By James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
Robert Waschik, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
The losses under Trump’s original tariff plan would have been significant. But even after the latest policy U-turn, the costs to the US will still be high.
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By Douglas Yates, Professor of Political Science , American Graduate School in Paris (AGS)
Whoever wins the upcoming presidential election, Gabon’s people will see a new government run by members of the former one.
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By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
Successive governments have reviewed the deal to lease the port to a Chinese company and found no cause for concern. Both major parties have made a sudden about-face.
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By Alessandro Ghio, Research professor in Accounting, ESCP Business School
In March 2025, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a leading accreditation body, revised its guiding principles. This included removing the phrase “diversity and inclusion” from its accreditation standards and replacing it with the more neutral “community and connectedness”. The decision emerged amid a shifting legal and political climate in the United States, following a wave of executive orders and legislative efforts aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across public institutions.
For years, diversity and inclusion…
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By Amnesty International
The United States government’s abrupt and irresponsible termination of foreign assistance is putting the health and human rights of millions of people in Yemen who depend on humanitarian aid at risk, Amnesty International said today. After a decade of a devastating conflict, Yemen continues to face one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Aid workers […] The post Yemen: US abrupt and irresponsible aid cuts compound humanitarian crisis and put millions at risk appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Derya Iner, Associate Professor, Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
Global tensions have put pressure on universities to adopt politicised definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia. Dehumanisation is a more inclusive alternative.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A client waits to be seen by a doctor during an HIV clinic day at TASO Mulago service center in Kampala, Uganda, February 17, 2025. © 2025 Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images New data from the World Health Organization reveals that many governments’ public funding of health care falls short of what is needed to meet their human rights obligations.The vast majority of people live in countries where low public funding undermines their access to health care. Sometimes this is due to major constraints like war and debt, but often governments just don’t prioritize it.Governments…
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By Hasht-e-Subh Daily
“At first, I used sleeping pills and sedatives, and now I also smoke cigarettes. I use cigarettes less because I’m afraid my family will find out,” explained Nilab.
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By Oiwan Lam
US President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy and the image of him as a “bullying US imperialist,” as portrayed by mainland Chinese media outlets, have unleashed strong patriotic sentiments in China.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Capildeo hails from the family that produced Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul. Though perhaps the most significant thus far, the Windham-Campbell Prize is by no means their first literary recognition.
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