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US colleges are under political and financial pressure

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UNITED STATES

The move by non-tenure-track faculty and post-doctoral researchers came two months after Claudine Gay resigned under pressure as the university’s president. The two developments…

New higher education policies will hurt Iranian women

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IRAN

The prominent role of women during the large-scale Mahsa Amini protests of 2022, and the subsequent battle that has raged over the wearing of the hijab (female Islamic dress code…

US tech sector-military ties face spending hurdles

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UNITED STATES

US defence innovation.

Russian leader sustains public backing for Ukraine war

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RUSSIA

Street protests and rumoured elite unhappiness after the February 24 invasion proved not to be a sign of things to come. Most of the public appeared to adjust to the radically new…

China's appetite for Taiwan war is lower than it seems

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CHINA

It serves Beijing's interests to exaggerate both. China is developing the capability to seize Taiwan by force, but it does not reveal the circumstances under which it would use it.

The US-China deal leaves much contention for phase two

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US/CHINA

A limited number of the bilateral disputes are addressed -- primarily trade and intellectual property (IP) protections -- but unresolved fundamental differences over Beijing’s…

Philippine leader will ride out key controversies

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PHILIPPINES

In November, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rodolfo Azurin said killings in anti-drugs operations would be minimised. Marcos is coming under pressure from critics over his…

Iranian anger at US pandemic sanctions may be enduring

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IRAN

Public health structures were developed and expanded over four decades of war and isolation, allowing them to mobilise effectively against COVID-19 despite the negative impacts of…

Libya conflict escalates despite COVID-19 threat

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LIBYA

The lack of reported cases is likely to stem from insufficient testing or a delay in the virus’s manifestation, not from an absence of cases. Libya is highly vulnerable to an…

Shrinking market imbalances will help cut US inflation

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UNITED STATES

An embedded wage-price spiral took hold in the late 1970s; the price of breaking it was almost a decade of high unemployment. Today's situation more closely resembles 1946-48…