By Hui-Ying Kerr, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University
An upright young samurai, a cross-dressing sword-wielding maiden, a retired warrior, honour killings, killings not-so-honourable, and lovers of all kinds. Welcome to The Samurai Detectives, the first part of a series of popular historical mystery novels by Shōtarō Ikenami (1923-1990).
Originally written as a serialisation in the monthly magazine Shōsetsu Shinchō between 1972 and 1989, the series was published as 16 complete novels under the title, Kenkyaku Shōbai (Swordsman’s Business). Regarded as one of Ikenami’s…
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By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
The recent election in Northern Cyprus of a pro-unification Turkish Cypriot may be the last chance for the island to unite.
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By Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
An Ontario ad on Ronald Reagan’s support of free trade may have been an unnecessary risk. But Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump was an unnecessary own-goal.
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By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance its own development.
In recent months, powerful voices from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club and US investment…
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By Amnesty International
As the Supreme Court of Appeal starts hearing the appeal in Various Parties obo Minors and Another v Anglo American South Africa today, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and Amnesty International have submitted a joint amicus curiae submission urging the Court to consider international law relating to the right to an effective remedy and […] The post Amnesty International and SALC intervene on landmark multinational mining case at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Flags of the five Central Asian countries at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, September 29, 2023. © 2023 REUTERS/Liesa Hannssen (Berlin, November 3, 2025) – Governments attending the Central Asia-US summit on November 6, 2025, should focus on improving their human rights records amid discussions of economic and security cooperation, Human Rights Watch said today. The summit is taking place while all participating governments have increased efforts to stifle dissent, silence the media, and retaliate against critics at home and abroad.The summit, hosted by US…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
No one can criticise Ley’s work rate, or her attempts to tap into the community. But she lacks a strong framework of political beliefs to project.
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By Eren Akkan, Associate Professor, Kedge Business School; European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Burcin Hatipoglu, Assistant Professor, Business School, UNSW Sydney
Kerem Gurses, Professor, Department of Management and Technology, Universitat Ramon Llull
By the end of 2024, the number of people worldwide who had been “forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order” and had fled their countries stood at approximately 42.7 million, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Whether they are asylum seekers requesting temporary sanctuary or refugees who are unwilling to return to their countries of origin, forced migrants are people who haphazardly migrate to and strive to find safety…
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By Arpita Das Choudhury
“Van Durgas,” the female forest guards of Kaziranga National Park, come from rural communities, bravely protecting wildlife and habitats while defying social barriers, and daily challenges to safeguard nature’s balance.
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By Roger S. Seymour, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, University of Adelaide
Edward Snelling, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria
If you’ve ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa.
Only giraffes have direct access to those leaves, while smaller mammals must compete with one another near the ground. This exclusive food source appears to allow the giraffe to breed throughout the year and to survive droughts better than shorter species.
But the long neck comes at a high cost. The giraffe’s heart must produce enough pressure to pump its blood a couple of metres up to its head. The blood pressure of…
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