According to preliminary data collected by the OECD, global foreign aid flows reached an all-time high of US$161.2 billion in 2020, as official development assistance was mobilised to support countries in the global south in …
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As international concern about Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s whereabouts grows and more of the world’s top tennis stars weigh in, Beijing’s propagandists are floundering. Hu Xijin, the impish editor of the rabidly nationalistic Global …
Gendered disinformation targets women in politics and journalism Writing for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women Around the World blog, Melanne Verveer and Lucina Di Meco argue that gendered disinformation thrives on social media platforms …
WPS potential in great-power rivalry Pacific Forum has released an Issues and Insights report outlining how Australia and the US can utilise the women, peace and security agenda as an ‘edge’ in their strategic competition …
Turkey withdraws from Istanbul Convention, sparking protests and legal challenges On 20 March, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan withdrew the country from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and …