The Brief The Brief: Issue Forty-Nine 23 Nov 202423 Nov 2024 Europe Irish election: Country heads to the pollsby Ralph Woods Graph showing opinion polling since the last Irish general election (Image Credit: BSMisEditing, Wikimedia) Two weeks ago Irish Taoiseach, Simon…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Eleven 10 Nov 202410 Nov 2024 With protests, a hurricane, and power outages, what's next for Cuba?by Gavin Southway Cuba hasn’t had it easy recently. It’s undergone its worst economic crisis since the ‘Special Period’ of…
The Brief The Brief: Issue Forty-Eight 7 Nov 20247 Nov 2024 Europe Alleged Russian interference affects Moldova EU Referendumby Isabel Batt Map of the results - blue represents ‘Yes’, brown represents ‘No’. (Image Credit: Dashin24, Wikimedia Commons) Moldova held a key…
The Brief The Brief: Issue Forty-Seven 21 Oct 202426 Oct 2024 South America Brazil lifts ban on Twitterby Daniel Cramphorn Image Credit: Wikipedia Inc. (Wikimedia Commons) In August, Brazil became the first democracy to ban the social networking site Twitter, also…
The Brief the brief: issue forty-six 11 Mar 202412 Mar 2024 Africa Bloodshed in three villages as rebel violence escalatesby Nadia Ronnoco Image Credit: Priad123456789 (Wikimedia Commons) Around 170 people in three villages across the north of Burkina Faso have been…
The Brief the brief: issue forty-five 26 Feb 202426 Feb 2024 Africa Donkey skin trade to be abolished across the continentby Freddie Weaver Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.) African state leaders have agreed to a landmark decision to ban…
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-three 11 Dec 202316 Jan 2024 Africa Climate Change Strikes Again: not just another day in paradise…by Neo Allert Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.) Climate change strikes again: on 7 December the Seychelles, an…
The Brief the brief: issue forty-two 27 Nov 202327 Nov 2023 Africa Uniting the East: Somalia joins the East African Communityby Neo Allert Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.) African regional integration seems to be making its comeback with the…
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