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AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt leaves migrants fearing what comes next

The far-right party’s historic election result has intensified concerns among people with migration backgrounds about security, belonging and the future of integration work, prompting migrant organisations, Jewish leaders and civil society groups nationwide to demand protection guarantees and a firm line from Germany’s democratic parties The Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerged as the clear winner of Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, …

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Correcting the Map: Africa, Mercator and the Geography of Power

The UN just endorsed a map that shows Africa’s true size — fourteen times larger than Greenland, not the equal footing Mercator gave them. Collins Nweke* argues the real story isn’t cartography but coordinated African agency, and asks the harder question: correcting a projection is easy, but can Africa close the gap between its vast endowment and its actual power …

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The Quarter-Century Echo: How September 11 Reordered the Global Grid

Twenty-five years after 9/11, its deepest legacy extends far beyond the wars that followed. The attacks reshaped how the world moves, trades, finances and cooperates, embedding security into the architecture of globalisation. Collins Nweke* examines how that transformation reordered the global system—and continues to shape its future. Twenty-five years after 11 September 2001, perhaps its most enduring legacy is not …

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