2022

Israel: most extreme government ever on the cards

Netanyahu is back, set to lead a government with far-right racist elements

Brazil: danger averted

Transition process underway following narrow defeat of far-right incumbent by broad coalition under leftist leadership

The COP27 challenge: demanding climate action in a repressive state

Egypt’s hosting of summit will subdue civil society voices just when they are most needed

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Lebanon: people take on the banks

Driven to desperation by government failure, depositors resort to extreme measures to recover their money

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Haiti: will another international intervention help?

Haitian civil society’s voices must be heard in any strategy to address the chaos

CONFLICT | CRISIS

China’s Xi Jinping at the pinnacle of power

Re-elected party chairman set to become China’s longest-ruling strongman since Mao

Transnational justice: impunity under challenge

International trials offer hope to victims and survivors of atrocities in Liberia and the Central African Republic

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Zimbabwe: rights under further attack ahead of 2023 elections

President Mnangagwa seeking to prolong his stay in power by cracking down on dissent

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Bulgaria: stuck in a loop?

Fourth election in 18 months produces yet more deadlock with parties divided on Russia and corruption

NATO’s growing pains

Russian invasion of Ukraine pushes some states into NATO’s arms – but makes NATO membership a contentious issue in others

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE