By Steven David Pickering, Honorary Professor, International Relations, Brunel University of London
Martin Ejnar Hansen, Reader in Political Science, Brunel University of London
Yosuke Sunahara, Professor in Public Administration, Kobe University
In both the UK and Japan, people who trusted the government were more willing to pay extra for organic food.
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By Francois Vreÿ, Research Coordinator, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Stellenbosch University
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system.
Given that the global economy is maritime based and rests on secure and predictable flows of goods by sea, the armed attacks on Iran and their maritime spillovers sharply underlined the vulnerability of global maritime trade and its value, which is embedded in safe and predictable deliveries…
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By Eric Sunu Doe, Senior lecturer, University of Ghana
The news of the passing of Ghanaian highlife star Ebo Taylor on 7 February 2026 felt less like the loss of a public musical figure and more like the closing of a living chapter of Ghanaian musical knowledge. To many, he was a legendary guitarist, composer, arranger, and ambassador of Ghanaian highlife music.
Highlife music is a homegrown Ghanaian popular dance-music, believed…
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By Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti, Nancy and Robert J. Carney Postdoctoral Associate in Art History, Rice University
In Zimbabwe, hunhu is a cultural belief system that instructs us to embrace our neighbours, honour our elders and respect each other’s rights. Also known as ubuntu, it’s a way of being that resonates with southern Africa’s interconnected but diverse communities, where generational wisdom and values are passed from elders to the young.
Hunhu is a central idea in the latest solo show by prominent young…
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
A majority of Americans are against the war, according to a new poll. This has implications for the mid-term elections in November.
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By Roberta Garrett, Senior Lecturer in Literature and Cultural Studies, University of East London
As long as women continue to write, read and reimagine the world, novel reading will remain a vital site of feminist resistance and possibility.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the launch of Molly vs The Machines, a documentary about Molly Russell, a 14-year-old British girl who died by suicide in 2017 after she viewed harmful online content while struggling with depression, Hannah Storey, Amnesty International’s Head of Children and Young People’s Digital Rights, said: “Molly is remembered by her family and friends for her kindness. She deserved protection from algorithms that […] The post UK: New Molly Russell documentary provides further evidence that social media needs complete redesign appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The byelection for the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer, vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley, will be held on May 9.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In 2003, Labor was strongly against the Iraq war. But more than 20 years later and in power, Albanese has had to do a different sort of political calculus.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
The Russian leader will be angry at the assault on a Russian ally, but American involvement in a conflict in the Middle East for now will play to his advantage in Ukraine.
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