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One hundred years ago, a formal international civil service was first created. Its aim was to promote and maintain a rules-based world order. So has it stood the test of time? Henning Melber thinks so, and explains why.
Minerals are widely held to be at the heart of ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. That’s because the mines they come out of are believed to be controlled by armed groups who use revenue to fund their activities, earning them the label 'conflict minerals'. Responsible sourcing initiatives are meant to address the problem. Peer Schouten explores whether they do the job.
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The UN Security Council at the headquarters, in New York.
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Henning Melber, University of Pretoria
An international civil service matters for global governance. Without it, it would be impossible to promote and maintain a rules-based world.
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Demonstration for conflict-free products.
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Peer Schouten, Danish Institute for International Studies
Responsible mineral sourcing programmes in the DRC have their flaws.
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Energy + Environment
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Alexander Hensby, University of Kent
XR has the nation's attention but to build on this momentum its purpose must not become overshadowed by its tactics.
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Greg Asner, Arizona State University
A new study lays out a road map for protecting and restoring 50% of Earth's surface, targeted to preserve biodiversity and maximize natural removal of carbon from the atmosphere.
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Science + Technology
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Betony Adams, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Francesco Petruccione, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Maria Schuld, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Quantum machine learning is an exciting and rapidly growing field.
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Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Researchers are only beginning to understand the impact of pollution and increased temperatures on the biology of mosquitoes.
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Politics + Society
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Andreas Kern, Georgetown University
President Trump has been attacking the Federal Reserve for months and recently said he might nominate two political allies to its board. An economist explain what typically happens next.
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Charles Tiefer, University of Baltimore
The Mueller report is out, heavily redacted and the investigative materials it's based on aren't public. That's where Congress comes in, writes a former House counsel. Now they can investigate.
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En français
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Jean Marcou, Sciences Po Grenoble
Ekrem Imamoğlu, le principal candidat d’opposition à la mairie d’Istanbul, a été officiellement déclaré vainqueur le 17 avril 2019. Une défaite inquiétante pour le parti du président d’Erdogan.
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Mathias Dupuis, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
Malgré son importance historique, Notre-Dame de Paris reste assez mal connue. L'analyse archéologique est indispensable à la reconstruction.
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