Jan 24, 2023 05:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When the director and the star of Argentina, 1985 stepped on stage to accept a 2023 Golden Globe Award, the title of the film may not have meant much to many Americans in the audience. But for Argentines, 1985 is pivotal:...
Jan 24, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Politics
There are a number of ways to run a legitimate election. But the U.S. has learned in recent years, and Brazil learned in recent weeks, that its not always simple. There are technical mechanics and processes of how votes...
Peru riots: unrest in southern Andes lays bare an urgent need to decolonise
Jan 24, 2023 05:33 am UTC| Politics
Peru is in flames. Since early December, massive, often violent, protests have engulfed the South American nation. Demonstrators concentrated in the countrys southern Andean regions took to the streets after the then...
Consensus decision-making is surprisingly effective in both communities and workplaces
Jan 24, 2023 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
If youre in a leadership position at work or in the community you make decisions and oversee decision-making processes. Often its best to consult the people you are leading to reach a group decision. Voting may seem...
Why Russia's war in Ukraine today is so different from a year ago
Jan 24, 2023 05:29 am UTC| Politics
Vladimir Putins special military operation in Ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. The war being fought by Russian forces today is, however, very different from that being fought when it first invaded...
UK court dismisses legal challenge by Uyghur rights group against government
Jan 23, 2023 10:10 am UTC| Politics
A court in London dismissed a legal challenge filed by an Uyghur rights group against the British government over the import of cotton produced in Chinas Xinjiang province. The court found that the governments approach to...
Russia-Ukraine war: UK says Ukraine should still get German-made Leopard tanks
Jan 23, 2023 10:02 am UTC| Politics
British foreign minister James Cleverly said that London still wants Ukraine to receive the German-made Leopard tanks as the war reaches its 11th month. However, the transfer of such tanks still needs Berlins...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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