The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the unlearned lessons of history

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Two decades after the invasion of Afghanistan, veteran journalist Jon Anderson and Afghan filmmaker Tamana Ayazi reflect on the colossal misjudgements of the U.S. invasion

How to defeat the far right with Nick Lowles

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Anti-immigrant hostility feeds off dissatisfaction. Only by recreating a sense of community in left-behind areas do we stand a chance at combating it, says the CEO of Hope not Hate

A Letter to the Conduit Community

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With 2026 well and truly under way, I want to thank you — our members, partners and collaborators — for the energy, curiosity and commitment you bring to this community.

Chocolate’s sustainability conundrum

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While chocolate provides our bodies and souls with immense joy, it also comes with a darker side of environmental destruction. Paying farmers a living income and investing in a circular economy could make chocolate less of a guilty pleasure. 

The Crime That Underpins All Other Crimes

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Money laundering costs the global economy an estimated $2 trillion a year and sustains everything from drug trafficking to war. At a recent talk at The Conduit in London, journalist Oliver Bullough argued that decades of effort to stop it have failed, and explained why.

In Sudan’s forgotten war, civilians have built their own lifelines

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As Sudan’s civil war enters its third year and the humanitarian crisis deepens, volunteer-run Emergency Response Rooms have become vital sources of survival and solidarity. Their work reveals both the scale of civilian resilience and the cost of an international inaction.

From surviving the Holocaust to international human rights judge

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Theodor Meron transformed his experience surviving genocide into a legal career that has shaped international human rights law for in the decades since.

Why insurance has a unique role to play in protecting our future

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As climate impacts intensify, Amy Brettell and Peter Maurer explain why insurance may be one of society’s most powerful yet underestimated tools for confronting climate risk, inequality and the cost of inaction.

What’s at stake if NATO falls? A deep dive on Russia’s hit list

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While Greenland and Venezuela dominate the headlines, our expert panel warned that there are simmering tensions we can’t afford to ignore

Spinning tunes of hope and survival

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Asylum seekers in the UK are finding healing and creative freedom through Our HeartBeats, a DJ collective that trains refugees to tell their stories through music.