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How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

How the world is using humour to deal with Trump & his tariffs

ByVictoria HeathApr 7, 2025
A global phenomenon of humour - from cartoons to AI-generared songs - are being used to respond to Trump trade tariffs
Burgdorf, Lower Saxony, Germany - June 30, 2023: Paper flags with the logo of the right-wing political party Alternative for Germany, AfD

How media has contributed to the rise of the AfD

Doug Specht examines how forms of media - and public figures - have helped to bolster support for Germany's AfD party
El Salvador has become the first country in the whole world to make bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin assist in monetary system more than currencies like US dollar

Why is El Salvador turning away from Bitcoin?

El Salvador's attitudes to Bitcoin are changing. Doug Specht explores why and considers how other nations are sizing up cryptocurrency
Qingdao,China-Feb.2.2025:USAID is the U.S. government agency that administers foreign aid and development assistance.

Geo explainer: What is USAID – and why is it so vital?

ByVictoria HeathFeb 13, 2025
Discover more about the world's single biggest aid donor as it faces a 90-day pause in its activities under Trump
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, USA - NOVEMBER 6, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking to his supporters at the “Make America Great Again” rally in the Sioux City Iowa convention center

The global impact of Trump’s foreign aid realignment

Trump's executive order to halt much of the US's foreign aid is likely to have ripple effects across the world, as Dr Doug Specht explains
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours

What international bodies and deals could Trump dump at the start of his second term?

ByVictoria HeathJan 15, 2025
Under Trump, the US left the Paris Agreement and declared withdrawal from WHO – is this a reality the president-elect is keen to re-enact?
An elderly woman in a derelict building in the Serbian enclave of Velika Hoča

The uncertain future of Kosovo Serbs

Wayan Barre explores the lives of Kosovo Serbs, whose everyday experiences are defined by uncertainty in a nation caught in limbo
US flag with Los Angeles on the background, California

COP29: Can the US escape its inconsistent climate stance?

ByVictoria HeathNov 11, 2024
Ahead of COP29, discover how the US has switched up its climate stance over the last several decades. Could it happen again?
A British view of Russia on a map in the 1880s

The myth of Russian expansionism

Paul Richardson on why the warm-water myth and expansionist urges are no guide to Russia today
Sunset over Niamey city, capital of Niger, Sahel region, Western Africa.

Unravelling the conflicts in Africa’s Sahel region

ByVictoria HeathOct 25, 2024
For years, conflicts have plagued nations bordering the Sahara Desert. But what exactly are the causes of the Sahel's struggles?
Construction of mega dams in Tibet worries downriver nations

Construction of mega dams in Tibet worries downriver nations

ByStuart ButlerMar 10, 2024
Satellite imagery shows that China has been constructing a mega dam in Tibet and that worries the downriver nations of India and Nepal.
Man on bombed balcony in Kyiv

Divided approaches in NATO to the war in Ukraine

ByTim MarshallJul 8, 2022
Tim Marshall looks at the tension building in NATO over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how to deal with Putin in the future
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