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Politically resilient humanitarianism: rethinking principles, power and partnership in a fragmenting world order

By Rebecca Thompson

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2026

Overview

Thompson documents the multiple and increasing challenges to humanitarian principles globally. She proposes the shift to what she calls ‘politically resilient humanitarianism’, a set of operational guidelines to sustain and improve such efforts in fragile and resistant contexts.

Global (Dis)Order

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