Search results

Oceans may be key in global climate struggle

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Climate change and the oceans.

Northern Irish issue threatens EU-UK trade relations

Location:

EU/UK

The manner of the UK move is not only damaging for the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP), but also has the potential to affect the wider EU-UK trading…

London may favour liberal post-Brexit migration policy

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

While the UK government has recognised that a 'standstill' transition period after Brexit will require continued acceptance of the EU's free movement rules, it has not yet…

Unchallenged Turkmen head cannot ignore basic welfare

Location:

TURKMENISTAN

All eight challengers are hand-picked and none has hinted at opposition to the favourite. Turkmenistan's adherence to a nominally democratic process is partly for external…

Radical group normalises its policies in Syria

Location:

SYRIA

The softer approach, evident also in HTS’s tolerance of Sufis and suppression of its erstwhile jihadi allies, reflects a desire for acceptance domestically and internationally…

Philippine leader faces fight to sustain popularity

Location:

PHILIPPINES

The speech notably identified several economic challenges facing the country, ranging from curbing inflation to creating jobs. Marcos registered high approval ratings during the…

Rising Zimbabwean authoritarianism will dent Mnangagwa

Location:

ZIMBABWE

A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…

Cambodia handover masks gradual nature of transition

Location:

CAMBODIA

Hun Manet is Hun Sen’s eldest son. He was the presumed political heir to his father for nearly a decade, but his election as an MP in the July 23 parliamentary polls, where the…

Ethiopia’s first step towards peace faces major risks

Location:

ETHIOPIA

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) responded by indicating that they would respect a ceasefire if aid does indeed begin to flow. The truce has potential to bring relief…

New COVID-19 variants will keep distancing relevant

Location:

INT

Yet it is still difficult to predict what new variants may emerge or what their impact might be. Extreme disparity in vaccine coverage has resulted in a complex demographic of…