Separation of powers an invitation to struggle
Jan 29, 2019 14:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Theres been a lot of trouble in the nations capital lately. The United States just endured a monthlong government shutdown affecting services ranging from airline travel to tax collection. Congress and the president...
Centre-left Italian mayors are refusing to implement a government decree targeting migrants
Jan 29, 2019 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Around 500 people will be evicted from a large refugee reception centre in Castelnuovo di Porto, a town close to Rome, before the end of January. The move follows the adoption of a new security decree in early December...
Jan 29, 2019 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
In both the United Kingdom and Australia there is speculation that controversial bills may be passed against the will of the government. If so, could the government advise that the bill be refused royal assent the last...
Jan 29, 2019 12:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
The Australian economy will remain healthy for long enough to enable the government to claim it as a strength in the lead-up to the May election, but the first Conversation Economic Survey points to a fairly flat outlook...
Do truth and reconciliation commissions heal divided nations?
Jan 27, 2019 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As long as unresolved historic injustices continue to fester in the world, there will be a demand for truth commissions. Unfortunately, there is no end to the need. The goal of a truth commission in some forms also...
The mathematics of basket-weaving: Using digital tools to address the TRC's calls to action
Jan 27, 2019 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Public universities across Canada are committed to addressing the calls to action included in the final report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). There is a general expectation that academic...
Burundi: crisis looms as 2020 elections open up old divisions
Jan 27, 2019 14:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
About 30 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) shut down their services in the East African state of Burundi in January, yet another sign of the deepening political crisis that began in 2015 and which has...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight