The International
In this series of articles, our foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. Asia In a surprise move, Shinzo Abe has announced that he will resign from his post as Prime Minister of Japan due to health concerns. Struggling since a teenager with ulcerative […]
By Colin McGinness Surrounded by largely inhospitable desert, the Nile has sustained countless empires and nation-states since the very first trappings of civilisation began to emerge within human populations. A river so ancient and steeped in legend has been the focus of numerous conflicts throughout recorded history, and the modern era is no different. Currently […]
In this series of articles, our foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. Asia In an escalation of already rising tensions between the two nations, China has ordered that the American consulate in Chengdu be closed down. This is largely considered a retaliation for […]
In this series of articles, our foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest geopolitical events from the past month. Asia The simmering border tensions between India and China boiled over this month into an international incident. While the details remain unclear, twenty Indian soldiers have been killed during conflicts with […]
The International’s foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness takes a look at the movement which is rapidly gaining ground in the US. Following a string of high-profile instants of blatant police brutality, cities and towns across the United States have seen some of the largest protests in a generation. The Black Lives Matter movement has been […]
In this series of articles, our foreign affairs editor Colin McGinness provides a concise roundup of the biggest global political events from the past month. North America As the death toll of the Covid-19 pandemic reaches past the grim milestone of 100,000 in the United States, the nation is still in the midst of preparing […]
After four months of successful social distancing and lockdown measures, Hong Kong has been an outlier in responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. With a sense of palpable optimism, the city has begun to reopen its schools and begin the process of returning to some sense of normality. However, for Hong Kong, ‘normality’ is likely to […]
If 2016 will be remembered for its shocking elections and poll-defying referendums, 2019 may come to be remembered as a year of street protests. Across the globe, in far-flung countries with seemingly disparate catalysts mass movements have created plenty of trouble for those in power. As the movements are unconnected and far-removed from each other, […]
While gridlock has become a mainstay of Congress, the concept of a government shutdown may be alien to some readers unfamiliar with American politics. For federal agencies, departments and other ‘non-essential’ services to run, Congress must agree on a spending bill that allocates money for employees and specific projects. The president must then sign the […]
In a scene more apt for the hit British drama ‘Bodyguard’ than for a federal election, the right-wing frontrunner of the upcoming Brazilian presidential race was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the stomach at a rally in the town of Juiz de Forza. Despite spending a significant portion of the campaign in a […]