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From war zones to outer space, radio remains essential

© UNICEF/Habib Kanobana Children in Rwanda have been able to study at home using the radio, as schools remained...

Conflict-torn Congo closes in on debut international bond

The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to make its international bond foray the first of many, its finance minister told Reuters, as the country...

Kantar Study Shows Consumers Face Climate Burnout as Fears over Global Conflicts Increase

Little Black Book, Kantar study signposts how brands should approach sustainable marketing as global geopolitical tensions rise 

Poland, Italy, decline Board of Peace invitation, cite doubts, constitutional barrier

Poland and Italy will not join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, Warsaw and Rome said on Wednesday, adding to the list of...

Erratic gold and silver prices no deterrent for enthusiastic investors

The market for two of history’s safer investments, gold and silver, has become destabilised amidst geopolitical and economic uncertainty. The cost for an ounce of...

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Rising concerns about war, safety and economic strain are taking up more of people’s mental space, leaving them feeling worn down rather than disengaged...

The Board of Peace: A pay-to-play world order?

The administration is not merely abandoning the post-war international order; it is replacing it with a private, transactional alternative. This successor, titled the Board...

Pauses Without Peace: What Last Year’s Ceasefires Reveal About Global Conflict Management

What if the United States isn’t ending wars, just interrupting them? Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump — who has repeatedly 

The next major war may be driven by ideology

In recent years, global conflicts have increasingly been shaped less by disputes over land and more by competing belief systems, religious values and political...

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