Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The following is a statement delivered by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on 23 February 2025.
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By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
Peter Mandelson was released on bail this week after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Coming just days after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the images of the former US ambassador being led away by police will likely stick with viewers for some time.
The political ramifications of Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US continue to reflect badly on Keir Starmer’s political judgment. While this is a story that will likely run and run, it is worth taking stock of how we got here.
December 19 2024: Mandelson appointed US ambassador…
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By Rachel Delman, Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, University of Oxford
Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection at London’s Wellcome Collection is a small but quietly powerful exhibition. Spanning five centuries, it explores how the experience of bringing life into the world has been shaped as much by hope and uncertainty as by medicine. Medieval objects sit alongside contemporary artworks, revealing how ideas about reproduction – and the need to safeguard it – have evolved over time.
On entering the exhibition, visitors are immersed in the world of the late medieval birthing…
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By Aleix Nadal, Analyst, Defence, Security and Justice team, RAND Europe
Officials recently sounded the alarm over Russia intercepting communications from European satellites. But this isn’t a new problem.
Ever since the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, two Russian satellites have been secretly stalking European spacecraft. They have been manoeuvring close enough to raise concerns about…
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By Olena Borodyna, Senior Geopolitical Risks Advisor, ODI Global
Russia’s war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year and, despite the growing impatience of Donald Trump, a breakthrough in peace talks looks a long way off. Yet even when the fighting does end, it will not represent a conclusion. Rather, it will mark the start of a considerable new challenge: reconstruction.
The crucial questions are not only how much reconstruction will cost, but also how it can be financed and whether Ukraine will have the skilled workforce needed to carry it out. Millions of Ukrainian citizens…
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By Steffan James, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Supply Chains, Cardiff University
For more than a century, Port Talbot in Wales has been dominated by its steelworks. The daily lives of residents have been shaped by this industry. Shifts have set the traffic, sirens marked time, at night the furnaces lit the sky orange. Steel wasn’t just an industry. It was the rhythm of this place.
Where outsiders saw towers, smoke and steel, locals told…
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By Michael Strange, Associate Professor of International Relations, Malmö University
Marisa Ponti, Associate Professor in Informatics, Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg
Artificial intelligence is accelerating a global economic revolution that began back in the 1970s. Researching the impacts of AI on different sectors of society highlights an important parallel moment in history: the creation of the “service economy” in the US.
In 1972, amid a period of global turmoil, a group of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) economists sought…
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By Maxwell Modell, Research associate, Cardiff University
In live broadcasting, when things go wrong, they can often be blamed on live conditions. Once a programme has been edited, this no longer applies.
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By Christoph Randler, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Tübingen
At 5am, social media fills with proof that the early risers have already won the day. Cold plunges. Journals. Sunrise runs. Productivity gurus insist this is the routine that separates high performers from everyone else, reinforced by high-profile early risers such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, entrepreneur Richard Branson and…
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By Beng Huat See, Professor of Education Research, School of Education, University of Birmingham
Cate Carroll, Professor of Education and Pedagogy and Executive Dean of Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Liverpool Hope University
Simon Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Youth Studies, University of Portsmouth
Stephen Gorard, Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
Our experts have been digging into the detail of the government’s proposed education reforms, published on 23 February, which include measures to improve teacher recruitment, student achievement and belonging at school. Here’s what they thought.
Read more: Send reform: will the government’s plans work for children, parents and teachers? Experts react
Improving engagement…
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