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Considerations on Power and International Aid Relations

This present study considers international aid, that is, the institutionalized forms by which people’s conditions are improved. It examines charity systems from the point of view of political power, starting from the concept that international aid was historically born along with the appearance of the idea of public affairs and public service, in the spirit of international relations.

Return of Taliban triggers new hate wave in India

The Indian government has been faced with a strange dilemma since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. This triggered a debate about India toeing a pragmatic line and heading toward establishing formal relations with the Taliban, though the MEA said the discussions focused on safety, security and the early return of Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan.

What Does the Future Hold for Europe?

It is the crucial question for Western European countries: Is there still a future for the European Union? For this Union that gives weight and backbone to a hard-to-define geographical Europe? In the face of criticism and mistrust, is it possible to imagine a plausible future for Europe without the European Union? Must the Union be a political and not just economic entity for Europe to be an effective part of human history? And should it not also have a cultural and spiritual dimension?

Afghanistan catastrophe: Lessons from a wasted sacrifice

A tiny dot appeared in the clear blue sky as a giant American Air Force jet climbed away from Kabul airport on Monday. It was a falling man, who had been clinging to the outside of the aircraft fuselage. This horrific image, as one American TV commentator remarked, was almost a visual echo of the jumpers who fell from the burning Twin Towers in New York that September day 20 years ago.

Populism and Terrorism, the Illegitimate Heirs of Nihilism

What's behind India's 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'?

The Urgency of Universal Access to the Covid-19 Vaccine

Over the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has put our health at risk, brought the global economy virtually to a standstill and disrupted our lives in ways we never imagined. The magnitude of the global catastrophe prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to commission an independent panel of experts to assess the situation.

Siberia: One country, many peoples

If Russia is a country of extremes, Siberia is so to a greater extent. In Europe, Siberia is a byword for the freezing cold, but not everyone knows that much of Siberia is tropically hot in the summer. Siberia is a part of the world rich in fossil fuels, which, while helping to keep the global economy alive, also greatly contributes to pollution and climate change.

Pastoral Care for Climate Displaced People

As Pope Francis recalled on the occasion of Earth Day, April 22, 2021, “the things that we have been saying to one another must not fall into oblivion. […] Time is pressing and, as Covid-19 has taught us, yes, we have the means to rise up to the challenge.

Conservative Russia

“Russia needs to be frozen”: these words, which are attributed to a 19th century thinker and also to a government official, best express the current intentions of those wielding power and of conservative ideologues in Russia. During the inauguration of a monument dedicated to Czar Alexander III Putin claimed  that he himself had given Russia 13 years of peace, not by making concessions, but by his firmness.