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Towards Palestinian Liberation Global Perspectives on Anti-Colonial Resistance and Solidarity
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Cities Beyond Growth Education handbookPublication date:
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A Mining Project in a Protected Wetland Grassroots Resistance to Extractivism at the Tala Hamza–Amizour mine in AlgeriaPublication date:
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Free Palestine
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Towards Palestinian Liberation
View the collectionThese voices highlight the Palestinian struggle’s deep anti-colonial history and its global echoes, calling for stronger solidarity. No one is free until Palestine is free.
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Yalla, Yalla, Abya Yala Reaching out to Palestine from Latin America in times of genocidePublication date:
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From the Favelas and Rural Brazil to Gaza How militarism and greenwashing shape relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine in BrazilPublication date:
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Framing Palestine Israel, the Gulf states, and American power in the Middle EastPublication date:
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From Global Anti-Imperialism to the Dandelion Fighters China’s Solidarity with Palestine from 1950 to 2024Publication date:
Myanmar in Crisis: A Nation Trapped in a Disaster Loop
As Myanmar reels from yet another catastrophe, the military regime’s rare plea for international aid is met with deep skepticism. With over four million displaced, ongoing resistance, and relentless attacks on civilians, the people of Myanmar find themselves abandoned, left to survive on their own. Meanwhile, global powers weigh their interests, and the military continues its stranglehold on humanitarian relief.
What does this mean for Myanmar’s future? And is there any hope amid the chaos? Read the latest on Myanmar’s unfolding crisis.
Latest on Myanmar
Myanmar in FocusThese Myanmar commentaries offer sharp insight into the pressing challenges facing the country and its peoples.
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"Land is Our Life" The Struggling Lives of Pa-O Farmers amid Land Confiscation, Climate Change and Rural CollapsePublication date:
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When the United League of Arakan controls Western Myanmar Analyzing new developments in military, political and humanitarian issues in ArakanPublication date:
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Land, Forests and the Struggle for Survival A Three-Decade Journey in Ye Chaung Phya (Bee Ree)Publication date:
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Why is Women’s Access to Land So Complex in Myanmar? A Commentary by TNIPublication date:
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Reflections on the newly-declared Pawklo Indigenous Stewardship Territory A Commentary by Hsar Doe Doh Moo*Publication date:
WHO Critical Review of Coca Leaf
Nearly 75 years after the United Nations called for the abolition of coca leaf chewing, the World Health Organization (WHO), at Bolivia’s initiative and supported by Colombia, has conducted a ‘critical review’ to reassess if coca is appropriately scheduled in the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
Here you can find all relevant information and documentation related to this review.
Transnational Institute
Putting ideas into movement since 1974
The Transnational Institute (TNI) is an international research and advocacy institute committed to building a just, democratic, and sustainable planet. For over 50 years, TNI has served as a unique nexus between social movements, engaged scholars, and policymakers.
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All publicationsTNI has a proud history of being at the cutting edge of analysis, research and activism on critical global issues.
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Cities Beyond Growth Policy PrimerPublication date:
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ISDS in Numbers — Guatemala Overview of the transnational investment protection regime that undermines water, territories and self-determinationPublication date:
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Crude Futures National Oil Companies from the Global South in a Decarbonising WorldPublication date:
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Essential Concepts of Land Politics An A-Z GuidePublication date:
Ideas into Movement
50 years of striding for global peace, equity and democracy.
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Podcasts
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A Fractured World Reflections on Power, Polarity and PolycrisisPublication date:
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History in Action - Part 1 1970-1990 - A counter history by the Transnational InstitutePublication date:
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History in Action - Part 2 1990-2000 - A counter history by the Transnational InstitutePublication date:
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History in Action - Part 3 2000-2008 - A counter history by the Transnational InstitutePublication date:
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History in Action - Part 4 2008-2020 - A counter history by the Transnational InstitutePublication date:
Longreads
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Unpacking the ASEAN–Canada FTA Negotiation Investor Lawsuits Endanger Climate JusticePublication date:
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Towards a Bandung de los Pueblos Multilateralism, corporate power, and the building of a Global South FrontPublication date:
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ICARRD+20 and the emerging global coalition behind the 4Rs Land Redistribution, Recognition, Restitution and RegulationPublication date:
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Coca Chronicles: Coca review denouement Issue #7: The UN drug scheduling system in disputePublication date:
Achievements in 2025
In a year shaped by escalating conflict, authoritarianism and climate crisis, TNI continued to work alongside movements worldwide to strengthen solidarity, develop transformative ideas and advance practical alternatives. This Annual Report highlights how, together with our partners, we supported struggles for justice, democracy, peace and systemic change throughout 2025.
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Erythroxylum Coca. Los Confundidos A DocumentaryPublication date:
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And Yet We Exist // Pero Sí Existimos A DocumentaryPublication date:
