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The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies - publishing analysis and commentary since 1910.

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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, #CHOGM2026, is fast approaching and will be hosted in St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda from 1-4 November. The Commonwealth @77 is the latest special issue of the @CWRoundTable journal. ow.ly/22v250ZZcFv

The Round Table

The Commonwealth@77. Volume 115, Issue 5 of The Round Table

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How reparation claims in #Kenya can help create new ‘geographies of responsibility’. Research in the @CWRoundTable journal. ow.ly/PY355101eHj

Research Article: Nandi, Talai and Kipsigiis calls for reparations following British colonial rule...

Reparations have the potential to inspire new geographies of responsibility and solidarity.

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With so many academic publishers out there, how can you decide which one aligns with your values? Here’s what to consider: timeshighereducation.com/cam… #Highered #Academicpublishing

Questions academics should ask when looking for a book publisher

With so many academic publishers out there, how can you decide which one aligns with your values? Here’s what to consider

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Mark Carney’s pugilistic talk is immensely popular with ordinary Canadians and Trump-weary foreigners. But business types see a high risk of provoking America’s thin-skinned president economist.com/briefing/2026/…

Donald Trump may save Canada

Can America’s bullying goad its northern neighbour out of its complacency?

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At #COP17Armenia, governments are debating how to mobilise billions in biodiversity funding. But little attention is being paid on funding mechanisms for ecosystems damaged by war or of how affected countries and communities should finance their recovery ipsnews.net/2026/10/how-conf…

How Conflict Brings Biodiversity to the Brink

Less than 100 metres from military positions facing each other across the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the forest suddenly disappears.

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King Charles acknowledged the injustices of slavery, saying Commonwealth leaders would discuss the issue ‌at their summit next week, against the backdrop of increasingly vocal demands from the Caribbean that Britain pays reparations for its role in the slave trade reut.rs/4zYOYiY
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Climate change is a "global health emergency" and the harms are accelerating, according to 2026 report of The Lancet Countdown. abcnews.link/mrwYoWm

Climate change is a 'global health emergency' and the harms are accelerating, Lancet report warns

Many detrimental health indicators linked to climate change are moving in the wrong direction, the report's authors said.

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The King has directly addressed the “great suffering” caused by the historic slave trade in the Caribbean. Speaking within two hours of landing in the Bahamas, the King celebrated the country’s culture while recognising that some of it was “born out of darkness”. @Hannah_Furness has more 👇 telegraph.co.uk/royal-family…
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King acknowledges 'suffering of the past' as Caribbean tour begins bbc.in/48lhDmo

King acknowledges 'suffering of the past' as Caribbean tour begins

The King is on a nine-day tour that will take him to three countries, including the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

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“Let’s not simply celebrate local democracy, let’s strengthen it.” Ahead of #CHOGM2026, Belize City Mayor and @CLGF_News Chair Bernard Wagner writes about how local government safeguards democracy. @commonwealthsec Read more ⬇️ cpahq.org/knowledge-centre/b…
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The CARICOM Reparations Commission has labelled November’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, as the “reparations CHOGM”, insisting that the issue must take top priority. Read more: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/…
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Newly available in our free-to-access 🔓dip into the vaults of the @CWRoundTable journal. How fares the #Commonwealth? Reflections in the light of the Samoa. ow.ly/WvWy5101eTm

From the archives: Special archive access from Round Table and Taylor & Francis

Thanks to an agreement with the journal’s publishers, Taylor & Francis, Round Table will be highlighting and making freely available chosen articles.

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How reparation claims in #Kenya can help create new ‘geographies of responsibility’. Research in the @CWRoundTable journal. ow.ly/PY355101eHj

Research Article: Nandi, Talai and Kipsigiis calls for reparations following British colonial rule...

Reparations have the potential to inspire new geographies of responsibility and solidarity.

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Newly available in the From The Archives series: How #Commonwealth member states use #CHOGM to build political support around common positions on #climate threats. Free to access 🔓from the vaults of the @CWRoundTable Journal. Read the full article now ow.ly/F84250ZX3UX

From the archives: Special archive access from Round Table and Taylor & Francis

Thanks to an agreement with the journal’s publishers, Taylor & Francis, Round Table will be highlighting and making freely available chosen articles.

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As AI advances, universities face questions about their role in shaping its governance. Who controls the systems underpinning AI, and how might this affect academic practices and intellectual independence?- writes James Yoonil Auh universityworldnews.com/post…

AI has learned diversity. Has it learned decolonisation?

AI has made progress in representing gender, race and cultural diversity. But who controls the technological infrastructure, knowledge systems and gov...

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The Indian government's privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people they write about, amounted to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups told the Supreme Court, starting the most high-profile challenge against the legislation reut.rs/4yKkfFc

Indian media groups decry Modi’s privacy law in court, say newsrooms face shutdown risk

The Indian government's privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people ‌they write about, amounted to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups...

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King Charles heads to Caribbean as calls for slavery reparations grow reut.rs/3URuKsq

King Charles heads to Caribbean as calls for slavery reparations grow

King Charles heads to the Caribbean this week on a tour which ​comes against the backdrop of increasingly vocal demands from the region that Britain pays reparations ‌for its role in the slave trade.

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Charles ‘will not shy away’ from issue of slavery in Caribbean thetimes.com/uk/royal-family…

Charles ‘will not shy away’ from issue of slavery in Caribbean

His first tour of the region as king starts in the Bahamas on Tuesday and is set to be dominated by the question of reparations for Britain’s role in the trade

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New Zealand Election 2026: What you need to know bbc.in/4zdHI2N

New Zealand Election 2026: What you need to know

Voters will elect a new parliament on 7 November with the cost of living among the key issues.

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"The world is changing and #CHOGM2026 is our moment to shape what comes next." Next week, world leaders will gather in Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting with a call to accelerate partnerships and investment. Read more: bit.ly/4dYzdjB
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The former prime minister of New Zealand is set to become a professor at the University of Sydney timeshighereducation.com/new…

Jacinda Ardern to take on professor role at University of Sydney

Former prime minister of New Zealand to join institution’s public health school with focus on ‘empathetic leadership’

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