Rising inequality provides ripe pickings for militant Islamist groups plotting insurgencies – and ensures the ‘war on terror’ is far from over
Why is the EU lifting sanctions on politicians accused of corruption in Egypt, Tunisia and Ukraine, when so little money has been recovered?
The revamp of Trafalgar Square, which is home to a statue of one of the slave trade’s founding fathers, offers the chance to show contrition
The nation’s young democracy is already at a critical junction. What comes next?
Societies across the world acknowledged and celebrated gender-diverse communities – until the British arrived to impose their Victorian values
After condemning abortion reform as an imposition of “foreign cultures”, a religious group in Malawi took thousands of dollars in foreign cash
Biden’s focus on Afghanistan exit may seem like an end to the endless war, but instead the Pentagon has ramped up operations elsewhere
openDemocracy has found doctors willing to prescribe this controversial ‘treatment’ on four continents, including Africa
