The head of the secretive European Research Group won’t reveal which senior ministers are members of the hardline anti-EU group. Why not? Because the answer and the reach of the ERG leaves the Prime Minister looking like a Brexit hostage.
Trump-MBS strategy has not made significant headway. Will they succeed in escalating anti-Shia confrontation against Iran and its allies?
Consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis. How can we address it?
Baku-based lawyer Samed Rahimli discusses new changes in Azerbaijan that are set to make life (even more) difficult for the country’s independent lawyers.
In the ashes of the caliphate lie the seeds of a new and even more dangerous ISIS.
It is too early too see the environmental impacts of the Dakota Access Pipeline. But Standing Rock learned a lot about how to resist the self-interest of dominant society for future movements, explains Dave Archambault II.
It is too early too see the environmental impacts of the Dakota Access Pipeline. But Standing Rock learned a lot about how to resist the self-interest of dominant society for future movements, explains Dave Archambault II.
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There are many underlying causes of why people join gangs. The lesson of past policies is that mano dura strategies only lead to more violence and are not effective. Español
Russia’s recent ruthenium scare, which went viral around the globe, brought a serious problem to light: the absence in Russia of proper and transparent monitoring of its environment.
On 11th November, around 60,000 people joined Poland’s Independence March, organised by members of two far-right groups. A march on such a scale raises serious questions about the country’s relationship to racism.
We are starting to understand the social and economic impact of internet shutdowns, which were estimated to have had a global GDP cost of US$ 2.4 billion in 2016. Español
