--- title: Global url: 'https://www.contextura.world/global' markdown: 'https://www.contextura.world/global.md' date: '2026-10-15' --- # Global [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/0/1/7/f/a/017fa6655e3b7e04b39eec6784073f0b6d6de241-screenshot-2026-10-30-at-222219.png)](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-american-abroad-what-happens-when-the-world-tells-a-different-story-about-america) 30th Oct 2026 ### [The American Abroad: What Happens When the World Tells a Different Story About America?](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-american-abroad-what-happens-when-the-world-tells-a-different-story-about-america) **For many Americans, travelling abroad is an encounter with a history they were never properly taught. In countries where American military intervention has left destruction, political instability and collective trauma, the United States is not always remembered as the defender of freedom it presents**... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/0/d/b/0/b/0db0b0fc9c00c5a84ac33fecae20ab8ded79aece-capitalism.jpeg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-business-of-human-vulnerability-how-capital-trafficking-and-state-power-sustain-a-global-system-of-extraction) 27th Oct 2026 ### [The Business of Human Vulnerability: How Capital, Trafficking and State Power Sustain a Global System of Extraction](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-business-of-human-vulnerability-how-capital-trafficking-and-state-power-sustain-a-global-system-of-extraction) **The global economy does not simply reward work and innovation. It also rewards control over labour, ownership, information and political protection. From migrant workers and displaced families to offshore wealth and corporate supply chains, the struggle over who benefits from human vulnerability is** ... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/c/0/3/2/7/c032794a3098c2e859f687a03fb49f5d14e8eb4e-ukraines-language-issue.jpeg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/a-language-is-not-a-loyalty-test-ukraine-and-the-politics-of-linguistic-hypocrisy) 25th Oct 2026 ### [A Language Is Not a Loyalty Test: Ukraine and the Politics of Linguistic Hypocrisy](https://www.contextura.world/global/a-language-is-not-a-loyalty-test-ukraine-and-the-politics-of-linguistic-hypocrisy) **When a language becomes a symbol of national survival, defending it can be legitimate. But when speaking another language becomes grounds for suspicion, humiliation, or accusations of betrayal, defending national identity risks becoming a system of social control. Ukraine's language debate exposes a**... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/5/a/a/5/2/5aa52369a49c8c24552811271f5b42e4091d7881-turkey-libya-.jpeg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/turkey-libya-and-the-mediterranean-a-maritime-deal-that-could-put-the-region-on-edge) 21st Oct 2026 ### [Turkey, Libya and the Mediterranean: A Maritime Deal That Could Put the Region on Edge](https://www.contextura.world/global/turkey-libya-and-the-mediterranean-a-maritime-deal-that-could-put-the-region-on-edge) The Mediterranean is once again confronting a question that extends far beyond Greece, Turkey and Libya: when does a country's attempt to secure its maritime interests become a source of regional instability? Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives approved the controversial Turkey-Libya mari... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/2/a/b/9/f/2ab9f8e2c19e372501ab7dbcf4925a3d3933f8af-zelensky.webp)](https://www.contextura.world/global/when-facts-become-tribal-has-public-debate-abandoned-intellectual-honesty) 20th Oct 2026 ### [When Facts Become Tribal: Has Public Debate Abandoned Intellectual Honesty?](https://www.contextura.world/global/when-facts-become-tribal-has-public-debate-abandoned-intellectual-honesty) What has happened to the idea that an educated person should be guided by facts, reason and intellectual honesty? In debates about the war in Ukraine, it increasingly seems that the first question is no longer whether a claim is true, but whether it benefits the side one supports. A journalist is ac... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/3/b/1/a/2/3b1a20f81e3a38e489ec099bf6c0ca79ad45e740-nato---wdc-and-europe.png)](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-world-is-not-washingtons-or-europes-to-decide) 20th Oct 2026 ### [The World Is Not Washington’s or Europe’s to Decide](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-world-is-not-washingtons-or-europes-to-decide) There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the Western international order: the United States and European powers routinely invoke democracy, sovereignty and the rules-based international system, yet their own conduct raises a persistent question. Do these principles apply equally to every... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/c/b/8/f/a/cb8fadb3f90c63ea23a23170ee8cb4c5750307e9-french-protests.jpeg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-french-revolution-was-history-and-still-the-future) 7th Oct 2026 ### [“The French Revolution Was History, and Still the Future”](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-french-revolution-was-history-and-still-the-future) The phrase "the French Revolution was history and still the future" captures something profound about modern politics. The French Revolution was not merely an event that happened between 1789 and 1799. It was the beginning of an idea that has continued to shape politics across continents and centuri... