Indigenous Peoples’ Self-governance Rises to the Challenges of Today tia.roberts Tue, 09/15/2026 – 17:06 CSQ Issue 50-3. Cultural Sovereignty: Self-Determination Through Indigenous Governance September 2026 Read on Issuu Buy a copy Subscribe Despite centuries of colonial assimilationist policies, self-governance among Indigenous Peoples is a living history that continues to unfold. […]

When host governments negotiate with investors, they typically suffer from the fact that investors know more about the value of the minerals than governments do. Credit: Shutterstock By Karl P. Sauvant and Louis T. WellsSep 15 2026 (IPS) “Critical minerals” are critical in the eyes of firms and governments in […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has strengthened its Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Labor and Employment practices with the addition of a six-partner team in its San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Houston offices. The lawyers enhance the firm’s corporate, capital markets, transactional, litigation, and intellectual property capabilities, particularly in […]

A report Rebuild Trust: Rigged Economies, Fractured Societies and the Case for Change found that people everywhere believed the system was rigged. Credit: Earth4All By Umar Manzoor ShahSRINAGAR, India, Sep 14 2026 (IPS) An international survey released by Earth4All has found a growing crisis of trust in governments, widespread anger […]

Central Asian states mark the 20th anniversary of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty with a joint foreign ministers’ statement Credit: Kazakhstan MFA By Katsuhiro AsagiriTOKYO, Japan, Sep 11 2026 (IPS) Twenty years after five Central Asian states signed a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons across their region, their foreign ministers have […]