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US and Venezuela

Tim Marshall on the America’s power play in the Caribbean

ByTim MarshallNov 19, 2025
Tim Marshall on the US operations in Venezuela amid the ongoing war on drugs and its historical context.
A SMALL A protest van parked next to a memorial for the Red Army soldiers lost in the liberation of Kirkenes

A small town at the world’s edge

Far from Oslo, yet central to NATO, Kirkenes shows how global events have affected a small, remote port...
Ukraine with crop wheat

How has the war impacted Ukraine’s agriculture?

ByBryony CottamOct 2, 2025
Discover how AI is being utilised to reveal the full scale of war on Ukraine's agricultural sector
Gaza on map

Gaza at a crossroads: the risks of imposing external governance

ByDoug SpechtSep 29, 2025
Doug Specht examines Blair's proposal to chair a transitional authority in Gaza, and what it could mean for the territory
Trump giving a speech.

What are the seven wars Trump claimed to end – and did he?

ByVictoria HeathAug 19, 2025
According to Trump, seven wars have ended under his presidency – from tensions in Cambodia to Egypt. But is this entirely true?
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

ByDoug SpechtFeb 26, 2025
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?

ByDoug SpechtFeb 17, 2025
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

ByDoug SpechtFeb 5, 2025
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
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