As Mozambique faces the growing security problem of an Islamist insurgency in the gas-rich northeastern province of Cabo Delgado, will the deployment of mercenaries solve – rather than exacerbate –...
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How Emerging Threats are Changing Strategic Thinking About the...
Ever since nuclear weapons became a part of the USSR’s arsenal, American policymakers have strived to preserve what is known as “strategic stability”. According to Carnegie Moscow Centre, the term...
Do Violent Protests Work?
Political violence is not a new thing and that is true in authoritarian and democratic systems. Take any democratic nation on Earth, and you will notice a history of protest that often turns violent...
Once a Beacon of National Pride, Crimea is Now a Major Liability...
On February 27 2014 Russian soldiers marched into Crimea, marking the first annexation of territory in continental Europe since World War 2. Now six years later, the region continues to experience a...
How a Wild West Town Shocked the World in 1920 by Electing an...
On May 11 2020, the small town of Jackson in Wyoming marked the 100th anniversary of its “petticoat rulers”, an all-female government that was elected to run the notoriously lawless town. Jackson...
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues it’s inexorable spread around the world, South America is becoming one of the worst affected areas and Brazil has the second-worst coronavirus outbreak in the...
From Probation to Regulation: The Economics of Cannabis...
Governments are now moving from probation to cannabis legalisation, as a way to tackle the increase in consumption and take away benefits from it.
Sub-Saharan Africa has a Huge Drug Problem and it Will Get Worse
When it comes to drugs, the focus has largely been on developing regions as sites of production or transportation, rather than consumption. The reality is, however, far more shocking. Sub-Saharan...
The Rise, and Potential Fall of the Asian Century
With the US/China relationship becoming increasingly fractured China-USA relationship, questions about Asia’s future and the emerging new world order are being asked, casting doubt on the dream of...
The Effect of Polarised Politics on American Diplomacy
Former deputy secretary of state, and author of The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for its Renewal, William J Burns puts forward a strong argument that the partisan divide...
To Fight Populist Politics, the Left Needs to Embrace Emotional...
Populist politicians are not new to the global stage, they have routinely emerged throughout history. However, thanks to the internet, populists in the 21st century are proving to be difficult to...
Dante Lee Was Denied a Coronavirus Test. It’s a Familiar Story...
Dante Lee is an African American living in San Diego. In early March, he began showing symptoms of COVID-19. As any responsible adult should do, Dante began self-isolating. But three days later, as...
Big Data is Undermining the Foundations of Liberal Democracy
Today the forces shaping our world aren't nation states, but rather corporations. These corporations, run the global economy on the oil of the Information Age - data.
Coronavirus and Starvation. How Lockdowns are Increasing Hunger...
One of the few positives that has come from lockdowns around the world is that many people in the west are experiencing the joys of cooking for the first time. However, while they are doing so...
Coronavirus is Coming to the Developing World and No-one is...
Policy failures meant that the western world failed to test its population, but that’s a luxury the developing world cannot afford. The lack of resources, when added to their huge populations, is a...
Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative COVID-19’s Biggest...
The BRI was meant to solidify the global reliance on China as the world’s supplier. However, because of the pandemic, many private industries have either shut down, or shifted to manufacturing...
Forgotten Women: The Unseen Victims of the Venezuelan Crisis.
Politician corruption, high unemployment and record breaking inflation have created a humanitarian crisis like no other in Venezuela. The nation, once the richest in South America during the 1960’s...
Locked Down Borders Leave Migrants Out In The Cold
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to grip the planet, travel restrictions have become the de-facto method of control. Nearly 80 countries have now locked down their borders to curb the spread of the...
The Three Driving Factors Behind Brexit. The Threat to Our...
Humanosity says…Following on from the revelations about how Brexit is being funded by people scared of the 2020 EU Tax Avoidance Directive and the dark money that has been funding Brexit, this...
The Vote Leave Backers who Made Millions from Brexit Part 1
Humanosity says…The Byline Times has been producing some excellent reporting on who has been funding the Brexit campaign. They have revealed how a small group of already wealthy individuals...