How Manipur Violence is Challenging India’s Politics
Interethnic violence has grown over the summer in India’s northeastern Manipur state, with reports on Thursday claiming three people had been killed and several...
Survey: Geopolitical risks are a top global threat to businesses
Businesses see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy right now, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics. The finding...
Political Unrest to Undermine Economic Advances
Looming political uncertainty over the upcoming general election in Bangladesh gives leading economists to believe the country’s economy, already reeling from shock of the...
Rising Authoritarianism in Latin America: A Threat to Democracy
Democracy in Latin America has experienced a decline in support over the past decade, while backing for authoritarianism has grown, particularly among the youth,...
Security Implications of the China-Cuba Alliance
After the Cold War, Cuba and China developed a strong and comprehensive alliance. Today, their collaboration is two-fold. Firstly, the economically-dependent Cuba helps China...
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen to cede power to son
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, has announced he will resign and hand over to his son in early...
Glimpses of an endgame in Ukraine
The problem with the war in Ukraine is that it has been all smoke and mirrors. The Russian objectives of “demilitarisation” and “de-Nazification” of...
Why French (and US) protests are so much more violent than Israel’s
Israel and France have both been flooded with mass protests in recent weeks, but the differences are striking, telling and important. Demonstrations in Tel...
Spain’s election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its leaders
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s elections proved to be a tight battle between two leftist and two rightist blocs poised to team up to form...
UK political parties are getting the jitters over green policies
LONDON — Environmentalists cautioned Britain’s main political parties on Sunday not to water down their climate change promises after a special election result widely...