Longreads

In-depth analysis and essays on a variety of interesting topics.

  1. Coca Chronicles: Monitoring the UN Coca Review Issue #2: Coca Leaf Progress at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

    • Coca Leaf
    • UN Drug Control
    • Producers of Crops
    Longread by
    • John Walsh
    • Martin Jelsma
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  2. From Silos to A Pan-African Front The Africa Water Justice Network, Uniting Water Commoning Struggles Against Capital

    • Water Justice
    • Land and Water Grabbing
    Longread by
    Christina Mfanga
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  3. Crisis in the Pa-O Region A renewed conflict-zone in Myanmar

    • Ethnic Conflict in Myanmar
    • Myanmar Commentary
    Longread by
    Khun Oo
    Publication date:
  4. Illustrating Energy, Power and Transition State of Power 2024

    • State of Power
    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    • Climate Crisis
    Longread by
    Matt Rota
    Publication date:
  5. Beating the Climate Clock Workers, citizens and state action in the UK

    • Climate Crisis
    • New Politics
    Longread by
    Hilary Wainwright
    Publication date:
  6. States must act now to stop Israel's genocidal war on Gaza

    Middle East and North Africa
    Longread by
    Niamh Ní Bhriain
    Publication date:
  7. Who profits from the green energy rush? Derisking and power relations in Africa’s renewable energy finance

    • State of Power
    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    Longread by
    • Steffen Haag
    • Johanna Tunn
    • Tobias Kalt
    • Franziska Müller
    • Jenny Simon
    Publication date:
  8. Waste to Energy A privatised false solution

    • State of Power
    • Energy Democracy
    Longread by
    Vera Weghmann
    Publication date:
  9. Facilitating energy flows, containing humans Authoritarian energy transitions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

    • State of Power
    • Middle East and North Africa
    Longread by
    • Benjamin Schütze
    • Elia El Khazen
    • Charlotte Mueller
    • Philipp Wagner
    Publication date:
  10. Reclaiming Power? Shifting geographies of extractivism in South Africa and visions for a just transition from below

    • State of Power
    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    Longread by
    • Lisa Pier
    • Matthews Hlabane
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