Help small island states win their battle against climate change
Achim Steiner Earth’s fate is inextricably linked to 52 nations threatened by rising sea levels – the rest of the […]
Nature Speaks
Press Statements
Andy Ayamiseba: Black Brothers Bukan Kelompok Musisi Biasa
Jayapura, 11/3 (Jubi)- Andy Ayamiseba, manajer Grup Band Black Brothers, mengatakan Black Brothers bukan sekadar kelompok musisi biasa. Mereka memiliki
Development Projects
China’s Aid to Africa: Monster or Messiah?
Source: https://www.brookings.edu/ In recent years, China’s economic presence in Africa has led to a heated debate, some of it well-informed and
Tribal Chiefs
Tribal Democracy (Tribal jirga, Afghanistan)
By Bilal AhmedPosted on 18 November 2013Posted in Asia, Politics I was speaking to my mother about democracy, expressing wariness about European models, which
Asia Oceania
5,000 expected for Solomons blackbirding anniversary
Descendants of a Malaitan man captured during the blackbirding era are preparing to welcome his Australian family members to Solomon
Personal Stories
Kehancuran Black Brothers Akibat Agenda Politik
Kompasiana – Masih akrab di telinga kita lagu-lagu lawas seperti ‘Kisah Seorang Pramuria’ dan ‘Mutiara Hitam’. Hits era 1970-an ini
English
The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond – review
Should we look to traditional societies to help us tweak our lives? Wade Davis takes issue with the whole idea
English
The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond: review
Tom Payne is riveted by a thought-provoking study of peoples from New Guinea to the Kalahari Desert, which asks what
Melanesia Network
The Wantok System as a Socio-Economic and Political Network in Melanesia
Abstract Understanding the wantok system as a socio-economic and political network in the Western Pacific is critical to understanding Melanesian
Modernization
The Slave Mentality
June 15, 2010, By Kevin Jackson When slavery is implemented by force, it is certainly a despicable institution. But is it