Recent developments in the U.S.-Indo bilateral military exercise, Garuda Shield, have largely flown under the radar of international media. However, its significance should not be overlooked against the larger, global, context.
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This article explores some misconceptions about suicide terrorism and attempts to explain how suicide bombers are selected within organizations. It also explores characteristics of organizations which adopt suicide terrorism as a tactic.
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While the global community is making progress in terms of creating way for LGBTQ+ rights, the colonial legacies attached with anti-gay and sodomy laws is rarely recognised. In 2021, two-thirds of the states which criminalised homosexuality were former British colonies.
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Australia may become a renewable energy superpower, according to Anthony Albanese, the new PM. This new government seems to represent an important policy shift in terms of environmental policy in the country. The electorate has spoken, and the climate change issue might become priority.
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The emerging study of authoritarian innovations provides a promising insight into better understanding the growing challenges that democracy faces This blog post looks more closely at how authoritarians have begun using seemingly democratic tactics to prop up their regimes and what this means for democracy.
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The truth matters. Britain’s Conservative government has set a bad track-record of misleading parliament and failing to correct the record. These actions not only damage the reputation of political office, they also threaten the freedom of debate, the effectiveness of the legislator, and the respect of the electorate.
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