems like pollution resulting […]
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Affording Apathy
Written by Hammad
The first inklings of sound come from utter, complete silence, the first true appreciation of light only after complete, all-encompassing darkness. Therefore, following from that, only from violent, discordant and overwhelming chaos should order arise from.
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Concert or Cacophony? Searching for the Foundations of a New International Order
Written by Peter Walkenhorst
The sinews of the global order are creaking. The most recent sign of age and obsolescence is the BRICS summit that just convened in New Delhi. The BRICS as a group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – won’t reorder global politics; as much divides them as unites […]
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It’s a natural wonder of the world, but does the world even wonder about it?
Written by Melissa Payne
As Earth Day comes and goes every year, so too do our sea levels elevate, suspended sediments reach ocean waters, and vulnerable coral communities in the Great Barrier Reef face thermal stress in reaction to climate change. The removal of 46 million cubic metres from the Great Barrier Reef’s sea-floor […]
