When the mining company Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) announced it would take Greenland to court for a whopping 76 billion Danish kroner (US$11.15 billion) in damages – equivalent to four times the Arctic nation’s GDP – Naaja Nathanielsen s eemed to be one of the only people in the entire Kingdom of Denmark who wasn’t surprised by the eye-watering sum.

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War means death and destruction for most. But for the arms industry it means big profits. How we can hold our governments and institutions to account for their complicity in the trade of weaponry and military equipment? Why do our leaders continue to …

Sep 18, 2018 · According to a World Bank survey, 40 per cent of those who join rebel groups do so because of a lack of economic opportunities.Relative poverty is just as important, with more equal societies marked by high levels of trust and low levels of violence. Economic fairness when it comes to public resources, taxation and tax evasion is also key. The systematic transfer of wealth from rich to poor ...

Dec 19, 2024 · After years of life under the rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in the capital, Damascus, Manal Al Sahwi can finally report as a female journalist using her real name. Just weeks ago, she risked violence, dishonour and arrest for even the smallest critique of the Assad regime, which has ruled the country with an iron fist for decades.

Mar 26, 2025 · Ethics-washing. War might mean devastation for most, but for the arms industry – and its shareholders – it means big profits. The revenues of the world’s 100 largest arms companies have been boosted by mass death in Palestine and Ukraine. In fact, in 2023, Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael made the highest ever revenues recorded by Israeli companies.

Jun 1, 2011 · The suffering of animals used in medical research is not contested, although the scale of it often is. However, views diverge sharply on whether animal experimentation is part of good science and results in medical breakthroughs for humans, or whether such progress could have been achieved by other means.

Jan 29, 2019 · YASMIN: Faith and state should always be kept separate. I am a practising Shi’a Muslim. I pray, go to mosque and feel part of a wider global community. My faith is in my heart and head – indoors, intensely personal.

Sovereignty is a term with many different interpretations. How do you define sovereignty for Indigenous people in the Australian context? Sovereignty to me is when you’re from the land, you’re from the water, you’re from the soil, you’re from the animals.

Feb 6, 2025 · No love for workers. Underlying these dynamics are radical shifts in geopolitics. Trump, after all, is the howl of a declining empire. For the last 40 years, the US has maintained its position through overwhelming military might and through control of the most important, and valuable, technologies in the economy.