It is not going to be easy for the country’s young basketball players to change attitudes in the Republic
A controversial new dam project will not bring energy security or investment benefits, as the government claims. There are alternatives
In this interview, Fadi A. Bardawil explains why it was so important for him to excavate the lost archive of leftwing intellectuals in Lebanon
The troubled story of a wheelchair manufacturer raises questions about decision-making and power in Uzbekistan’s political and commercial elite
Those criticizing exclusive leftist and liberal varieties of identity politics that endanger plurality of opinion nevertheless have lessons to learn
If MPs don’t have to prove they’re not gaming the system, then why do we?
Exclusive: Analysis by openDemocracy finds MPs topped up wages with money from tax havens, banks, companies that won COVID contracts, and more
How racism, the media and local realities could shape the future of migration between China and Africa
School donations that come with compulsory Chinese lessons help Beijing to convert younger generations to its politics
If laws banning protest are passed by parliament, NGOs and trade unions must follow grassroots activists in breaking them
Iranian academics Farvardin and Talebi discuss the grievances behind the protests, and their future trajectories
