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Most of Trump's statements go against the principles promoted by the United Nations. Still, the new Secretary-General will have to try to find areas of mutual concern to work with the new US administration, argues Vesselin Popovski, Executive Director at the Centre for the Study of United Nations at Jindal Global Law School. Otherwise he risks isolating and impoverishing the international organisation.
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Trump and the United Nations: a difficult relationship.
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Vesselin Popovski, O.P. Jindal Global University
Most of Trump's positions go against principles accepted by the United Nations. The new Secretary-General will have to try to find areas of mutual concern to work with the new US administration.
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Politics + Society
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Katie Kuschminder, European University Institute
There are fundamental differences between Libya and Turkey, when it comes to returning migrants.
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Emel Parlar Dal, Marmara University
Caught out by the side effects of the Syrian civil war and deteriorating relations with the EU and the US, Turkey now appears to be in search of South-South cooperation.
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Jonathan R. Beloff, SOAS, University of London
A Trump presidency brings into question America’s traditional approach to Africa, especially Rwanda. But a true shift in US foreign policy in Africa is not a priority for the Trump administration.
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Science + Technology
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Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Churchill allowed science to flourish. Without a similar attitude in today’s politics, we may hit a bottleneck for life that leaves a Universe without a single human soul to enjoy it.
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Environment + Energy
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Judith Verweijen, Ghent University; Esther Marijnen, University of Sheffield
The Virunga National Park is home to many people living off the land. Clashes between the army and those illegally extracting resources is causing huge problems for conservation.
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Matt Christmas, University of Adelaide
Areas like the Flinders Ranges have provided refuge for flora and fauna when the climate has changed. But rapid temperature increases and human intervention may stop them doing so again.
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