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The World Cup: From Inclusive Beginnings to Exclusive Present
Preamble The history of the World Cup, considered by many as the greatest football tournament on the planet, has continued to trend on the internet since the inception of the 2026 Edition, with the name of the French lawyer who co-founded the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1904, Mr Jules Rimet, reverberating across…
Responses to Nazi Perpetration in Fiction: Complicity and Continuities
Book: Responses to Nazi Perpetration in Fiction: Complicity and Continuities Author: Prof Stephanie Bird, Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature, University College London, United Kingdom Discussant: Prof Sue Vice, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Discussant: Dr Zoltán Kékesi, Research Fellow, Centre for Collective Violence, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Institute…
A Board of Peace in Time of War
Preamble The adoption of Resolution 2803 by 13 members of the UN Security council, with the abstention of China and Russia, on November 17, 2025, created a legitimacy for the ‘Comprehensive Plan of President Donald J. Trump to End the Conflict in Gaza,’ which included the creation of the Board of Peace that was to…
The Banyamulenge Soldier: Genocide Between Congo and Rwanda
Book: The Banyamulenge Soldier: Genocide Between Congo and Rwanda Author: Dr Christopher P. Davey, Human Rights Institute, Binghamton University, USA Discussant: Frank Okyere Osei, Researcher & Peacebuilding Practitioner; Doctoral Student, Binghamton University, USA Video link:
The Benin Coup Attempt and Political Instability in West Africa
Preamble On the morning of December 7, 2025, there were reports of gunfire at the Beninese Presidential Palace in Cotonou, the state capital. This was subsequently described as an attempted military takeover that sent shockwaves across the ECOWAS region, which has been plagued by several coups in recent years. With the breakaway of the Alliance…