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Shared Global Governance: What The CIA Has Taught Us Not To Do
Written by Peter Hagen
Peter Hagen asks what happens when the separate worlds of global politics and the work of Civil Society Organisations come together.
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Advocating for climate justice in the Pacific
Written by Dominika Ricardi
Climate change has the potential to undermine people’s right to life, security, health and culture, perhaps nowhere more immediate than in the Pacific, where entire communities are bearing the brunt of rising sea levels and changing weather patterns. ActionAid is an international NGO that is currently carrying out research to […]
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Flower Power versus NATO
Written by Anikó Mészáros
A recent case from Hungary shows how civil organizations and local governments can have an influence even on a mighty intergovernmental security alliance like the NATO: a vital democracy can sometimes be stronger than vested military interests. In recent years the Tubes hill in southern Hungary have become a symbol […]
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NGOs and Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government
Written by ArriannaMarie
The backdrop to the famine in Somalia is a history of civil war and the collapse of the central functioning government in 1991. What many news outlets fail to mention is that with the civil war came devastation, displacement and the destruction of productive farm land and essential infrastructure. Factor […]
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Iran, the youth, and NGOs
Written by Muhammad Bilal Khalid
Non Governmental Organizations in Iran and Iranian youth are closely knitted. Youth are an important part of today’s world, technology has empowered us to stand up, tackle projects and ideas and have ourselves heard. As in all countries, the youth in Iran are quick to excel in this regard. Numerous […]
