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In his new book, historian Samir Saul dissects imperialism through the ages to describe its chameleon-like nature and economic underpinnings.

Our world is in transition as the post-war rules-based order becomes increasingly under threat. Authoritarian powers, large commercial digital platforms and populists disregard the value of allies working together.

A research study at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the notion of spectacle as an enunciative space that is located beyond mediatic logic.

At its meeting on 10 March 2023, the Federal Council decided to launch a consultation on proposed amendments to the Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation (RIPA).

Government openness and transparency in the form of communicating data can sometimes overshoot the mark.

College selection, highlighted content on social networks, justice and predictive medicine, autonomous vehicles, crowd monitoring.

The looming energy crisis has increased the pressure to push ahead with the energy transition in Switzerland.

The interdisciplinary MSc programme Environmental Technology & International Affairs is a joint programme of the Diplomatische Akademie Wien and TU Wien and offers education in technical and international environmental policy.

A year into Russia's full-scale invasion, a new study by Dr Olga Boichak has found ordinary citizens who volunteer their time and resources can bring about social and political change.

Together with ten other research institutes, the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin is investigating crisis governance in Europe in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction) describes in The Conversation how warring countries can put aside their differences to save lives when a disaster, like the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake, strikes a region beset by conflict.

An emergency debate was held the day before yesterday with the education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf on the influx of international students at Dutch higher education institutions.

Conflicts of interest in UK food regulation "puts public health at risk" - new research Research finds substantial conflicts of interest in the bodies advising the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) or the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Recommends that commercial conflicts of interest should no longer be allowed to participate in UK food policymaking Food regulatory institutions in the UK should have robust mechanisms for addressing commercial conflicts of interest, argues a new research paper.

Indigenous Peoples all over the world have endured a common history. And, as  Uahikea Maile  notes, the experience of "colonial dispossession, territorial enclosure and the subsequent creation of nation states" is not unique to North America.

What risks do NATO members take in increasing military assistance to Ukraine? While continuing to avoid direct engagement in Russia's war on Ukraine, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have dramatically expanded their military assistance.

From 24-hour news cycles to social media posts from your angry uncle, it's almost impossible not to get a daily dose of politics.

Involve families in the data collection of your research The renovated Utrecht University Museum (UMU) will open its doors to the public in September 2023.