From June 6 to July 25, 2026, India witnessed the world’s largest Gen-Z protest movement. Led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and student organizations, it mobilized tens of thousands of people of different class, caste and religious backgrounds onto the streets of the country. Independent journalists and media collectives, women and Gen-Z meme culture quickly became the face of the protest.…

Colombia is at the cusp of a major political shift in governance. Right-wing leader Abelardo de la Espriella will take over as President of Colombia on August 7. Promising to adopt a hardline approach, De La Espriella has said he will rule with an iron fist, end all peace negotiations, and dismantle key provisions of the 2016 peace agreement with FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de…

Bei einem Test neuer KI-Modelle von OpenAI ist es kürzlich zu einem bemerkenswerten Zwischenfall gekommen, der am 16. Juli 2026 öffentlich dokumentiert wurde. Die Modelle sollten demonstrieren, inwieweit sie Sicherheitslücken erkennen und für Cyberoperationen ausnutzen können. Dabei blieben sie jedoch offenbar nicht innerhalb der vorgesehenen Testumgebung. Nach Angaben des Unternehmens…

Wirksame Klima- und Umweltpolitik hängt wesentlich von der Akzeptanz in der Bevölkerung ab. Gleichzeitig sorgen sich viele Menschen darum, dass eine ambitionierte Klimapolitik den gesellschaftlichen Frieden gefährdet.1 Um politische Maßnahmen gezielter kommunizieren zu können, brauchen Politik, Behörden und organisierte Zivilgesellschaft Daten aus der Wissenschaft, die die örtliche Klimabelastung…

During the military conflict in 2026 centered in the Persian Gulf region, the constellation of attacks impacting civilian infrastructure has represented a concerning feature of hostilities. In consonance with humanitarian considerations, this dimension draws attention to the role and importance of international humanitarian law in protecting civilian infrastructure during conflict.

Israel’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide on 28 June 2026 was framed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar as an act of moral and historic justice, decades overdue. Yet this framing conceals what the timing reveals. The recognition comes amid a recent increase in the number of Israeli politicians and members of the national security community framing Turkey as the “new Iran”, although…

The United States brokered a strategic partnership deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in December 2025, co-signing a DRC–Rwanda peace agreement on the same day. Whether a mediator with a strategic interest can also be neutral is a question the Washington Peace Accords have yet to answer. Critical minerals are no longer a backdrop to negotiations in eastern DRC but they are…

Following the G7 meeting in France in June, US President Donald Trump claimed that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “begged” to take a picture with him during the summit.1 Such a public rebuke is only one of a string of episodes evidencing a serious rift between the two leaders. The outcome is surprising given that the political and personal relationship between Meloni and Trump has, until…