Category: Global Politics
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Understanding the political dimensions of the Amazon fires
You’ve probably heard that the Amazon Rainforest is burning.
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Trump, Boris and Populism: Is society getting better or worse?
The term “populism” is fraught with ambiguity and is often described as meaningless and overused.
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The one minute video that sums up the cruelty of the Trump administration
Yesterday, US Vice President Mike Pence visited a migrant detention centre in McAllen, Texas, and in the process, inadvertently created an image that will last in America’s political memory for decades to come.
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American politician calls U.S. detention centres “concentration camps”: Hard truth or fake news?
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparked controversy after comparing the US Government’s immigration detention facilities along the US-Mexico border to “concentration camps” during an Instagram Live video just over two weeks ago.
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The Sudan crisis: What is happening?
Sudan is in the middle of a major political and humanitarian crisis, following the ousting of dictator Omar al-Bashir on April 11.
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Britain’s vacant PM spot has major implications for drawn-out Brexit negotiations
Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation today, June 7, has left a vacancy for the top spot in British politics.