Affairs
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Triple Threat: Corruption, Gender Inequality, and Inept Disaster Responses
In my previous piece, I elaborated on the presence of a strong association between weak resilience to disasters and gender inequality. However, there remains a third dimension within this already complicated dynamic that is left undiscussed: corruption. When floods hit the Kosi region of Bihar, the social exclusion of marginalized groups within India operated under…
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The Intentional Dismantling of the Lebanese University
The operating budget of the Lebanese University, Lebanon’s only public university, has reached an all-time low. On January 21st of this year, Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni submitted a draft proposal of the budget to current Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab which includes a reduction in the university’s budget. This comes at a time when the…