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European militarism on steroids is not good, either
Published by Responsible Statecraft
'People-centered peace' lost a major advocate this week
About Wolfgang Sporrer, diplomat, mediator, peacemaker, expert on Ukraine and beyond, who suddenly passed away this week, and about the issues he cared…
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Western-Backed NGOs: A Hollow Version of Civil Society (published in Jacobin)
Just in time for Trump's/Musk's crushing of USAID, if from a radically different perspective
On smashing and slashing USAID
Since Trump first froze all spending by USAID and then proceeded to unleash Musk and his hounds onto agency staff, put everyone on paid leave, issued a…
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Nowhere to go home to
Conversation with Ukrainian activists
My take on the turn of events in Georgia: a crisis we sowed by asking the impossible
Opinion piece on Responsible Statecraft
The time of women's tears
"First you cry because one man was killed, then the next man makes sure you have reasons to cry." Conversation with a displaced Ukrainian activist.
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heretic thoughts on how we promote democracy and support civil society abroad
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