The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue seven 15 Aug 2022 SOUTH ASIA Pakistan terror leader killed in bombing by Aidan O’Connor image credit: Weaveravel (Wikimedia Commons) A senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Abdul Wali, has been killed in…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-three 16 May 2022 AFRICA A new wave of terrorism by Neo Allert image credit: Lojwe (Wikimedia Commons) There has been yet another attack in West Africa: with eight soldiers having been killed and…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-two 25 Apr 202213 May 2022 AFRICA From an icon’s son to exile in shame: former Botswana president faced with serious charges by Harvey Young image credit: davidaime (Flickr) On 21 April Ian Khama, the previous…
The Debrief the debrief: issue six – yga x market outlook 23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 Turbulent Markets by Jack Timlin (Macro, Bonds and Commodities Analyst) image credit: Advantus Media Inc. The last two years have seen multiple extreme and rare events occur: The Covid pandemic…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-one 21 Mar 202221 Mar 2022 AFRICA And the Pritzker Prize goes to… by Neo Allert image credit: Josizari (Wikimedia Commons) Diébédo Francis Kéré could not be happier: on 15 March he was awarded the prestigious…
The Debrief the debrief: issue five – yga x ypr 16 Mar 2022 The Green Movement: Bursting through the soil or withering on the vine? by Harvey Young image credit: John Blower (Flickr) The last few decades have witnessed the emergence and subsequent…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty 14 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 AFRICA Moderna incoming! by Neo Allert image credit: Eduardo Munoz (Reuters) Good news on the Covid frontline! On March 7, Moderna, the company that developed the Spikevax vaccine, stated its…
Uncategorized yga x vox: big tech and global inequality 12 Mar 2022 The rise of India’s Silicon Valley by Angel Hill image credit: Deccan Herald Despite first being launched in 2009, the Aadhaar project has received little attention globally following its implementation…
The Brief the brief: issue nineteen 7 Mar 2022 AFRICA In peace or war – racism is pervasive by Neo Allert image credit: Wojtek Radwanski The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted many people to flee their home country…