The Brief the brief: issue forty-four 11 Feb 202411 Feb 2024 Africa Falling like dominoes: The demise of Senegalese democracyby Neo Allert Image Credit: U.S. State Department (Wikimedia Commons) Once heralded as democracy’s last refuge in West Africa, Senegal has experienced…
The Brief the brief: issue forty 30 Oct 202331 Oct 2023 Africa The rematch of the decade: Weah vs Boakaiby Neo Allert Image credit: Oona Räisänen (wikipedia) Liberia’s 2023 general election has been in full steam since the polling stations opened…
The Debrief the debrief: issue eight 6 Oct 2022 disclaimer: this article is an opinion piece and reflects the views of the author Queen Elizabeth II was a European Queen by Orestis Sechas image credit: A09 (Wikimedia Commons) The…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue eleven 12 Sep 2022 Nordics From outcasts to kingmakers: Sweden’s right-wing populists on the cusp of power by Aidan O’Connor image credit: TT News Agency On 11 September, Sweden will head to the polls…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue eight 23 Aug 2022 BALKANS Trouble brewing in the Balkans: Kosovo and Serbia set to meet for talks by Neo Allert image credit: Cradel (Wikimedia Commons) Once again the Balkans has turned into a…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue five 2 Aug 2022 CAUCASUS Armenian troop withdrawals raises hopes for peace settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh by Harvey Young image credit: BoNDeX (Wikimedia Commons) The Armenian government has recently announced that it will withdraw all…
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 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…
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…