Release Peace: THe Magazine
The Big Stories
This section is made for those who want to see the bigger picture. We cover the challenges of the twenty-first century for you. We connect the dots. From great power politics to cyberspace.
The Big Stories: Geopolitics & Global Trends
From Tunisia to Nepal: Comparing two Revolutions Organised on Social Media
The internet’s dual function as both a communication platform and an organisational tool posed a significant challenge to authoritarian governments. As states adapted to this new threat through censorship, surveillance, and digital repression, the internet’s role in revolutionary movements also evolved.
Unknown to many, the defence relationship between Canada and the U.S. dates back to before NATO and even to before WW2. The two countries share the longest undefended border in the world. Meanwhile, Iceland was a founding member of NATO while not having any military. The two defence relationship of the two countries with the U.S. might rely more on bilateral agreements than on their membership in NATO.
The Nitty-Gritty of Geopolitics: The Details of the US-China Semiconductors Competition
Advanced semiconductors in high-performance AI computing chips power weapons simulations, data analysis, and threat modeling. As a result, semiconductor supply-chain security has become a national security priority for both the US and China.
Digital screens have settled into the fabric of the early childhood of many. They glow in the background of feed routines, flicker in strollers, and hum softly in living rooms where infants develop visual attention patterns. According to a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 90% of children under the age of two are exposed to some form of electronic media routinely.
Are Data Centers in Space the Solution for AI?
Computing has always consumed energy and water. However, the growing ambitions of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry are pushing demand to an unprecedented scale. As pressures on planetary resources mount, data centers in orbit around Earth have been pitched as a solution.
Governments’ recognition of the harm posed by deepfake pornography has increased. This article will look at three different countries and their approaches to regulating and punishing deepfake pornographic content. It is a subject with consequences on the lives of victims that few could imagine.
The events of January 2026 might have changed the global oil markets for years to come. Venezuela boasts not only what are presumed to be the world's largest oil reserves, but was also a founding member of OPEC. What will the global oil cartel's response to the US intervention be?
When a civil war ends, the world celebrates peace agreements as milestones of progress. Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are case studies in the diverging paths of what happens thereafter.
The EU–South Korea Free Trade Agreement marked a turning point in how the European Union linked trade to sustainability. The EU began explicitly framing trade policy as a tool to promote sustainable development globally.
Nanotechnology exists on the nano-scale – between 1 and 100 nanometers, or an astonishingly tiny billionth of a meter. Breakthroughs on this tiny scale allow for improvements in various sectors including engineering, medicine, and biology. As has been true for most technology, there has been a growing interest in its weaponization.
In October 1904, German General von Trotha issued an extermination order. It was an order that an estimated 100,000 people would fall victim to. And it marked the height of the first genocide of the 20th century.
It might seem perfectly logical to believe that having the high ground during a conflict means an ultimate victory. But what if we take outer space into account? Would the weaponization of outer space by a single actor necessarily mean their absolute domination over terrestrial matters? Surprisingly, controlling outer space may have a smaller impact than one might think.
The Congolese Mine Where the Uranium for the 1945 U.S. Atomic Bombs Came From
It was the Shinkolobwe mine in that part of the DRC that provided two-thirds of the uranium used in the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The mine's legacy for the local population lives on. This is a story few will have heard about.
Still to this day, many North Koreans who live in Japan struggle to create a sense of belonging on the island they moved to decades ago. To provide its people with a cultural saturation and to pass on the Korean cultural heritage to future generations, the North Korean regime established ethnic schools across Japan. This is a story with two faces.
While the world's attention is on the White House, the Kremlin, or Zhongnanhai, a diplomatic concept has emerged that bypasses these institutions.
The Anthropocene, which is the most recent period of Earth’s history, where human activity is significantly impacting the climate and ecosystems, has highly impacted our planet. Indigenous practices could help alleviate some truly large scale challenges the human race is facing.
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) are a growing part of the toolkit of advanced militaries. They are distinguished by their capability to operate in “uncontrolled” environments in which they are triggered by their surroundings, not by humans. This brings with it questions beyond the simply ethical dilemmas that have been pondered before.
Stigma and poor sanitary conditions lead to the phenomenon of period poverty in many parts of the world. Anyone, men or woman, should learn about it.
Almost 95% of all space technology that currently resides in Earth’s orbit can be classified as dual-use, meaning it can be used for both civil and military purposes. And the majority is. Most satellites have the capability to perform various military actions, be that reconnaissance or surveillance or any other form of information gathering. But some other developments in space are less expected, yet just as lethal.
All “measures of a military nature” are prohibited by the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. It is meant to be a continent exclusively for research and cooperation. But conversations around militarisation are increasing.
