Analysis
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More than a piece of furniture: it is sometimes as if these old pianos have souls
Due to limitations of space and funds for maintenance, a decision was made to limit the university’s collection to the…
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Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
In other words, Pääbo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of our extinct relatives, the…
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A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser
This week a puppet court sentenced him to three years in prison, alongside Suu Kyi, who has already been sentenced to…
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Why I Love the “Vietnam Syndrome” of the People
The Vietnam Syndrome was a term deployed after the U.S. defeat in the Vietnam War to explain and complain about…
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A Moment of Truth for Yemen’s Truce
The UN and external powers should redouble their efforts to forge agreement on an expanded deal. ICG If those look…
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Erdogan Threatens Greece
“We have only one sentence for Greece: Do not forget Izmir [the city of Smyrna]. Your occupying the [Aegean] islands…
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The Left Needs to Take Back the Constitution
With the catastrophic recent term of the Supreme Court finally concluded, it can no longer be denied that the judiciary…
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Upholding the Ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia
In this Q&A, Crisis Group explains what occurred and what needs to happen now to restart the peace process between…
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3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that…
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Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there’s one clear way out
That’s one of the startling figures contained in a 2021 UNICEF report about child marriage. Sathiya Susuman Appunni The Conversation Africa’s sub-Saharan…
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How we accidentally planned the desertion of our cities
The changes in our work preferences have highlighted how vulnerable our cities are to economic shocks. Authors The Conversation Moves…
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Introducing Giorgia Meloni: How the US Opened the Door for Fascism’s Return to Italy
The Italian Parliamentary election has concluded and the neofascist, Giorgia Meloni, is ready to emerge as the new prime minister…
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Clickbait extremism, mass shootings, and the assault on democracy – time for a rethink of social media?
They profited from livestreamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building. Shirley Leitch The Conversation They profited from the incendiary…
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Turkish Foreign Policy: Geopolitical Adventurism at a Crossroads
Perhaps no question concerning the Middle East and Europe today has been more loudly voiced than “What is Turkey doing?”…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Hot Summer
Ideally, politicians would make the reforms needed to settle the quarrel but, if not, the internationally appointed high representative should…
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Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction – and so much more
She will be chiefly remembered for her trilogy on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell. Dinah Birch The Conversation…
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