The Brief The Brief: Issue 56 8 Oct 2025 UN Conference: Here's what you may have missed Isabel Batt The UN’s 80th General Assembly was held in NYC this September. The general debate saw all 193 UN member states…
The Brief The Brief: Issue Fifty-Two 5 Mar 2025 A New Challenge? New Political Party Founded by Bangladeshi Studentsby Ralph Woods The logo of the National Citizens Party. (Image Credit: National Citizens Party, Wikimedia Commons). A new party has…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-eight 8 Nov 20228 Nov 2022 Africa Growing hunger in South Sudan, as the world’s youngest country remains gripped by worsening food shortagesby Henry Neale image credit: UK Ministry of Defence (Wikimedia Commons) The humanitarian crisis…
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 ten 8 Nov 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA South Africa’s municipal elections end the ANC’s electoral domination by Connor Crout image credit: GDJ (Pixabay) On 1 November, South Africa held municipal elections to elect all councilors for…
The Brief the brief: issue nine 2 Nov 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA Military coup puts Sudan’s democratic future into question by Harvey Young image credit: Ola A. Alsheikh (Wikimedia Commons) Sudan was plunged into chaos on 25 October when the military…
The Brief the brief: issue eight 25 Oct 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA Eswatini attacks on schoolchildren by George Shaw image credit: Marc Mongenet Eswatini, the sole remaining absolute monarchy in Africa, has been condemned for excessive force against protesting school children.…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 6 2 Aug 202124 Jan 2022 Icelandic election poll shows waning support for current coalition by Adam Spencer Image Credit: Evelyn Paris A recent poll in the leadup to the Icelandic parliamentary election in September has…
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