Technology is speeding up everything, polarization and xenophobia have hit a peak, economic recession and trade wars threaten regular people all around the globe, authoritarian tendencies are on the rise even in democratic states, climatechange has become ever more serious, and many more problems of the so-called modern age have come together – all this, when the virus hit the world.
Several countries of the Sahel are experiencing serious problems of violent Jihadi attacks, inter-ethnic conflict and coups besides chronic issues of extreme poverty and climatechange.
Anatomy of environmental stress Human-induced climatechange, diseases and pests, and deforestation are some of the reasons why certain species of coffee are already under threat.
president Donald Trump was in no way a friend of the EU, and Brexit took place in a political climate of Trumpism, or neo-transatlanticism, as well as euroscepticism.
will end up alienating a partnership that is crucial for taking forward its vision on a range of frontiers – from the Indo-Pacific to vaccine production to climatechange.
Also contributing, the prolonged political process, including the constitutional committee, have laid a confusing path with unclear outcomes that would lead to a stable political climate in the near future.
The continued fallout from BREXIT, presence of refugees, growth of the far-right and unresolved anxieties about security have shaped a climate of suspicion towards ‘outsiders.
Even if compromise emerges on a single issue—trade or climatechange—it can’t forestall confrontation in countless other areas, especially military deployments and human rights.
Prior to COVID-19 pandemic, socio-economic conditions, climatechange, and internal conflicts served as significant push factors for most African migrants.
With ClimateChange rallying the world to embrace a greener future, including green-energy vehicles, these imperatives are bound to drastically reduce global demand for oil.
Support has recently grown with endorsing declarations by pop singer Rihanna and young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg who shared a tool kit for non-violent grassroots protests on Twitter.
There is kind of that challenge of bringing people back into the government to focus on these issues, especially in the midst of other pressing challenges such as COVID-19, the economy, and climatechange.
Domestically, Muslims were targeted as a suspect population and government policies as well as the social climate of socio-political exclusion drastically shaped American Muslim life.
We must reflect about inequality in every sector of our societies; say no to racism, hate and fear-mongering spread by resurgent populist right-wing nationalists; tackle misinformation and fake news; invest in science and technology that foster humanity’s well-being and progress and not only military power; counter-narratives that undermine the dangers of global warming and the looming climatechange crisis.
Moreover, the approach towards Russia was initiated without a consultation or even information exchange with other leading EU countries or the EU at all, which also worried many Europeans.