• ‘Useful idiots’: Russia’s weapon against the West

    ‘Useful idiots’: Russia’s weapon against the West

    A ‘useful idiot’ is a term to describe a person that, without his knowledge, is advocating for a position of an infiltrated political group. Read more

  • El Salvador at a crossroads: Less violence – less democracy?

    El Salvador at a crossroads: Less violence – less democracy?

    March 2022, 62 murders in a single day are registered in El Salvador. This marks the deadliest day in the country since the end of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1992 – an anti-celebration of sorts for a country that used to hold the title of the homicide capital of the world just a few Read more

  • Flashpoint: 10 Most Significant Events in September

    Flashpoint: 10 Most Significant Events in September

    Here is a look at the most significant, newsworthy events that occurred in September that you may have missed. Read more

  • The Uyghurs: An International Debate

    The Uyghurs: An International Debate

    31 August 2022, the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report accusing China of human rights violations towards the Uyghur community within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Chinese government issued the following report ‘Fight against terrorism and extremism in Xinjiang: truth and facts’, denouncing the accused violation of human rights.  Read more

  • The Storm of the Sadrists

    The Storm of the Sadrists

    The Green Zone, Baghdad. On Wednesday 27th of July 2022, hundreds of Iraqis stormed Baghdad’s heavily fortified green zone. These protesters, supporters of Shi’a cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr, mobilised and stormed the centre of Iraqi political power to voice their rejection of the proposed Prime Minister candidate fielded by the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, Mohammed Al-Sudani. Just Read more