In every region of the world, from established democracies to transitional regimes, the past decade has witnessed a troubling and accelerating erosion of democratic norms, institutions, and civil liberties as authoritarianism resurfaces not as an anomaly but as a strategic and adaptive mode of governance, increasingly legitimized through elections,
In a world where water is essential for life, health, food production, and dignity, the growing trend toward the privatization of water resources and services has emerged as one of the most controversial and consequential shifts in global governance, transforming a fundamental human need into a profit-generating commodity subject to market logic, c
Across continents and cultures, from bustling metropolises to rural towns, millions of young people face the growing reality of unemployment and underemployment, not due to a lack of ambition, talent, or willingness to work, but because of structural failures, economic volatility, education-to-labor market mismatches, and policies that consistently