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The Middle Powers Mirage: Why a Third Way Is So Hard to Build
A new internationalist coalition sounds appealing – but history suggests a new alliance won’t happen
May 27
You Can’t Decolonise Assessment Without Touching AI
How formative GenAI work reveals the power hiding inside the concepts we teach
May 22
Where Is Amarildo? Who Killed Marielle?
How two names came to interrupt Rio’s streets and Brazil’s politics
May 7
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When Poverty Fell Faster Than Politics Could Keep Up
Growth reduced poverty. Power decided who benefited, and for how long.
May 5
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Bolivia Did Not Run Out of Gas – It Ran Out of Dollars
Why world money, not mismanagement, explains Bolivia’s fuel crisis
Apr 30
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Why Climate-Smart Farming Fails Without Cash in Farmers’ Pockets
What Kenyan farmers say really blocks climate adaptation
Apr 28
Teaching the Climate Crisis in Today’s University
Why students’ feelings about climate change are reshaping how we teach it
Apr 22
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Rolling the Dice Across the Strait of Gibraltar
How hashish smugglers illuminate the speculative logics shaping contemporary economic life
Apr 21
Institutionalised Indigeneity: The Unravelling of State Power in Bolivia
How Evo Morales’s political project reshaped and restricted indigenous identity in unexpected ways
Apr 14
Why House Price Cycles Matter More Than You Think
How tax and rental policies shape housing booms and busts
Apr 8
Beyond The State: How Chinese Actors Earn Trust Across Africa
As Chinese companies and social organisations grow their presence in Africa, they must prove to governments and communities that they belong.
Apr 7
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Bangladesh Must Move Beyond “Free Education” to End Child Marriage
Why ending child marriage is the only way to make educational promises meaningful
Apr 2
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