SubscriptionsCategory: Foreign Affairs
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Myanmar Military’s Crackdown Continues – But Experts Predict the Resistance Will Mount
Two months since the coup began, thousands have been detained and at least 550 have been killed – including more than 40 children – reports Tommy Walker
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Is War Between Russia and Ukraine Just a Matter of Time?
Nikola Mikovic analyses the military build-up in Eastern Ukraine as tensions mount again between Kyiv and Moscow
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Poland vs England: World Cup Match in Racism Row
The President of Poland’s Football Association has criticised England players for taking the knee in protest at racism, reports Sian Norris
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After Six Years of War in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is Forced to Offer a ‘Peace’ Solution
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey looks at the latest cease-fire under pressure from the US as the war-torn country faces the dual threats of famine and COVID-19
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Why Does the Anti-Imperial Left So Often End Up Denying Genocide?
From the Soviet Union to China, Bosnia to the Uyghurs, CJ Werleman traces a historic tendency that turns a blind eye to international crimes
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The Top Five Most Dangerous Countries for Civilians Will Surprise You
CJ Werleman digs into the findings of a new report detailing acts of political violence around the world in 2020
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The Slippery Slope Towards an Unfree Press – Lessons from Hungary and Poland
In Hungary and Poland, journalists and commentators are losing their jobs for criticising the Government – while in the UK Boris Johnson wants the BBC to ‘move into line’ When Boris Johnson spoke to the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs on the one year anniversary of lockdown, it may have come as a surprise that…
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First Legal Challenge Against Post-Brexit Trade Agreement Launched
Stephen Delahunty reports on a lawsuit being brought before for the courts to consider the legality of the UK-Morocco Association Agreement
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America Can End its Mass Shootings by Treating Violent Attacks like a Contagious Virus
CJ Werleman reports on the third mass shooting in a week in America in Boulder, Colorado, and explores how the country could start to stop such events happening with alarming frequency
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Moving Together: The Colonisation of Eastern Germany by the Far Right
Craig Stennett explores the latest social media tactic adopted by Germany’s neo-Nazi groups
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The Futility of ‘Global Britain’
Mike Buckley’s analysis of the Government’s foreign and defence policy review explores how moving away from Europe leaves the UK with unrealistic ambitions with regards to the rest of the world
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‘Brazil is a Threat to Humanity’: Bolsonaro’s Coronavirus Lockdown Sceptics
Monica Piccinini reports on how Covid denialism of the populist Brazilian government is fuelling a Coronavirus catastrophe for the whole of Latin America
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Atlanta Murders: The Toxic Relationship Between White Supremacy and Misogyny
CJ Werleman explores the overlap in beliefs between the ideologies and how and why they combine with deadly results
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The 1945 Moment: Boris Johnson Should Follow Biden, Not Cameron and Osborne
Austerity failed Britain during the COVID-19 crisis, but the Government has not yet signalled a bold new vision for the UK’s economy, says Jonathan Portes
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‘A Decade of Savage Loss For All Syrians’: The Psychological Cost of Civil War
CJ Werleman speaks to the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross about a new report laying bare the immense human suffering caused by 10 years of conflict in Syria
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Joe Biden is Done with the Middle East
CJ Werleman explains why the new US President is pivoting his foreign policy toward the challenge of China
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Peter Oborne’s February Diary 2021: More Lobby Deceit, French Fabrications and Ignoring Genocide
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political scene, at home and abroad. Here is his February column
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QAnon and the Failure of Prophecy
CJ Werleman looks at the ways the conspiracy theory persists despite the facts, and how it is rapidly merging with white evangelical Christian nationalism
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IWD 2021: The Global Anti-Rights Networks Behind Madrid’s Anti-Feminist Rally
A virtual protest organised by Spain’s Women Of The World Platform is part of a global assault on women’s and LGBTIQ rights, reports Sian Norris
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IWD 2021: Radical Feminists and Radical Right Form Unlikely Alliance on International Women’s Day
A protest march to Washington D.C. will bring together radical feminists and activists linked to anti-abortion groups in protest of LGBTIQ rights, reports Sian Norris
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Ideology and Psychology: Where Does Extremism Come From?
