From roughly the 16th to 19th centuries, much of the Earth was gripped by a persistent frigid cold. It left ripples through history—and some lessons for today’s climate crisis. ByKieran Mulvaney, February 20, 2024During the Little Ice Age, the Northern Hemisphere experienced long stretches of temperatures so cold that crops failed and rivers froze—like the Scheldt River, depicted here outside of Antwerp, Belgium, in a 1593 oil painting
AuthorsFranziska SuckerAssociate Professor, University of the WitwatersrandClair GammageProfessor of International Commercial Law, University of ExeterFebruary 28, 2024 Getty ImagesThe World Trade Organisation’s dispute settlement mechanism has, for decades, provided stability and predictability to the resolution of disputes between member countries. As escalating global crises increasingly affect world trade, however, the WTO
Federico DonelliAssistant Professor of International Relations, University of Trieste February 28, 2024Somali soldiers at a military training given by the Turkish Armed Forces in Mogadishu. Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesSomalia and Turkey recently announced that they would expand the terms of a defence agreement first signed on 8 February 2024 to include the maritime sector. This came as tensions rose between