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/8/b/6/5/9/8b65989a13a838175953e75501dfbb3eeaf1c670-un-council-reform.jpg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/if-the-un-cannot-hold-the-powerful-accountable-what-is-it-really-for) 25th Sep 2026 ### [If the UN Cannot Hold the Powerful Accountable, What Is It Really For?](https://www.contextura.world/global/if-the-un-cannot-hold-the-powerful-accountable-what-is-it-really-for) The 81st United Nations General Assembly is taking place under a strikingly appropriate theme: “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.” Yet perhaps the most important message emerging from this year’s General Debate is that many countries no longer believe... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/d/6/c/8/8/d6c88fcdfc8489ca9fbb02f605605f45de607d13-trump-at-un-assembly.jpg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/at-the-un-trump-asked-a-question-the-world-should-take-seriously) 24th Sep 2026 ### [At the UN, Trump Asked a Question the World Should Take Seriously](https://www.contextura.world/global/at-the-un-trump-asked-a-question-the-world-should-take-seriously) There was something striking about Donald Trump's latest address to the United Nations General Assembly. The American president presented the future of Iran as a choice between reconstruction through an agreement and what he explicitly described as the annihilation of the Islamic Republic. Trump sai... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/8/e/5/d/b/8e5dba430af9176092cbd5109d6c1e76365364a7-germany-quests-for-power.png)](https://www.contextura.world/global/military) 24th Sep 2026 ### [Germany Rearms Again: Why Europe Keeps Returning to the Same Dangerous Question of Power](https://www.contextura.world/global/military) When Germany says it wants to take on more responsibility for Europe’s defence, the statement sounds measured, even overdue. For decades, Berlin has been criticised for doing too little militarily while benefiting from the security umbrella of others. Now, with shifting global dynamics and a more as... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/1/d/0/6/3/1d0631fffec7d955842b8bbef0f35a763c6f9faa-lindsey-graham-divided-farewell-illustration.png)](https://www.contextura.world/global/lindsey-graham-died-a-hero-in-washington-tel-aviv-and-kiev-and-a-villain-everywhere-else-both-reactions-were-genuine) 23rd Sep 2026 ### [Lindsey Graham Died a Hero in Washington, Tel Aviv and Kiev, and a Villain Everywhere Else. Both Reactions Were Genuine.](https://www.contextura.world/global/lindsey-graham-died-a-hero-in-washington-tel-aviv-and-kiev-and-a-villain-everywhere-else-both-reactions-were-genuine) Senator Lindsey Graham died late on the night of July 11, following what his office described as a brief and sudden illness. A preliminary report from the District of Columbia medical examiner listed the cause as an aortic dissection tied to cardiovascular disease. He was 71, and had returned from h... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/5/4/a/1/1/54a115c6d451cce8c33e2b2d674c384afd29643e-mendel-s-appeal-to-european-politicians-is-ultimat.jpg)](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-measure-of-war-is-what-it-leaves-behind) 23rd Sep 2026 ### [The Measure of War Is What It Leaves Behind](https://www.contextura.world/global/the-measure-of-war-is-what-it-leaves-behind) War is often discussed in the language of strategy, territory, security and national interest. Yet beneath every calculation lies a more enduring reality: human lives lost, families divided, children deprived of their futures and societies permanently altered by violence. In a recent reflection on... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/e/2/c/e/0/e2ce0f507fdeae8cc97be725b71ede6fea447b92-couldnigeriawithstandiranstylesanctions.png)](https://www.contextura.world/global/could_nigeria_withstand_iran_style_sanctions) 23rd Sep 2026 ### [Could Nigeria Withstand Iran-Style Sanctions? A Hard Look at Power, Politics, and Survival](https://www.contextura.world/global/could_nigeria_withstand_iran_style_sanctions) There is a certain kind of question that forces a country to look in the mirror without flinching. Could Nigeria survive the kind of sustained, multi-decade sanctions imposed on Iran is one of those questions. It is not simply a thought experiment. It is a stress test of institutions, leadership, ec... [![](https://www.contextura.world/images/8/a/1/1/b/8a11bcaf3f38d5f93123910855be66e006127b9f-monochromegloberedbanner-1.png)](https://www.contextura.world/global/2026-under-the-swastika-what-if-nazi-germany-had-won-world-war-ii) 23rd Jun 2026 ### [2026 Under the Swastika: What If Nazi Germany Had Won World War II?](https://www.contextura.world/global/2026-under-the-swastika-what-if-nazi-germany-had-won-world-war-ii) Somewhere in Lagos, on a humid evening in 2026, a man sits on a balcony staring into the darkness. The city is alive. Traffic crawls. 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