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L’État providence en tant que système voué à la satisfaction des besoins sociaux de ses citoyens a connu une forte popularité à partir du début du 20ème siècle jusqu’au milieu/fin des années 1970.

The interconnectedness and interdependence between countries around the world resulting from the rise of globalization has become a double-edged sword. On the positive side it has influenced socio-economic development, but it has also led to uncertainties that disrupt societies in terms of their social, political, and economic structures.

الثلاثاء 01 دجنبر على الساعة الخامسة والنصف مساء على منصات فيسبوك، يوتيوب وتويتر

As Asia rises, the world liberal order is slowly cracking. Democracy – a universal goal for humankind – has also been failing in delivering better welfare to the populations. Western values have influenced the world for the last three hundred years. However, steadily, the West is becoming less relevant, and its values seem to be criticised and inappropriate to catapult the West into a more prominent role.

6th Edition of the Rome MED 2020 – Mediterranean Dialogues

Broadcast live

The Policy Center for the New South is hosting a joint webinar in partnership with the ASEANplus Platform of the Ghent University under the theme “Europe, Africa and Asia: What Partnership Dynamics after 2021?”.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown, more than any other contemporary crisis, the need for concerted and coordinated actions between countries all over the world. However, the reluctance of many countries to work within traditional multilateral frameworks has pushed military organizations and alliances to take on ‘new roles’ in order to help member states and partners overcome these coordination challenges.

The Coronavirus is no great equalizer. At best, it has exposed severe inequalities, and at worst, it has led to their exacerbation. The reignition of the #BlackLivesMatter movement during the pandemic led hundreds of thousands of people to hit the streets in all 50 states of the United States and in over 60 countries asking for racial justice. These protests not only spoke out against the murders of innocent African Americans, policy brutality and the impunity of the perpetrators, but also drew attention to the systemic racism that plagues the lives of minorities in the US and beyond, and that has led them to be more affected by the pandemic, the latter being more deadly for black and brown communities.

The Policy Center for the New South is partnering with Atlas4Development (Atlas4dev) for the second edition of the 2063 Academy, an event and platform that will promote, discuss and debate the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and bring solid recommendations and entrepreneurship solutions to achieve the Africa we want. This event will also be taking place in celebration of the African Youth Month, will promote the role of youth in silencing the guns, and will contribute to the 1 Million by 2021 initiative efforts

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated global vulnerabilities to diseases, thereby calling into question the extent to which health constitutes a pillar of homeland security. The increasing relevance of global health issues and their emergence as globalized security threats, have elevated the political status of health, and shed a new light on its perceived relationship to power.