Articles

From Kabul to Kyiv

Moscow’s history of proxy wars reveals the dangers of imperial ambition.

Arunabh Chakravorty

The political stage

At festivals like Glastonbury and Boomtown, activism is louder than ever. But is it just part of the act?

Vittoria Cortese

Leaving Russia behind

Ukraine’s cultural and linguistic shift from Russia is a powerful act of identity and resistance — but one that Moscow …

Ksenia Martova

The painful price Colombia pays for political unrest

A senator’s assassination shakes Colombia, unsettling markets and reviving fears of instability.

Maria Camila Fernandez Giraldo

Charlemagne and the EU’s ancestral imagination

The European Union appeals to Charlemagne for identity, but history offers fewer solutions than the future.

Maxime Bouchet

Will Duterte’s arrest change Filipino political consciousness?

Duterte’s arrest forces the Philippines to confront its long affair with strongmen. It will be up to Filipinos to choose …

Jan Louis Layacan

Laos Vegas

In Laos’s Golden Triangle, a glittering Special Economic Zone reveals the dark side of foreign investment and regional power.

Francesco De Marco

Financing 'Made in Italy'

Italy’s economy is built on family-run SMEs. Will they loosen their grip for growth?

Luigi Marsero

The most powerful climate change solution already exists

It's hot. It's new. It's Direct Air Capture. This potential solution to climate change is being hailed by Silicon Valley …

Jeremie Kasongo

Building a rover at the bottom of Africa

They have limited resources and unlimited ambitions. The students of UCT Space and Astronomy Society are ready for take-off.

Achal Gupta and Irshaad Omar