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The Common Table in a Burning World: Why the United Nations Must Be Revived, Not Abandoned

The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...

Los Angeles: Reinventing the Concrete River

Explore Los Angeles' ambitious efforts to transform its concrete flood-control river back into a living ecological corridor amidst urban and climate challenges.

Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 12 Shanghai is sinking. The city centre has subsided more than three metres since the late nineteenth century, while the...

The Living Marsh: The World’s Remaining Wetlands and the Intelligence of Water

The Living Marsh Feature · The Living World The world’s remaining wetlands, the work they do for the planet, and the intelligence of water At first light,...

The Common Table in a Burning World: Why the United Nations Must Be Revived, Not Abandoned

The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...

The Great Unraveling: A Requiem for the Democracy?

Global democracy is in a high-velocity retreat. Explore the 2026 V-Dem data on systemic autocratisation and blueprints for democratic resilience.

The Continued Relevance of the United Nations

The UN remains vital: a universal forum enabling peace, aid, climate action and global rules, despite veto limits, funding gaps and needed reforms

Theories of State in the 21st Century: An Analysis of Classical and Emerging Frameworks

My Masters and proposed PhD thesis was focused on developing a Deep Ecological Theory of State. It never happened as I got married, and,...

The Role of the OECD in a Fractured World

In an era of splintered supply chains, tariff crossfire, and fraying trust, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development looks, at first glance, like...

Ecocide: Criminalizing the Destruction of Our Shared Home

Criminalizing ecocide: Tracing its evolution, real-world impact, and legal strategies to establish it as an international crime against nature and humanity.

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