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Only by privileging an English-speaking, Western position can we say that ‘post-truth’ emerged in 2016.
There’s never been greater need for the study of what we don’t know, and why we’re not supposed to know it.
What we need now is unblinkered analysis and coordinated progressive political action beyond the extreme centre at both the national and international levels.
Populists now run the United States, Russia, Turkey, and the Philippines — as well as many Latin American and African nations. What does this mean for the world?
The world is on edge as Donald Trump enters the White House.
Recent research contradicts the belief that a period of calm usually follows a serious earthquake.
Theresa May will find that having a seat at the table is not the same as being on the wrong side of it.
The Trump Administration is likely to be more aggressive about resisting China in the South China Sea and more forceful about preventing the erosion of America’s position in the western Pacific.
Studies show that biased coverage — from jabs at the German chancellor’s low-cut dress to insinuations that Argentina’s president has a ‘mood disorder’ — undermines women in public office.
The next American administration will have to choose between following Barack Obama’s reform course or relaunching the war on drugs, nationally and internationally.
There is an era that lends itself rather closer than the tired Nazi comparisons of Donald Trump. And it may have a far more useful message for us today.
Donald Trump says he supports torture. Can political leaders change his mind?
We need Mars-level thinking to solve our energy and climate problems here on Earth.
Europe is at a crossroads in how it integrates religious minorities. But there are lessons to be learned beyond liberal secularism.
Is this the beginning of a ‘Mexican Spring’?
We could be witnessing the beginning of globalisation going in reverse.
Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant, anti-NAFTA rhetoric has targeted Mexico and Mexicans.
Indian elites’ extravagant weddings are a show of strength, a glamorised return to traditions, and a celebration of social conservatism.
Christians’ plight in Pakistan reflects the confused identity and ideologies of the country they live in.
General John Kelly, Trump’s pick for the Department of Homeland Security, used to lead US military operations in Latin America. Now American citizens should be scared, too.
Understanding the populism of the Putin government is more urgent than ever as Russia plays a major geopolitical role in the Middle-Eastern balance.
Countering violent extremism in Bangladesh will require a change in the political climate of the country so that young are exposed to diverse political avenues and have a real chance of getting a job.
Is UNESCO’s prestigious lists of tangible and intangible heritage damaging the very existence of the sites on them?
Objects of almost any shape or geometry can be produced by 3D printing. The technology could seriously disrupt not just manufacturing but related national plans for economic development.