EU issues increasingly shaping national elections, though left-right divide remains crucial
Dec 12, 2023 16:00 pm UTC| Politics
The Treaty of Lisbon celebrates its 15th anniversary on 13 December. Looking back, experts agree that it played a big part in structuring the EU as we know it. It reinforced the role of Commission President, to be elected...
East Africa's troops are leaving the DRC: what went wrong and what comes next
Dec 12, 2023 15:59 pm UTC| Politics
The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started withdrawing amid tension with the host state....
Serbian election: another win for the Serbian Progressive Party will threaten peace in Europe
Dec 12, 2023 15:58 pm UTC| Politics
The outcome of Serbias parliamentary elections on December 17 will have profound implications for peace in Europe. Though somewhat obscured by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and more recently the crisis in Gaza, tensions...
With Taiwan's election just a month away, the China threat is emerging as the main talking point
Dec 12, 2023 15:56 pm UTC| Politics
Taiwan is gearing up for important presidential and legislative elections next month. How to manage cross-strait relations with China is not surprisingly emerging as the critical issue of the campaigns. Taiwan first...
Conservatives' 'anti-woke' alternative to Disney has finally arrived
Dec 11, 2023 08:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As fanfare blares, female sprinters at the starting line suspiciously eye a man in a wig. A hulking, goateed wrestler slams a woman half his size to the mat. An ominous voice-over intones that womens sports are being...
Improved employment policies can encourage fathers to be more involved at home
Dec 11, 2023 06:52 am UTC| Politics
While the COVID-19 pandemic had many detrimental socio-economic and health impacts, one silver lining has been the influence of remote work on mens involvement in unpaid work at home. Since the first pandemic lockdowns...
Israel-Hamas war: What is Zionism?
Dec 11, 2023 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, theres been a lot of discussion around Zionism. Put simply, Zionism is a nationalist movement that advocates for a homeland for the Jewish people in the Biblical Land of Israel. It is...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects