Global Geo-political Series: Russia to expel some US diplomats in wake of new sanctions
Jul 28, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Commentary
In response to new US sanctions against Russia, which overwhelmingly got through the Senate (98-2) and the House of Representatives (419-3) and now sits on the Presidents desk, Russia has decided to expel some of the US...
Global Geo-political Series: Political turmoil in Pakistan as Supreme Court ousts Prime Minister
Jul 28, 2017 11:28 am UTC| Commentary
Pakistan falls into political chaos as the countrys Supreme Court has ordered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stand down from his office due to a long-running scandal surrounding his familys wealth. The Supreme Court upheld...
Jul 28, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Commentary
The new Russia sanctions that limit the power of the President of the United States in unilaterally withdrawing sanctions on Russia and adds additional sanctions on both Iran and North Korea passed the Senate with...
Jul 26, 2017 06:14 am UTC| Commentary
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass new sanctions which will be Presidential veto proof on Russia, Iran, and North Korea. This law will limit the Presidents power in unilaterally removing sanctions...
Hong Kong's democratic struggle and the rise of Chinese authoritarianism
Jul 25, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In July, a Hong Kong court purged four pro-democracy politicians from its Legislative Council. This move comes after two other Hong Kong lawmakers were expelled from the Legislative Council earlier this year and at the...
How activist artists on the US-Mexico border contest Trump's wall
Jul 24, 2017 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In recent years we have seen a rise of what has been termed artivism: the bringing together of art and activism. Artivists see art as a social practice. They address particular societal concerns or inequalities and involve...
UNHCR accuses government of breaching undertaking over refugee cases
Jul 24, 2017 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The United Nations high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, has accused Australia of breaking its word by refusing to allow refugees on Manus Island and Nauru with family in Australia to settle here a claim denied...
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