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Politics & Foreign Affairs

The Courts of Last Resort: Do the ICC and ICJ Still Matter?

byRichard Seifman - Former World Bank Senior Health Advisor and U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer

March 28, 2026

The Iran War is now front and center, but other devastating wars continue in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Myanmar, and the ...

Politics & Foreign Affairs

UN Reform: Considering the Options and Alternatives

byRichard Seifman - Former World Bank Senior Health Advisor and U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officerand1 others

March 18, 2026

Roughly eighty years ago an organization was established after the end of World War II designed to set the global ...

News regarding independent publishers bringing more sustainability in the publishing industry.

Environment

How Independent Publishers Are Helping Advance Sustainability

byAnastasiia Barmotina

March 12, 2026

The rise of sustainable independent publishers is gaining speed in 2026. This is because smaller, mission-driven presses are adopting eco-friendly ...

Politics & Foreign Affairs

Trump’s Board of Peace Can Provide a New Opportunity for the United Nations

byA. Edward Elmendorf - Former U.S. Mission to the UN Diplomat, UN Secretariat Staff Member, and President and CEO of UN Association of USA

February 18, 2026

While President Trump has frequently criticized the United Nations (UN), the planned February 19 initial meeting of his Board of ...

Editors' Picks

Trump’s Board of Peace Explained: Mandate, Power, and Global Implications

byA. Edward Elmendorf - Former U.S. Mission to the UN Diplomat, UN Secretariat Staff Member, and President and CEO of UN Association of USA

February 13, 2026

Gaza has endured huge human and physical damage. Whatever your view may be as to the underlying causes, the reality ...

Climate Change

The Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’ Has Begun

byNmesoma Ezetu

February 10, 2026

Humanity’s long-term water usage and damage have exceeded nature's renewal and safe limits, a situation scientists and the media have ...

ESG News regarding Guterres’s view on environment, Germany’s new grid law proposal, Companies having to protect nature for own survival, and TotalEnergies deal with Google

Business

‘We Must Move Past GDP,’ Says UN Chief

byFedor Sukhoi

February 10, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates UN Secretary-General's View on Environment: António Guterres has called upon diplomats and policymakers to abandon the pursuit ...

ESG News regarding Trump backing sanctions on Russian oil buyers, Norway’s oil and gas output declining, dog food linked to UK emissions, Trump climate treaty exit facing legal scrutiny

Business

U.S. Targets Russian Oil Buyers with New Sanctions Bill

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 9, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Backs Sanctions on Russian Oil Buyers: A bipartisan U.S. bill would impose tariffs of up to ...

Business

COP30 Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change

bySarah Perras

November 18, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Countries Sign Information Integrity Declaration: 12 countries committed to combating climate misinformation at COP30 in Brazil. U.S. ...