While Leaders Meet, Iranians Wait: Sanctions, Silence, and Survival
As diplomats from Iran and Europe re-entered a negotiation room in Geneva last Friday, the symbolism was heavy. It was the first such meeting since the devastating strikes in June,…
How a €100 Million Pact Is Redefining the Social Impact of Defence Innovation in Europe
In the grand halls of Rome’s fourth annual Ukraine Recovery Conference, an announcement quietly marked a turning point for Europe’s defence and innovation landscape. Ukraine and the European Union unveiled…
Silicon Dreams and Social Shifts: The Social Impact of TSMC’s $165 Billion U.S. Expansion
When Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced its intention to expand its U.S. investment to a staggering $165 billion, it sent more than just financial ripples through the global markets…
How the USA’s Trade War is Hitting Consumers Where It Hurts
As global headlines focus on trillion-dollar bills and mega-corporate earnings, the real human toll of President Donald Trump’s expanding tariff regime is often overlooked. While trade wars are typically framed…
The Mother Who Sold Her Child: A Nation Mourns Joshlin Smith
In a quiet courtroom in Saldanha Bay, tears fell like rain. A video clip flickered on a screen, showing six-year-old Joshlin Smith laughing during a holiday visit—an ordinary moment transformed…
The Silent Strength of Psychological First Responders
When tragedy strikes, the visible damage—the rubble, the chaos, the haunting silence of loss—is often captured first. But there is another layer of devastation, one that seeps quietly into the…
Brass and Backbone: Finding Solidarity in a Fractured World
In the heart of a coal-stained village somewhere in post-industrial Scotland, a teenage girl lifts a tenor horn to her lips—not for applause, but for survival. This is Keli, a…
Displaced by the Climate: How Environmental Change is Redrawing the Map of Humanity
In recent years, climate change has evolved from a distant scientific concept into a daily reality for millions around the world. While melting glaciers and rising sea levels dominate the…
BioYouToon’s Approach for Sustainability: Educating Europe’s Youth on Biodiversity
The Erasmus+ project, "Raising YOUth awareness of BIO-diversity conservation via webTOON" (BioYouToon), has successfully concluded after two years of engaging young people and youth workers across Europe in biodiversity conservation…