Why Mexico has nothing to fear from Donald Trump
Apr 08, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trump, business mogul and B-list celebrity-turned-political wonder, has somehow seized the imaginations of a shocking number of Americans. His brass and confrontational style has won him the sympathy of the...
What is a contested convention – and what would one mean for the GOP?
Apr 08, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The possibility that the Republican primary race could end in a contested convention is a journalists dream and one that the media has speculated on during every electoral cycle in recent memory. It was entertaining for...
Hillary Clinton as president will not necessarily be a feminist coup
Apr 07, 2016 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps colourful tilt at becoming the Republican candidate for US president has somewhat overshadowed the tensions emerging in the Democratic race. A female president is obviously long overdue, so there is pressure...
Winning Wisconsin won't fix Bernie Sanders' superdelegate problem
Apr 07, 2016 05:17 am UTC| Politics
Bernie Sanders is on a roll. He has won 6 of the last 7 Democratic nominating contests, including an impressive victory over Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday. He outraised Clinton by US$15 million in...
US Election Series: Republican race heading into complexity
Apr 06, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Bigger than expected win by Ted Cruz in Tuesdays primary in Wisconsin has complicated things a bit. Now there exists a much stronger possibility that no one wins the magic number required to secure...
Clinton and Trump: deciphering what their policies may mean for Africa
Apr 05, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
The whole world is looking to one presidential election at the moment: the United States of America. The policies of one of the most powerful nations, largely driven by the president, will affect us all. US engagement...
The idea that conservatives are better economic managers simply does not stand up
Apr 05, 2016 00:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Conventional wisdom holds that conservative politicians are more prudent stewards of the economy. These politicians are often happy to reinforce this view by citing their business acumen and denigrating the experience or...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
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