All articles tagged with #colonial legacy
The UN General Assembly voted 164-1 with six abstentions to back the Equal Earth projection as a more accurate representation of land areas, especially Africa, and to promote its use in schools, media and digital platforms. The move is non-binding and does not affect navigation, with France co-sponsoring and Togo leading the campaign; the United States opposed, calling it an ideological agenda.
The article discusses how the myth of 'aqua nullius'—the idea that water belongs to no one—perpetuates colonial injustices in Australia's groundwater management, ignoring Indigenous knowledge and rights. It emphasizes the importance of integrating Indigenous perspectives and traditional practices into water governance to ensure sustainable and culturally respectful management of groundwater resources, especially as climate change and industrial pressures increase.
Mahmood Mamdani, a Ugandan-born scholar and Columbia University professor, reflects on how colonialism and his personal experiences of exile and statelessness have shaped his understanding of belonging and political power in Uganda, especially through his analysis of the country's post-colonial leadership and legacy.
The recent Thailand-Cambodia war was driven by elite manipulation of nationalist myths related to historical borders and cultural identity, serving as a distraction from domestic crises and power struggles, rather than a simple dispute over territory or cultural pride.