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Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernández is advancing a right-wing agenda centered on economic liberalism, social conservatism, and tougher crime policies. Her administration’s proposed electricity-market reform failed after protests, while plans for a Bukele-style prison proceeded alongside university funding cuts. These measures have intensified opposition and raised concerns about weakened public institutions and human rights.
Kaila E. Doehler
La plupart d’entre nous avons appris à tolérer la répression (violente) de manifestations, dans la mesure où celle-ci touche souvent des groupes dont l’image sociale n’est pas particulièrement brillante. Mais ce cas soulève la question suivante: notre impassibilité habituelle se retrouve-t-elle perturbée par l’implication massive de mineurs ?
Once treated as Iran’s proxy, Yemen’s Houthis are waging a largely self-directed war on Saudi Arabia, sending Riyadh in search of new allies and exposing the limits of its security partnerships.
At a time when the international order is increasingly shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, Canada and Europe are demonstrating that cooperation between like-minded middle powers remains possible. This summit not only creates a new category of EU membership but also emphasizes that neither side intends to navigate this changing world alone.
Two weeks after hackers published hundreds of thousands of internal party emails, Germany’s leading newsrooms report that the material is largely authentic, while the AfD’s counter-campaign is losing momentum.
At a moment when there are many global crises and interconnected risks, the 2026 edition of the Geneva Peace Forum adopted a plea as its theme: Choose Peace.
Brazil’s high-stakes presidential election wasn’t just a rematch between two different political camps. As foreign intervention and disinformation collided, Lula’s narrow victory checked the hemispheric right-wing tide.
Almost one year ago, when asked at the Japanese National Diet, what an attack on Taiwan would entail for Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asserted that any contingency involving the use of force or naval blockade could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” (存立危機事態, sonritsu kiki jitai).
The Gambia promised 15% in Abuja in 2001 but delivered just 5.46% in 2023. So, who paid the difference? Poor farmers in Kiang and Jarra, or poor market vendors in Brikama? Our Africa Correspondent’s New Piece in The Graduate Press.
Throughout history, the French have shown that they know how to protest. Yet, this cultural tendency is insufficient to explain the combustible atmosphere in France. How did a spontaneous student protest snowball into nationwide riots? To understand what happened, it is essential to look behind the country’s political curtain.
by Puhiza Shemsedini This month, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay “for her effortsContinue Reading
Fifteen thousand kilometers from Buenos Aires, streets in Kerala, Kolkata, Dhaka turn blue and white every four years. Why does South Asia love the Argentinian football team so much?
by Juanita Herrera We women hear it so often: “Don’t go alone at night”. “Be careful”. “Text me when youContinue Reading
The race for the next UN Secretary-General has highlighted the outsized role the Security Council plays in selecting the organization’s top official. Security Council membership constitutes a form of influence over the SG selection process, yet fifty-nine UN Member States have never served on Council.
