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...
3 things cities do to foster innovative local government
Dec 08, 2023 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Heavyweight international players from the OECD to Bloomberg Philanthropies and the United Nations have in recent years prescribed innovation as a solution for the many challenges city governments face. Innovation is a...
Dec 08, 2023 16:06 pm UTC| Politics
This year, unusually, North Korea allowed more than one candidate on the ballot for the recent local elections. Under new laws introduced in August this year, voters are now asked to choose between two candidates for North...
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
The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa
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