Dispatches from a year of global conflict and uncertainty

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation

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Volodymyr Zelensky says there will almost certainly be no ceasefire in Ukraine before Christmas. This means the war is more than likely to stretch on into a fifth year to the dismay of everyone – barring, perhaps Vladimir Putin, for whom the war seems to be a means to a number…

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~	“The most important thing is people’s health. I fight to save lives”

~	Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme

~	Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alive

~	Dominican Republic wastes renewable energy while fossil fuel thermoelectric plants operate above legal limits

~	Tanzania: Security forces used unlawful lethal force in election protest crackdown and ‘took away’ dead bodies

~	UN General Assembly: States must ensure that the protections afforded under IHL remain effective against the risks of ICT activities during armed conflict

~	Why systemic racism has a lot to do with migration and asylum systems

~	What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science

~	Chris Wallace-Crabbe was a poet of international renown, a beloved teacher and a generous man

~	Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here’s why)