The Guardian’s well-known quote states that “Democracy dies in darkness.” One may argue that democracy also suffers when higher education fails to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. Instead of critically debating the implications of politically and ideologically motivated wars, the shifting geopolitical landscape, climate change, and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence, many educators, […]
new world order
New World Order
President Donald Trump’s latest directive to withdraw the US from 66 international organisations, including 31 UN-linked bodies, is being sold at home as a sovereignty play. However, internationally, it reads as an abdication of stewardship and, more crucially, a structural shock to a system that has relied on American underwriting for nearly eight decades. The […]
Xi and Putin pledge to shape new world order, no peace in sight for Ukraine
China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin set their sights on shaping a new world order as the Chinese leader left Moscow on Wednesday, having made no direct support for Putin’s war in Ukraine during his two-day visit. Xi made a strong show of solidarity with Putin against the West, but he barely […]