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19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 5 comments Vladan Lausevic
Poland and Ukraine are again in conflict over the Volhynia massacre, in which Ukrainian nationalists killed thousands of ethnic Poles during World War II. This historical issue has strained the relationship between the two countries, despite their cl...
19 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The Coalition for the UN We Need, a group advocating for a stronger United Nations (UN), has shared the outcomes of the Global Futures Forum, an international conference held in New York and online in March. The forum brought together civil society r...
19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Gig workers in India are facing challenges due to unpredictable weather conditions, including extreme heat and unexpected rain, without adequate protection. They work long hours, often without breaks, and struggle to earn minimum wage. Examples inclu...
19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The opinion polls consistently show that Keir Starmer's Labour Party holds a significant lead over Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, but the public's perception of Sunak remains unclear. While he is seen as rich, smooth, and hardworking, he is sti...
19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
The European Parliament has approved a proposal for a new directive aimed at empowering consumers for the green transition. The directive seeks to assist consumers in making environmentally friendly choices and encourage companies to offer more durab...
18 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The issue of migration remains a prominent topic on the political agenda as millions of people worldwide flee various circumstances. Two years ago, it was argued that the global benefits of open borders and free movement of people outweigh the disadv...
18 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
LGBTQIA+ has been widely used to encompass diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, but its expanding and under-defined nature makes it unsuitable for international human rights discourse. An alternative term, SOGIESC (sexual orientation, g...
18 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
In French history, June 18th marked a momentous day when General de Gaulle delivered a speech in 1940, calling on the French to resist defeatism and continue the fight. The speech emphasized the importance of preserving the flame of the French resist...
18 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic
Adam Mastroianni and Daniel Gilbert conducted a study to examine the perception of moral decline in society. They analyzed decades of survey data and found that people worldwide have perceived a general moral decline for the past 70 years. However, t...
18 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Philosopher Hanzi Freinacht proposes a metamodern law system as an alternative to our current modern system. They criticize the irrationalities of the criminal justice systems in functional liberal democracies and argue that the shared philosophical...
