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The world responded to the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement in early June with newfound force and unity, as hundreds of cities, states and companies hastened to sign onto the international accord. At a time when openness to the world has become a matter of contention in some nations, writes Luc Soete, this bottom-up movement shows that many of the world’s most pressing problems have local solutions, and that international collaboration can include all levels of government.
In other news, we’re delighted to announce that The Conversation Canada has just launched. As we do across all our sister editions, TC Global will now be bringing you the best expert commentary on arts, culture, politics, science and health from Canada.
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Climate crusaders: President Macron, right, with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg after a June 2 meeting at the Elysee Palace, following the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.
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Luc Soete, United Nations University
International problems and local policies are integrally interwoven, whether the nationalists in Washington like it or not.
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Environment + Energy
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Florian Roth, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Christine Eriksen, University of Wollongong; Tim Prior, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Understanding what parts of society are susceptible to natural hazards and why, is key for emergency services and risk managers.
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Arts + Culture
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Dilip Menon, University of the Witwatersrand
Apartheid was to officially end in 1994. So was the fashion of wearing hats as the formalities of business, church and leisure gave way to the informality of urban equality.
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Business + Economy
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Ronald Labonte, University of Ottawa
NAFTA renegotiations may see provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership revive like zombies. We must remember their failures - on income inequality, labour and environmental protection.
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Politics + Society
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Camille Boutron, Universidad de los Andes
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Colombia's FARC guerrillas have officially laid down their weapons. How will these former fighters fare in the group's transition from Marxist rebellion to political party?
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Richard Calland, University of Cape Town
President Jacob Zuma has been brought to book repeatedly by South Africa's courts. He also faces a rising tide of discontent. One way or another, he seems to be running out of political lives.
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