North Korea: US policy on North Korea remains the same, says Washington
Oct 31, 2022 10:01 am UTC| Politics
Last week, the United States said its policy on North Korea remains the same. The clarification from Washington follows a remark by a senior US official responsible for nuclear policy that the US is open to engaging in...
Iran: Germany, EU consider designating IRGC as 'terrorist organization'
Oct 31, 2022 10:00 am UTC| Politics
Irans leaders are looking to crack down on the ongoing protests that have been taking place for more than a month. The European Union and Germany are considering designating Irans Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist...
What is the difference between a populist and a dictator? The ancient Greeks have answers
Oct 31, 2022 08:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Giorgia Meloni is Italys new prime minister. Her party, Fratelli dItalia, received 26% of the vote and, as part of a far-right coalition, now controls a majority in both chambers of the legislature. According to Stern...
Multiparty democracy is in trouble in South Africa – collapsing coalitions are a sure sign
Oct 31, 2022 08:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
South Africas 28-year-old, continuously transforming multiparty democracy was reminded of its own fragility when, in September, a coalition running its biggest city, Johannesburg, collapsed. The speaker and the mayor lost...
Oct 31, 2022 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Its hard to remember now, given the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but the day after votes were cast, one theme stood out: voter turnout. Every state in the nation saw higher turnout in 2020 than...
The Ukraine conflict is a war of narratives – and Putin's is crumbling
Oct 31, 2022 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
People understand the world that is, where we came from, how we got here and where we are likely to go through the stories we tell about ourselves and others. Indeed, the political and social environments in which we are...
Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again
Oct 31, 2022 08:44 am UTC| Politics
Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again. Gangs have been blockading the countrys biggest fuel terminal since mid-September 2022, strangling Haitis food and energy supplies. The World Food...
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