
Rough sleeping to be decriminalised: what is the Vagrancy Act?
The Labour government has announced plans to scrap the laws associated with criminalising homelessness from spring 2026. This comes in the form of repealing the Vagrancy Act, which has made rough sleeping and begging...

Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
Israels conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for...

Highways to hell: west Africa’s road networks are the preferred battleground for terror groups
Whats the connection between roads and conflict in west Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study we conducted shows a close relationship between the two. We are researchers of transnational political...

Kenya’s peacebuilding efforts hold valuable lessons for the rest of the world, but gaps remain
Kenya has been praised as a model for the world when it comes to peacebuilding efforts to manage outbreaks of violence within its borders. The country has systematically put in place a peacebuilding architecture rooted in...

Why Canada’s Strong Borders Act is as troublesome as Donald Trump’s travel bans
Was it just a coincidence that within days of Canadas Liberal government announcing Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, Donald Trumps administration in the United States released its long anticipated travel ban? Perhaps. But...

Haiti on the brink: Gangs fill power vacuum as current solutions fail a nation in crisis
Haiti is facing a multifaceted crisis unlike any in the countrys modern history. Haiti recently marked the one-year anniversary of Haitis Presidential Transitional Councils (CPT) new government an internationally backed...

Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?
A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be erected in central Moscow since...