by Nadir Gerber Кириллча ёзиши ватаннинг тарихi бўlish қила оладими? Маданиятисhi? Тiл ÿзgartirilganса, халқ ham o’zgaradimi? Can Cyrillic be aContinue Reading
Image courtesy of Satvika Mahajan by Francesca Polano June 20th marked the start of a youth-led protest at Jantar Mantar,Continue Reading
By Melisa Kisacik Les aubes at Bains des Pâquis: Catch Geneva at its most magical at Bains des Pâquis. EveryContinue Reading
By Valentine Matta A few days ago, I was at the renowned Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). AContinue Reading
By Lillian Tzanev Snow-capped peaks pierce clouds.A spring sun warms the blue sheen. Still, la bise lingers. Bankers and beggarsbyContinue Reading
A Glimmer of Hope at the Institute By Laura Minnetian A few weeks ago, my dear friend Lena asked me,Continue Reading
By José Eduardo Martínez Torres The Graduate Press team asked non-EU/EFTA students how the process of migrating has been experienced.Continue Reading
By Wassim Atrissi, Itzhak Dorai, Noa Sara Lehmann On June 14th, the G7 summit came to Geneva, and with it,Continue Reading
by Audrey Hubleur What if innovation in education meant blending the past with the present? As at other universities inContinue Reading
By Sydney Wiser In recent years, journalism has often been regarded as an ailing industry. As large news organizations downsizeContinue Reading
Par Melisa Kisacik À Genève, il suffit de repasser deux fois au même endroit pour comprendre que les murs neContinue Reading
by Paolo Tarony Saisi de Chateauneuf On Sunday, June 14th, at 5:15 in the morning, I was on the streetsContinue Reading
Péter Magyar Election in Hungary By Paolo Tarony Saisi de Chateauneuf On the night of April 12th, on the banksContinue Reading
by Meera Mohankrishnan Exploring a new literacy genre can often feel intimidating. Committing to a book requires your time andContinue Reading
by Sabrina Casale Golconda by René Magritte is a surrealist composition painted in 1953. Despite taking its name from aContinue Reading
Picture: Knitting Party in London. Copyright : Instagram/ @finisterre By Gregory Wagner Why Gen Z is trading screens for yarn,Continue Reading
By Francesca Polano Being born after the year 1995 brought with it an obstacle that was at once innate andContinue Reading
By Melisa Kisacik On May 13th, we launched the newest printed edition of our journal, an edition imagined for uncertainContinue Reading
Still under the shadow of a war. Still burying the dead. Sirens still split the night, and soldiers still move between shattered fronts. Yet there is champagne in the Knesset.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, celebrated as lawmakers passed one of the most radical pieces of legislation in the state’s history: the expansion of the death penalty.
By Meera Mohankrishnan Kishwar Naheed’s, “The Grass is Really Like Me”, offers unique comparative symbolism for understanding how external pressuresContinue Reading
By Gregory Wagner A new exhibition at the Château de Prangins asks uncomfortable questions about Swiss history – and, crucially,Continue Reading
By Paolo Tarony Saisi De Chateauneuf How does Swiss Neutrality endure, and why have newcomers risked failure? Walking through theContinue Reading
By Francesca Polano Amid a sharp rise in kidnappings, death threats, and killings in Colombia that have targeted politicians andContinue Reading
Par Valentine Matta “La vérité est toujours la première victime des conflits.” À travers les siècles, cette formule a étéContinue Reading
by Audrey Hubleur and Melisa Kisacik Last weekend, the heartbeat of humanitarian hope echoed through the halls of the ICRCContinue Reading
The panelists from left to right: Roman Deckert, Abdelbagi Jibril, Esra Alfadil, and Eva Khair By Laura Minnetian On MarchContinue Reading
By Gregory Wagner Tuesday, March 24th, Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, spoke at the Graduate Institute in whatContinue Reading
By José Eduardo Martínez Torres Across the Institute’s halls, I’ve heard many opinions: our environment is full of stressful energy,Continue Reading
Image attribution: FIFDH Zed Nelson & Studio BAD by Nadir Gerber In a room that prohibits photography, Daya Cahen, director-producerContinue Reading
By Melisa Kisacik Spring has come! Happy New Year, happy Nowruz, Nowruz Mubarak, Newroz Pîroz Bê! Across Persian, Afghan, Kurdish,Continue Reading
By Melisa Kisacik Last week, I attended several screenings at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH),Continue Reading
By Audrey Hubleur À l’heure où on se bat pour revenir à des formes plus traditionnelles d’écriture et d’apprentissage enContinue Reading
On the 13th of March, in the Grande Salle of the Espace Pitoëff on Rue de Carouge, the Geneva FilmContinue Reading
by Sabrina Casale On the 14th of March, Maison de la Paix hosted the TEDxGVAGrad. The conference featured sixteen speakers,Continue Reading
In 2017 Salam, a MINT student at the Graduate Institute, travelled to Khartoum to enroll in university in Sudan. Despite Sudan’s evident challenges, he quickly grew fond of the country and imagined building a future there, perhaps working for one of the local NGOs. But the sense of normalcy that surrounded daily life would prove alarmingly fragile.
By Gabriele Toso A helmet was all it took. Not a flag, not a political speech. A helmet worn byContinue Reading
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