By Ronald W. Pruessen, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto
The experiences of Donald Trump’s predecessors remind us of the dangers inherent in the inevitable human frailty of the very powerful.
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by the UN Human Rights Council with investigating grave abuses linked to the Hamas-Israel war pledged to continue their work seeking justice and accountability for all.
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By Mark Russell, NIHR Advanced Fellow, Rheumatology and Epidemiology, King's College London
When COVID hit, healthcare systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments were cancelled and people were told to stay at home unless it was urgent. In England, visits to family doctors and hospital admissions for non-COVID reasons fell by a third in the early months of the pandemic. Medical staff were redeployed, routine clinics were cancelled and diagnostic tests were postponed.
Against this backdrop, the number of people newly diagnosed with long-term…
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By Matthew Flinders, Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
Ian C Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Public Administration, University of Glasgow
Rebecca Riley, Professor Enterprise, Engagement, and Impact, University of Birmingham
Public administration has never been the glitziest or most immediately attractive discipline to study. With this in mind, the government’s announcement that it intends to establish a new National School of Government and Public Services (NSGPS) – in-house training for civil servants – is easily overlooked as little more than administrative tinkering in a world beset by uncertainty and turbulence.
And yet to see this announcement as little more than peripheral politics would be wrong: it matters.…
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By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull
Delegates at the World Economic Forum at Davos have been confronted with starkly opposing visions of the future of world affairs.
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By Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay
Tarique Rahman’s return marks a defining moment for Bangladesh’s politics, energizing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party amid deep uncertainty, rising tensions, and an urgent search for democratic leadership.
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By Kevin Kristian, PhD student in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Wandering or ‘exit-seeking’ is common in dementia, often triggered by confusion or memory loss. Families need practical strategies and government support to navigate the risks.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Sussan Ley may pay the price for the implosion of the Coalition, but the blame rests squarely with Nationals leader David Littleproud.
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By Amnesty International
The prosecution of Hong Kong activists for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown is a further escalation in the authorities’ weaponization of national security laws to silence dissent, Amnesty International said today at the opening of the activists’ trial. Lawyer Chow Hang-tung and trade unionist Lee Cheuk-yan have been detained for more than four years awaiting […] The post Hong Kong: Trial of Tiananmen activists a cynical attempt to erase historical memory appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A 16-year-old boy collects water from a spring near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. © 2020 Tom Gardner People living near Lega Dembi gold mine in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have for years complained about serious health impacts, including children born with long-term health conditions, miscarriages, and stillbirths. Several studies have found high concentrations of toxic chemicals, including cadmium, mercury, lead, and arsenic, in the country’s largest gold mine. Next week, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will…
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