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The World’s Youngest Generation Is Looking for Work: Can We Create Enough Good Jobs?

Can the world create enough good jobs for its rapidly growing youth population? This IRJAR Global Questions article examines youth unemployment, Africa’s demographic dividend, informal employment, skills mismatches, entrepreneurship, gender inequality, artificial intelligence, migration and the policies needed to transform the world’s youngest generation into a powerful force for global prosperity.

The Skills Revolution: What Will Humans Still Need to Be Good At in an AI World?

What skills will humans need in an AI-powered world? This IRJAR Global Questions article examines how artificial intelligence is transforming work and why AI literacy, critical thinking, creativity, adaptability, communication, empathy, ethical judgment, leadership and lifelong learning are becoming essential for workers, students, organizations and societies worldwide.

Is a University Degree Still Worth It?

For generations, families around the world have repeated essentially the same advice to their children: study hard, go to university, earn a degree, find a good job, and build a better life.

What Is Rationalism in Geopolitics?

# What Is Rationalism in Geopolitics? ## Introduction Rationalism in geopolitics refers to an approach that explains the behavior of states and leaders in terms of reasoned calculation, strategic choice, and the pursuit of identifiable interests under conditions of constraint. In this view, political actors

AI in Academic Writing and Research: The Ultimate Productivity Booster for Social Scientists

From undergrad essays on inequality to PhD theses on democratic backsliding or faculty papers on migration policy, the workload is relentless.

Deep State or Statecraft?

Deep State is both a frightening possibility and a powerful story. It captures real patterns of secrecy, coercion and entrenched privilege in African political life.

Thirsty Planet, Flooded Streets: The Battle for Water Security in an Urbanizing World

As climate extremes intensify, global water security and climate-resilient cities are becoming the fault lines of our century.

Heat, Hunger, and an Uncertain Harvest: Why the World Is Still Failing on Food Security

Global food security and sustainable agriculture are under intense pressure as climate change, conflict, and soaring debt push hundreds of millions into hunger.

Power for Whom? The Unequal Race to a Renewable Energy in the Global South

Why the renewable energy transition in developing countries risks deepening inequality unless finance, technology and politics change course.

The Coming Tide: Climate Refugees, Lost Homelands, and a World Not Ready to Receive Them

Climate change displacement and climate refugees are no longer abstract warnings—they’re a daily reality from Pakistan’s floods to Pacific islands slipping under the sea.