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Le Monde Diplomatique

Le Monde diplomatique is the place you go when you want to know what’s really happening. This is a major international paper that is truly independent, that sees the world in fresh ways, that focuses on places no other publications reach. It offers a clear, considered view of the conflicting interests and complexities of a modern global world.

Economic and Political Weekly

The Economic and Political Weekly, or EPW as the journal is popularly known, is published from Mumbai.  It is an Indian institution with an international reputation.

For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that brings together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.

Focus on the Global South

Focus on the Global South was established in 1995 to challenge neoliberalism, militarism and corporate-driven globalisation while strengthening just and equitable alternatives.  The organisation works in solidarity with the Global South, based on the belief that progressive social change and Global South solidarity are imperative if the needs and aspirations of oppressed peoples, particularly in Asia, Latin America and Africa, are to be met.

Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS)

The Academic Council on the United Nations System seeks to stimulate, support, and disseminate research, analysis on the United Nations, multilateralism, and international organization. ACUNS also promotes teaching on these topics, as well as dialogue and mutual understanding across and between the academic and practitioner communities.

The Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) was founded in 1981. It is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that advocates ‘good government’. POGO conducts investigations into corruption, misconduct, and conflicts of interest with a view to achieving ‘a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government’.

Organisation

The Conversation

The Conversation is an Australian independent provider of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public.

The Conversation seeks to facilitate better understanding of current affairs and complex issues, as a means to enhanced public discourse and conversations.

Information Source

The Economist

The Economist online offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology.

The Guardian

The Guardian was first published in May 1821 - it was then known as the Manchester Guardian.

Le Monde

Le Monde newspaper published in Paris is one of the most influential and prestigious newspapers in the world.  It was established in 1944 at the request of General Charles de Gaulle as way of projecting France’s voice in the world. With the appointment of Hubert Beuve-Méry as its first editor and director, Le Monde soon acquired a reputation for editorial independence.