29th August 2021 As the conflict settles down into a regular pattern of civil disobedience and sporadic violence with frequent clashes between the military and the informal armies, things are stirring in the background. The army is showing signs of splitting. It’s not enough to cause a major problem
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Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Joshua Powell UCL Joshua Powell is a conservation biologist, with research interests in human-wildlife conflict, conservation strategy and conservation geopolitics. His PhD focuses on developing a conservation evidence-base for the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris). The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 popularised the idea of
Anthony Gill aier.org Anthony Gill is a professor of political economy at the University of Washington and a Distinguished Senior Fellow with Baylor University’s Institute for the Study of Religion. Earning his PhD in political science at UCLA in 1994, Prof. Gill specializes in the economic study of
Frankly Anyone experienced in project management and risk management disciplines will be thinking the same as me. They will be stunned at Biden’s massive leadership failures in Afghanistan which are shaking the world. No wonder his poll rating has crashed so dramatically. Anyone who knows anything about project and
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New Zealand must urgently step up plans to evacuate our Afghan allies from Afghanistan following the deadly terror attack at Kabul’s international airport, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “The Defence Force has ended efforts to evacuate New Zealanders and their families from Afghanistan but there are still
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Owen Jennings One of the memories seared into my mind is of sitting in a mud-walled, mud floored, poorly thatched hut, choking on smoke from the small open fire in the centre of the room, eating sadza or maize porridge. Sadza is on the menu tonight too. It is all
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett appealed to the public on his Facebook page and detailed in a press release the national plan to fight the Delta wave. Good evening. I would like to share with you our national plan to fight the Delta wave that is engulfing the world. I will
Lucia Nalbandian Ryerson University Lucia is a passionate public servant and a curious researcher. By day, Lucia spends her time with the brilliant minds at the Policy Innovation Hub. Positioned in the Ontario Cabinet Office, the Hub has four practice areas, focused on strategy and strategic foresight, systemic design and
Jennifer Girotto University of Connecticut Dr. Girotto is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at The University of Connecticut. Her focus areas of practice are on immunizations and pediatric infectious diseases. Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for
