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In India and Africa, women farmers lack land rights
In India and Africa, women farmers lack land rights
In October 2016, women from across the African continent met at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with a charter of demands pushing for women’s right to use, control, own,…
Are African nations putting policing over public health?
Are African nations putting policing over public health?
In the health and epidemiological challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, countries have had little choice but to introduce strict measures to contain its spread, banning…
Mauritius, Diego Garcia and the small matter of nukes
Mauritius, Diego Garcia and the small matter of nukes
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a key part of the US global military network. The dispute over sovereignty of Diego Garcia is heating up, with the UK coming under…
To act, or not? Al-Shabaab’s response to a Covid-19 crisis in Somalia
To act, or not? Al-Shabaab’s response to a Covid-19 crisis in Somalia
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, regional security agencies have flagged the potential for a new wave of violent extremism to emerge within Somalia. World Health Organisation…
As Africa prepares to fight Covid-19, China steps up
As Africa prepares to fight Covid-19, China steps up
As China slowly begins to recover from Covid-19 and re-start its economy, it is seeking to position itself at the head of the global virus response and fill the void in…
Book review: The Indo-Pacific contest
Book review: The Indo-Pacific contest
Napoleon was prescient in that he said when China “wakes she will shake the world”. In the space of four decades, China has built up the world’s largest economy in purchasing…
The Interpreter is slowing down for Easter
The Interpreter is slowing down for Easter
The Interpreter team is slowing down for Easter. Publishing will be light for Friday and Monday, but we will be back to normal on Tuesday. The Interpreter
Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun
Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun
The War on Covid-19 In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the mobilising language of war is being used by leaders from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and World Health…
A post-Covid world and the limits of “America first”
A post-Covid world and the limits of “America first”
The Covid-19 pandemic is a great leveller – a fearsome test of governments and governing philosophies the world over. Democracies and autocracies alike have been exposed and found…
Lockdown: A dilemma for the economic optimists
Lockdown: A dilemma for the economic optimists
Everyone – including economists themselves – jokes about economic forecasting failures. But the intrinsic difficulties are compounded for the international economic agencies,…