CJ Werleman reports on a Cambridge University study which could shed new light on why some people support violence in the name of political or religious beliefs
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‘Our Worst Fears Coming True’: Hungary’s Assault on Free Press Continues
The suspension of Klubrádió’s broadcasting license means one fewer independent voice in a media landscape fuelling prejudice and discrimination against marginalised communities, reports Stephen Delahunty
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Company Owner Featured in Government Brexit Newspaper Campaign Charged With Fraud
One of the business owners featured in the advertising drive is fighting charges of embezzlement, fraud and theft
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How the Pandemic Helped Africa’s Longest Dynasty to Tighten its Grip on Power
Natasha Livingstone explains how a combination of state support and repression during the COVID crisis has bolstered Togo’s 54-year dynasty
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Putin’s War: Money, Ideology, Troll Farms and TV Stations
Zarina Zabrisky talks to Russian cyber warfare and security experts Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan about the Kremlin’s evolving information warfare
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The Network: The American and Russian Moralists Behind the January Insurrection
Heidi Siegmund Cuda talks to network disinformation specialist Dave Troy about how a trifecta of Conservative, Russian and military psyops tried to overturn global democracy
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Why the Plight of India’s Farmers Should be a British Cause Too
Minreet Kaur speaks to those living in Britain, with land and families in India, about the impact of the Modi Government’s controversial agricultural reforms on them
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Yemeni Torture Victim Speaks Out Against Iranian Backed Militias
CJ Werleman talks to Samira al-Houry, an activist who was assaulted and raped in a Houthi prison
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Johnson’s Culture Wars Hide the Real Security Problems
In the appointment of David Frost to oversee the consequences of Brexit, Mike Buckley sees little evidence that the Prime Minister can hold his winning ‘Get Brexit Done’ coalition together
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Why Won’t the World Call the Uyghur Persecution Genocide?
The West is reluctant to fully condemn the actions of the Chinese Communist Party because of the sanctions that will be invoked as a retaliatory response from Beijing, says CJ Werleman
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As Schools Get Ready to Return, How Do We Compare to Our European Neighbours?
Mask-wearing and traffic light systems, confusion and failed IT contracts – Sian Norris reports on how England’s school return has much in common with Europe, positive and negative
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‘Brazil Will Pay High Price For Its Inequality’, says Bolsonaro’s Former Health Minister
Brazil’s Coronavirus crisis has exposed the weaknesses of a populist authoritarian Government, reports Monica Piccinini
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Australia Needs Allies in the War Against Online Totalitarianism
CJ Werleman reports on developments around Facebook’s decision to ban Australian news content from the social media platform
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Women Journalists Under Attack: A Global Problem and the UK is Not Immune
From the jailing of two women journalists in Belarus to the targeting of local reporters in Britain, women are on the frontline facing threats and repression
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Australia’s War on Big Tech is a Fight for Good Journalism
CJ Werleman dissects Facebook’s ban on Australian news content and its implications for democracy
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Alternative Education Provision: An Exclusive English Myth
Chris Bagley, an educational psychologist specialising in youth justice, explains how children are being failed by school exclusions
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The ‘War on Woke’ and the Great Free Speech Czar Paradox
Otto English explores why the Brexit battle’s successor should be pushed back against now – if Britain is to be stopped from continuing down a much darker path still
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Only 29% of People in UK have a ‘Positive Attitude’ Towards Muslims
Sian Norris reports on a new study by anti-racist groups assessing the anti-minority views of people across Europe
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Saved by Republican Senators, What’s Next for Trump?
CJ Werleman considers the civil and criminal matters which may still hinder the former American President, as he sets his sights on running for office again in 2024
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GB News Funder Legatum Linked to Koch Climate Denial Network & US ‘Race-Baiting’
Nafeez Ahmed reports on some of the background to the new TV channel aiming to the challenge the ‘woke’ liberal consensus
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Refugees from Hong Kong Could be Exactly what Post-Brexit, Post-COVID Britain Needs
Jonathan Portes explores how the Government’s offer of a home to those being politically repressed in the former British colony could mark a shift in the UK’s economy and immigration debate
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Impeachment Trial: White Evangelical Christian Extremism is Why Senate Republicans Won’t Convict Trump
CJ Werleman explores how the Republican Party knows that a core part of the former President’s support base is here to stay – no matter how dangerous they may be for American democracy
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Poland’s Latest Anti-Abortion Crackdown Targets Hospitals and Women
Sian Norris and Claudia Torrisi report on prosecutors demanding a hospital hand over data of patients who have had legal abortions
