How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime The lawyer Raphael Lemkin hoped to use international law to curb abuses of power. But his efforts were curtailed from the start.

How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime

Government must explain over Segal: Peak Muslim bodies - The Klaxon Peak Muslim bodies have rejected the Government's response to the scandal engulfing antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal, calling for “proper scrutiny” and an explanation for her “ongoing appointment”.

🚨Peak Muslim bodies have rejected the Government's response to the Jillian Segal scandal, demanding it explain her “ongoing appointment”.

The $50,000 to far-right Advance by Segal’s family trust was “untenable”.

Her “husband” claims are “disingenuous”…
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Transforming the Trauma of the Besieged Guardian * Journal of Futures Studies by Sohail Inayatullah, Eva Oloumi and Shadi Rouhshahbaz   As bombs rained down on Iran from Israel and the USA (and Iranian missiles onto Israel and American bases in Qatar) in late June, with an over...

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The futures of Iran

Palestinian literature: a rich literary heritage from a nation in exile Palestinian literature gives voice to the challenging experience of belonging to a nation in exile.

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Foresight in action: A spotlight interview with Sohail Inayatullah | UNSSC | United Nations System Staff College

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Part of the new Foresight Course for the United Nations

Time for economic then cultural then administrative confederations: East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, to begin with. As one era ends, time to create a new planetary confederation. Penguins included.

Universities lack futures studies at a time of huge change There’s been a tidal shift in thinking around futures studies in the past decade. “Universities are the laggards here,” says futurist Professor ...

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#HANDSOFF #NYC

Shingles vaccine study finds 'huge protective signal' against dementia The shingles vaccine could be an effective intervention for dementia, with a large "natural experiment" in Wales finding a substantial drop in dementia risk for those who received the vaccine.

Shingles vaccine linked to reduction in dementia diagnoses, study finds - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/health/...

OpenAI's Sora Has a Small Problem With Being Hugely Racist and Sexist Sora, OpenAI's video generation tool, overwhelmingly produced results that reflected clear racial and sexist stereotypes.

You can probably guess how many female pilots and male flight attendants it’s generating.

The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure A report shows that a $50 trillion redistribution of income to benefit the richest has made America less healthy, resilient, and secure

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the great structurally theft

International Security and Feminist Sociotechnical Imaginaries: Inclusive Futures for Peace * Journal of Futures Studies In Hesitant Feminist’s Guide to the Future, Ivana Milojević states that feminist alternative visions for the future diverge from traditional utopianism by challenging notions of natural roles and func...

jfsdigital.org/2025-2/vol-2... How can we explore the intersection of #feminist approaches to #internationalsecurity & the concept of #sociotechnical imaginaries. How can frameworks be integrated with feminist sociotechnical imaginaries? Find out in this excellent piece by Kimberly Alves Digolin

The US is Collapsing Like the USSR – So What Comes Next We are facing the end of 'the West'. Some of our best science shows the US empire is following the collapse-path of the USSR - but this is also the precursor to the emergence of a new life-cycle for c...

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Was there in 1982 when Galtung gave his talk on the end of the Soviet Union by 1990 and in the early 2000s on the demise of the US empire - let’s see, futures is about alternatives and the latter scenario no longer seems far fetched

Hand drawn image of a poutine served in a round cup.

Hand drawn image of a poutine in a shallow rectangular container. There are four horizontal lines drawn on the left hand side indicating layers of the poutine: fries, cheese curds, gravy, container.

I'm coming up with layered visual metaphors to use in a uniquely Canadian 🍁 causal layered analysis. So far I am committed to a poutine. What do you think @sohailfutures.bsky.social ?

#WeTheNorth #StrongAndFree #CLA

#causallayeredanalysis in formulated new #policyinitiatives, such as #ehealth and #infrastructure projects in the #delevopingworld. #futuresstudies #futuresliteracy #scenarios. @sohailfutures.bsky.social @ivanafutures.bsky.social @itsanisah.bsky.social

Read more about his journey and insights into why futures thinking should be part of every child's education. 👇
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processes such as hope and #empowerment, utilizing #CausalLayeredAnalysis and #speculativedesign to explore alternative #futures. #designfutures #futureisfemale @sohailfutures.bsky.social @itsanisah.bsky.social @ivanafutures.bsky.social @rem59.bsky.social

critical #studentengagement for creating more #equitable and #diverse visions of the future. #decolonialfeminism #equitablefutures #futuresthinking #futureisfemale #qatar @sohailfutures.bsky.social @ivanafutures.bsky.social @itsanisah.bsky.social @rem59.bsky.social

‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars The promise of adventure, attention, muscle and safety is driving consumers towards large vehicles – even as they fuel congestion and outstrip the size of car parks

Research finds that SUV drivers are basically terrible. (Am paraphrasing!) Who knew. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Follows the piece I wrote a couple of weeks ago, on 'Bruteforcing the city', noting planners and regulators' complicity in all this destruction medium.com/butwhatwasth...

Beyond Hesitancy: Dialogues and Reflections on Feminist Futures * Journal of Futures Studies This Symposium response builds on the themes of The Hesitant Feminist’s Guide to the Future (2024) and the contributions of thirty authors that emerged from it. The Symposium itself arose from a year-...

jfsdigital.org/2025-2/vol-2... Join the amazing dialogue as we move beyond hesitancy and reflect on hopeful #feministfutures in this introduction to the Journal of Futures Studies special issue with the one and only Ivana Milojević! See how the enduring necessity of #feminist thought and action in

Strategic Planning Failure by Legacy Auto: From Disrupters to the Disrupted - CleanTechnica It appears that through a lack of Strategic Planning German and Japanese automakers have fallen behind in the Electric Vehicle race.

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Who Is Pabail Sidhu? Meet the Person Behind Steve Kerr’s Experiments With Jonathan Kuminga in Warriors Line-Up Jonathan Kuminga's name on the starting lineup is like Texas weather. Who prompts Steve Kerr for these decisions?

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Data futures

Ai in b-ball

From “hero ball” to “follow the energy” to “AI sets the screen” - history of b-ball in a sentence

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U.S. imposes trade restrictions on two Chinese firms over human rights The United States added two Chinese companies to a trade restriction list on Tuesday for allegedly enabling human rights violations as President Joe Biden kept up the pressure on Beijing in the waning days of his administration.

But somehow genocide and apartheid are ok - www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...

Home - Manchester Prize The Manchester Prize will award £1 million every year to a team of innovators with the most cutting-edge AI solution for public good.

AI forpublicgpod? Why not apply for the clean energy round of the Manchester Prize?
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A futures tale @copenhagen futures institute

The tamkang futures story - the
100 year project

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Support, Structure and Speed: Key Concepts for the Digital Delivery of Creative Foresight Workshops * Journal of Futures Studies Article Download PDF Helen Marshall1*, Kim Wilkins1, Lisa Bennett2, Ksenia Ivanova3, Joanne Anderton4 1School of Communication and Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Qu...

jfsdigital.org/support-stru... What are the key concepts for the #Digital Delivery of #Creative #Foresight #Workshops? Find out in this new piece by Hellen Marshall, Kim Wilkins, Ksenia Ivanova, Joanne Anderton.