“The idea is to use the bond markets to scale investment and get capital into Ukrainian recovery.” — Ted Kronmiller
About Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Everywhere Insiders 71: Ukraine, Brazil’s Runoff and North Korea
How do satellite restrictions, political polarization, and strategic partnerships shape Ukraine, Brazil, and North Korea’s international standing?
My concern is that access to essential services can become leverage for political demands.” Irina Tsukerman
Bank of Memories Secures Ukraine’s Digital Legacy for Future Generations
How does Bank of Memories use secure digital archives, memorial films, and grief-informed storytelling to preserve Ukrainian family and wartime history?
“We want to be about the future, about our children, and about the next generation.” — Iryna Savytska
This Gay Week 39: LGBTQ Rights, Queer Media and Ukraine
How do threats to LGBTQ rights, queer media, and Ukraine reflect wider struggles over authoritarianism and human dignity?
“When I talk about policy, I say policy isn’t just politics. It’s people. Policy is people.” — Karel Bouley
Rabbi Mendy Wolff on Chabad Odesa and Wartime Childcare
How have Rabbi Mendy Wolff and Chabad Odesa supported Jewish life and children from Mishpacha Children’s Home during war and displacement?
“The evacuation was one part of the work. The children still need food, clothes, school, healthcare, and people caring for them every day.” — Rabbi Mendy Wolff
Everywhere Insiders 70: India Protests, North Korea and UN Reform
How does Irina Tsukerman assess India’s protests, North Korean propaganda and American influence at the UN?
“The response needs to move from containing demonstrations to addressing the issues that brought people into the streets.” — Irina Tsukerman
Forgiveness, Memory, and Partnership Ethics
How does Riane Eisler connect forgiveness, memory, and partnership ethics to challenging domination?
“Is domination inevitable? My work has always concentrated on showing that it isn’t, that we can change it.” – Riane Eisler
Veronica Palladino on Beyond the Curve: Giftedness, Neurodivergence, and Creativity
How does Veronica Palladino explore giftedness, neurodivergence, twice-exceptionality, and creativity in Beyond the Curve?
“Creativity is the bridge that translates raw cognitive capacity into meaningful human expression.” — Veronica Palladino
Everywhere Insiders 69: Flydubai Attack, UN Leadership and FBI Accountability
What does Irina Tsukerman identify as the key challenges facing aviation security, UN leadership and FBI accountability?
“My concern is whether the organisation communicates consistently and gives different crises the sustained attention they deserve.” — Irina Tsukerman
Rogers Muwanguzi on Humanistic Education in Uganda
How does Eagle’s View Humanist Primary School promote reason, compassion, critical thinking, and self-reliance in Uganda?
“My vision is to build a place where children are taught not only what to think, but how to think.”
This Gay Week 38: Social Change Reshaping LGBTQ Rights and Freedoms Worldwide
How are politics, war, algorithms, and social change reshaping LGBTQ rights and freedoms worldwide?
“We should not expect infinite growth in equality, either in public attitudes or in policy.” — Scott Douglas Jacobsen Pasted markdown
East of the Eastern Front 4: Ukraine’s Air Defence, Russian Drones, Sanctions, and Pokrovsk
How are Russian drone attacks, refinery strikes, EU sanctions, and fighting around Pokrovsk shaping Ukraine’s war strategy?
“The question now is whether production can scale quickly enough to close the gap.”
Everywhere Insiders 68: Iran, UN Diplomacy, Press Freedom and AI
How does Irina Tsukerman assess Iran diplomacy, Vatican leadership, UN accountability, press freedom, and AI safeguards?
“What remains unclear to me is the political objective. After more than six months of armed conflict, I would expect the administration to articulate a coherent framework for the American public, its allies, and everyone watching.” — Irina Tsukerman
Domination, Partnership, and the Social Response to Crisis
How do domination and partnership systems shape how communities respond to crisis, diplomacy, and conflict?
“Diplomacy can only go so far with someone committed to winning or dominating.”
This Gay Week 37: Global LGBTQ Rights
How are LGBTQ rights being challenged and defended across Türkiye, Ukraine, Cyprus, Guyana, Australia, and the Nordic region?
“A lot of the job is just reminder. They’re citizens. They have human rights.” — Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Leo Igwe on AI, Humanism, Moral Judgment, and Reducing Suffering
How can artificial intelligence improve human judgment, reduce suffering, and advance humanist ethics?
“If we can imagine technology helping people make better judgments and reduce suffering, then, of course, I am all for it.”