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What NATO leaves behind in Afghanistan
This week sees the end of the NATO mission in Afghanistan. These are the last days of a 20-year military presence of British and other forces – and…
5 years, 1 month ago
Face to face with Abiy Ahmed
Two weeks ago Ethiopia held a parliamentary election billed as the first truly ‘free and fair’ vote in its history – after nearly 20 years of continu…
5 years, 1 month ago
Russia's Vaccine Paradoxes
Attitudes to Covid in Russia have been very different to those in western Europe. At its government played down the risks and scoffed at ‘pandemic pa…
5 years, 1 month ago
Risk of Collapse
Although final numbers of the dead and missing have still not been tallied, the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida …
5 years, 1 month ago
America's Border Camps for Children
On the United States Mexico border, the dilemmas of how to treat migrant families arriving without papers are still acute. A BBC investigation has fo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Denmark’s deportation dilemma
The government of Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen is getting tough on migration - and has even started to rescind the residency status of some asylum…
5 years, 1 month ago
News Management in Belarus
The crackdown on dissent and reporting in Belarus goes on, and its authorities are keen to present their version of events to the world. At a recent …
5 years, 1 month ago
Lasting tensions in Jaffa
Israel's new coalition has been sworn in, drawing on the support of parties from across the political spectrum. It includes the first party in an Isr…
5 years, 1 month ago
North Korea cracks down on outside influences
Recent reports from Pyongyang have hinted at an intensified effort to root out foreign fashion, slang and media in North Korea. Its regime has repeat…
5 years, 1 month ago
Thailand's youth protest movement stalls
Not long ago, a wave of unprecedented public protests in Thailand over royal privileges and youth concerns made some Thais feel they were on the brin…
5 years, 2 months ago