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Putin’s war in Ukraine, as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa and various operational theaters in the Middle East, has the potential to severely shake the consensus in Western societies. While the Ukrainian conflict underscores Russia’s imperialistic approach, Western societies remain divided over providing assistance to Ukraine and other theaters due
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Many people hold deep-seated misperceptions about immigration, painting its nature, effects, and governance in excessively dark colors. Rooted in concerns about out-group threats, these mistaken beliefs are often hard to correct as people are reluctant to accept contradictory information. This exacerbates polarization, undermines the deliberative tenets of pluralist discourse, and ...
+ Read moreIn the first stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stories of Russian soldiers turning themselves in and becoming prisoners of war surfaced. What motivated these Russian soldiers to surrender to the Ukrainian army, even initially, when there was still limited fighting between the two parties? And how could their
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Crises are characterized by a serious threat, accompanied by high levels of uncertainty and an urgent need for action. The current pandemic has created such a context of fundamental uncertainty in which the ability to interpret the signs and anticipate future events in order to fully maintain the scope of
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Migration ist grenzüberschreitend. Doch offenbar glauben viele Staaten immer noch, sie durch einzelstaatliche Massnahmen kontrollieren zu können. Eine Annahme der ˈSelbstbestimmungsinitiativeˈ könnte dazu führen, dass migrationsrelevante Verträge und Vereinbarungen aufgekündigt werden müssen. Für ein kleines und stark von der Migration abhängiges Land wie der Schweiz ist das keine Lösung. Völkerrecht
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