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Modern Slavery in the Twenty-First Century

Is modern slavery surging, or just better counted? Inside the contested 49.6 million figure, forced-labour supply chains and the new trade crackdown.

Shenzhen, China: Electrifying the Megacity

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 10 In 2017, Shenzhen became the first city in the world to operate a fully electric public bus fleet. In...

World Environment Day 2026: Climate Action – Why It’s Still So Hard — and What Works

Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.

Barcelona Superblocks: The Radical Battle for Quiet, Green Cities

Inside Barcelona's radical push to reclaim streets from cars. How the superblock grid battles noise, heat, and tourism to recover Cerdà's vision.

The Human Blueprint: What the World Values in an Age of Upheaval

Listen to the main concepts in this article in our Deep Dive. The Data-Driven Map of Human Values: From Survival to Self-Expression What does it...

Pacifism in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

Introduction Pacifism, the principled opposition to war and violence as means of settling disputes, has emerged as one of the most significant moral and political...

China’s Cultural Tapestry: Five Millennia of Global Contributions

In the heart of Beijing's Forbidden City, where vermillion walls once separated emperor from subject, tourists from every continent now photograph the same architectural...

Remembering Hiroshima: 80 Years On

Today marks eighty years since the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. As I write this on August 6, 2025, I cannot help but reflect...

Let there be peace in the world

I have been a peace activist since my early teens, over 50 years now, probably haven't tried hard enough it seems! I am publishing...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a Crossroads: Enduring Relevance, Pervasive Violations, and the Imperative for Action

I have revisited the theme of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in light of ongoing violations throughout our world. It is a...

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