Despite being one of the top donors to the UN refugee agency, Japan accepts very few asylum seekers, and provides little support for those who do make it.
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The government has decided to protect vast new expanses of land and sea. But bad planning and lax regulations are likely to limit, or even undermine, this conservation effort.
Scandinavia’s innovative education models present a more diverse and realistic image of the world we live in, and steer clear of gender stereotypes.
Studies of animal-human interactions in various settings could perhaps help prevent bird flu and the mass slaughter of animals it inevitably leads to.
From citizens who sit on the boards of energy companies to neighbourhoods that help fund local wind farms, community action is critical to the environmental movement.
In this TC Global Explainer, two Latin American scholars lay out the basics of drug policy, expose the ‘war on drugs’, and offer reform suggestions.
The IDF wants to encourage more women to enlist, but it also wants to encourage Orthodox men, who avoid contact with the opposite sex. How will it manage the conflict?
Research has yet to reveal why and how obesity rates have surged around the world in the past few decades.
Improving conditions in Turkey and Greece may convince more refugees to stay where they are.
What has the decade-long frontal assault on cartels achieved?
Poland’s women may have won the abortion battle, but the ruling Law and Justice Party is cracking down on dissent elsewhere.
The deadly attack on Holey bakery in July 2016 and a recent spate of crimes against minorities show that Bangladesh’s commitment to secularism and pluralism are at stake.
Brazil should ask itself which is more important: having a roof over your head or owning the roof over your head?
Australia’s decision to take another step back from international broadcasting by ceasing its far reaching border crossing shortwave radio services has raised questions about who will fill the void.
‘Little trick’ or ‘petty action’? The difference matters when translating what China really said about Trump’s call with Tsai Ing-wen.
For most women, coaching a men’s team is still off-limits, barring them from the opportunity to pursue professional careers as football managers.
Fallout from the Volkswagen case shows how scandals can give virtuous organisations a competitive edge and help industries evolve.
A deal intended to help southern African countries develop could instead turn them into an EU dumping ground for cheap goods.
From wine to cheese, geographical origin has long been used as a mark of quality in selling a wide array of agricultural products. How do we protect it?
The last time the country’s courts authorised such harsh police techniques as sleep deprivation and starvation was during the dictatorship.
Organised crime groups are profiting from the fruits of globalisation such as free-trade agreements as well as the massive upgrade of the region’s infrastructure and connectivity now underway.
The Italian referendum and the Austrian vote are shaping up to be a seminal moment for European politics and the future of the European Union.
There’s truth in the analysis that the rise of right-wing populism is a response to the failures of globalisation. But is it the only response?
China has been very quiet in negotiations over fisheries regulations for the central Arctic Ocean. Why is the country’s behaviour there so dramatically different from what it pursues in Antarctica?
It would be short-sighted to believe that a more far-reaching transformation than a royal succession might not also be in store for the Kingdom of Thailand.