Putin’s aggression is driving Russia’s neighbours into the arms of EU and China

Russia’s neighbours are worried about the threat of invasion.

Christoph Bluth, The Conversation

· Jul 19, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Protests break out in Paris and Lyon over Emmanuel Macron’s re-election as French president

The riot police sprayed teargas on demonstrators in Paris.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 25, 2022 · 11:49 am

Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has become Xi Jinping’s most challenging moment on the world stage

Has Beijing made a miscalculation by aligning itself with Moscow?

Tony Walker, The Conversation

· Mar 09, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Sanctions on India for defence deal with Russia would be ‘extraordinarily foolhardy’: US senator

Ted Cruz made the comment on prospects of Washington’s sanctions over India’s purchase of S-400 missile defence system from Russia.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 08, 2022 · 10:35 pm

Interview: ‘How Fascism Works’ author Jason Stanley dissects the fascist politics in democracies

Around the world, right-wing leaders are using constant culture wars to get away with not delivering on any material things, says the writer.

Attila Piroth

· Feb 11, 2022 · 05:30 pm

As Haiti runs into chaos after its president’s execution, it needs international help more than ever

There has never been an institutional vacuum of this scale in the country’s recent history.

Emmanuel Sael, The Conversation

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Jean-François Savard, The Conversation

· Jul 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Why Cuba is witnessing a rare public outpouring of anger

Crowds are demonstrating against food scarcity, medicine shortages and economic misery in their island nation.

Catesby Holmes, The Conversation

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Joseph J Gonzalez, The Conversation

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María Isabel Alfonso, The Conversation

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William M LeoGrande, The Conversation

· Jul 14, 2021 · 11:30 pm

What hardliner Ebrahim Raisi’s victory in Iran elections means for the rest of the world

Unlike the outgoing president, Raisi’s political fortunes do not hinge upon the nuclear deal.

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, The Conversation

· Jun 22, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Sarkozy, Zuma, Áñez: Former presidents around the world are being hauled to court

In democracies, judicial proceedings against former presidents and prime ministers are inevitably perceived as political and often become divisive.

Victor Menaldo, The Conversation

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James D Long, The Conversation

· Mar 20, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Russia: Few foreign journalists have understood the riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma

A new book revisits a century of Moscow’s chaotic politics, through the eyes of foreign correspondents.

James Rodgers, The Conversation

· Aug 08, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Explained: The national security bill fuelling Hong Kong’s discontent against China

China is seeking to curb separatism and dissent in the autonomous region.

Carol Anne Goodwin Jones, The Conversation

· Jun 02, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Don’t believe the movies. In modern warfare, victory is a myth

Pop culture depicts war as a sequence of battles culminating in a decisive set-piece clash. History is more complex.

Cian O'Driscoll, The Conversation

· Jan 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm