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South Sudan’s chiefs wield real power, administering customary laws to resolve local disputes. But they often reinforce gender inequalities – could the new chief change this?
If we don’t, we risk missing what’s really important.
The measure of women’s political advancement isn’t the number of female leaders, but the changes they make to everyday women’s lives.
Recent political events have raised the subject of Irish unity once again. But several issues need to be addressed first.
The history of north Italian regionalism, and why Matteo Salvini’s League represents the end of a long era.
Citizenship is increasingly becoming something that must be ‘earned’, but this undermines basic rights.
Britain has always been good at projecting its values to the world. It’s going to need that soft power once it leaves the EU.
A committee of MPs has lambasted a government scheme designed to protect Afghan civilians who worked for the British.
Free childcare schemes aren’t working and babies are too important to be left on the shelf.
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is as much an imperial power as its Soviet and Tsarist predecessors were.
With its first ever recruitment advert, MI6 is reaching out to women and minority groups. But like their fictional counterparts, will they still end up doing desk work?
In the 1930s, the Nazis used exhibitions to create a sense of belonging and support for their ideas. Today’s far right groups go online to create a similar sense of community.
What’s caused Italy’s political crisis and what’s likely to happen next.
The Trump administration sees plenty of problems in Central America – but it seems to be doing everything it can to make them worse.
It had looked like the vote would be close but, in the end, the people opted resoundingly for repeal.
The end of the 8th amendment is on the horizon.
A new poll suggests there has been a shift in positive opinion towards immigration, which started in 2015.
The Liverpool FC star striker has inspired a generation of young Egyptians.
All households have received a leaflet advising them to prepare for crisis or war. But it’s not really clear why.
The SNP says every Scottish voter will be financially better off if they vote to leave the UK. But is that what they need to hear to vote yes in another referendum?
A remarkable year on the Korean peninsula has been marked by both bitter enmity and genuine goodwill. Now, the tension is being ratcheted up again.
It’s easy to dismiss this modern-day Bertie Wooster as a caricature. But his power is not to be underestimated.
Law professor Giuseppe Conte has no experience in politics – which makes him the perfect candidate for the uncomfortable partnership now in government.
The UN has repeatedly criticised Ireland’s laws. It’s time to change the Constitution.