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A Taliban show of force in Afghanistan
The White House has announced a deadline for US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and the government in Kabul looks isolated. The Taliban are in con…
5 years, 3 months ago
Jordan’s palace intrigues
Jordan is often portrayed as a stable, moderate country whose royal family have guided it wisely through turbulent times in a dangerous neighbourhood…
5 years, 4 months ago
Merkel’s Balancing Act
The German Chancellor is widely respected as good at crisis management, but public confidence in her government's pandemic policies is ebbing away. H…
5 years, 4 months ago
The EU and The Vaccine
The EU’s vaccination programme has had several setbacks with repeated delays and safety concerns. The commission has blamed pharmaceutical companies …
5 years, 4 months ago
Poland’s LGBT Crackdown
Rules have been tightening for same sex couples in Poland in recent years. Civil unions are not legally recognized and same sex couples are barred f…
5 years, 4 months ago
Hong Kong’s Exodus
Hong Kong is seeing a wave of departures amid concerns about the erosion of democratic freedoms. China's national security law, imposed in July last…
5 years, 4 months ago
Rebuilding Raqqa
More than 380 000 people have been killed and over half the population has been uprooted from their homes in Syria's ten-year civil conflict. Reside…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Pope and the Ayatollah
Pope Francis' recent visit to Iraq was the first by a pontiff to the country. It was aimed at boosting the moral of the persecuted Christian minority…
5 years, 4 months ago
Remembering Fukushima
Ten years ago a magnitude 9 earthquake struck off the north east coast of Honshu, triggering a devastating tsunami which left 20,000 dead and more th…
5 years, 4 months ago
Brazil’s Long Battle Against Covid
Brazil is facing the deadliest point of the pandemic so far – this week posting record death tolls as scientists warn the variant found in the countr…
5 years, 5 months ago