The Global Security Initiative (GSI) is an initiative proposed by China, which provides a framework of principles for global affairs and diplomacy that could make the world a safer place. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that GSI "improves and goes beyond the Western theory of geopolitical security" - and is a response to the current world order established by the West after World War II (through the United Nations, NATO, etc.). Officially, it is meant to "uphold the principle of indivisible security, build a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture, and oppose the building of national security on the basis of insecurity in other countries." GSI has received positive feedback and expression of interest from nations, for instance Uruguay, Solomon Islands and Tajikistan.

Author Dr. Richard Reeves has coined the term HEAL jobs to include professions in the sectors of health, education, administration, and literacy. In these fields, only 24% of workers are male, with projections that the gap is widening.

Eminent domain, or land acquisition, is the power of a state, provincial, or national government to take private property for public use with payment of compensation. The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain have been for roads and railroads, government buildings, and public utilities.

Author Dr. Richard Reeves has coined the term HEAL jobs to include professions in the sectors of health, education, administration, and literacy. In these fields, only 24% of workers are male, with projections that the gap is widening.

Global history examines the interconnectedness of human societies and their interactions across the world over time. Even when a global historian focuses their historical research on a specific location, they are interested in examining how global forces shaped human lives in those areas. For example, a global historian of Malaysia may study how British imperialism affected the position of the Malay sultanates.

Comparatively, local history refers to the study of the history of a particular place or community, often focusing on the people, events, and institutions that have shaped that community. For example, a local historian of Malaya may study the development of a local Malayan cinema.

Covert and clandestine operations are operations that are planned and executed with the goal of either concealing the identity of or the sponsor or concealing the operation itself. National intelligence agencies (for example, America's CIA, the UK's MI6, and Pakistan's ISI) regularly partake in such operations in foreign nations. Examples include, but are not limited to, sabotage, assassination, support for insurgencies or coup d'etats, intelligence gathering by people or hidden sensors, and networks with foreign operatives.

The Eurovision Song Contest (also commonly known as 'Eurovision') is a non-profit event organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Most of the countries participating are European countries, with Australia as a notable exception. Eurovision claims to be a non-political competition and therefore forbids political expression in 'lyrics, speeches, gestures or a political commercial'. In 2009 Georgia was disqualified for having a song 'We Don't Wanna Put In' which sounded a lot like 'We don't wanna Putin'. Most recently, in 2021, Belarus was disqualified since their song was a mockery of the protests against Alexander Lukashenko. Decision regarding disqualification is at the discretion of the EBU.