The Enlightenment and the birth of scientific racism
By Tom Sandborn One of the foundational tragedies of human history has been our recurrent temptation to treat designated victims among our fellow humans as less than us, to reify, exploit and “other” them. The cruel, flesh lacerating machinery of this sin against human solidarity was first turned against women and has, down the blood stained
After years of progress, Indonesia risks ‘tragedy’ of a deforestation spike
By Jeff Hutton After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding plantations and mining. In December, Indonesia’s forestry minister, Raja Juli Antoni, indicated the Southeast Asian nation had lost more forest during the first nine months of 2025 than the annual totals for any of the first three
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Ranked #1 Globally in Islamic Syndications by Bloomberg and LSEG Data & Analytics in 2025
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, January 13, 2026/ — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has been ranked Global #1 Bookrunner and Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) in the 2025 Bloomberg and LSEG Data & Analytics Islamic Syndications League Tables, marking five consecutive years of leadership in the Islamic syndications
Building Peace With The New Generation
Despite the divisions, war narratives and burdens of the 1990s, young people in the region are finding ways to build bridges and create common spaces to build a better society. This was a conclusion drawn at the international conference “Dayton Legacies: 30 Years of Peace,” held in early December 2025 in Vitez. At the panel
An Antarctic ‘polar thriller’ and a neurodivergent novel imagine a climate changed future
By Caitlin Macdonald Two new Australian novels imagine how we might live in a climate‑changed future. Bri Lee’s Seed explores antinatalism in an Antarctic seed vault. And Rose Michael’s Else follows a mother and daughter improvising survival on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Together, these novels ask what we owe future generations – and what forms of care remain possible when
