Ljubica Marjanovič Umek, an internationally acclaimed researcher in developmental psychology who was recently awarded Slovenia's top accolade for scientific achievements, the Zois Prize, explores in an op-ed for The Slovenia Times how gender stereotypes have not only persisted but become more entre
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Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob told the 22 September plenary session of the Summit of the Future, a major United Nations gathering, that achieving peace is vital if humanity is to tackle the climate crisis effectively. Unless that can be achieved, everything will be in vain.
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Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon addressed the UN Security Council on 19 September condemning settler violence in the West Bank and calling for a peace conference to advance the two-state solution, arguing that the world is at a precipice as the potential to engulf the Middle East in a wider
The world is people, not statistics, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon writes in her opinion piece for Bled Strategic Times ahead of the Bled Strategic Forum in reference to the toll armed conflicts are taking around the world. The rules of international law should never be an optional choice,
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob sees the upcoming UN Summit of the Future as an extraordinary opportunity to renew and improve the trust between nations, bolster commitments towards peace and stability, and renew and reinvigorate multilateralism, he writes in an opinion piece for Bled Strateg
Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar notes the lack of progress on the sustainable development goals, egregious violations of international agreements and other challenges in her opinion piece for Bled Strategic Times ahead of the Bled Strategic Forum as she argues that the international community
Every year the Days of Poetry and Wine, one of Slovenia's largest literary festivals, invites an author to write an open letter to Europe in order to put the spotlight on issues they consider the most pressing. Polish poet Jacek Dehnel is the author of this year's letter, which we are publishing in
Slovenia has a unique opportunity to capitalise on the role of AI and digitalization in healthcare and become a leader in data-driven healthcare, Eva McLellan, director general of Roche Slovenia, writes in an opinion piece for the Slovenia Times. In a bid to realise that goal Roche has taken an ini
Gregor Anderluh, director of the National Institute of Chemistry, discusses the need to provide effective support mechanisms to foster and commercialise innovation in his opinion piece for the Slovenia Times. He finds the issue is important in light of the upcoming EU elections as Europe will have
The Jožef Stefan Institute, the country's leading scientific research institution, opens its doors wide to the public for a week every year to present scientific achievements in accessible ways. This is especially important at a time when it is often difficult to separate quasi-science from scienc
The green transition is not just a moral imperative but a vital driver of Europe's economic competitiveness, Kyriacos Kakouris, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, writes in his op-ed for the Slovenia Times as he sets out the bank's role in financing climate action and fostering sustain
Ann Linde, Sweden's former minister of foreign affairs, discusses the links between climate change, environmental degradation and security in an op-ed for Bled Strategic Times ahead of the Bled Strategic Forum, offering the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as a case in point.
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