2021

COP26: elitist summit leaves us far from climate justice

Glasgow Pact should spark a fresh wave of civic action

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Lebanon: wildfire season further exposes government failure

Civil society steps up to combat the blaze

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Tunisia: protests force government to negotiate over waste crisis

Refuse site dispute points to broader failings of governance and democracy

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

NORTHERN AFRICA

Guinea: no timetable for democracy

How long will the military hang onto power?

Xi Jinping’s war on popular culture

Why is the Chinese government cracking down on entertainment and tech industries?

‘Right-wing backlash is just one side of the coin, the other being the active mobilisation of rights-oriented civil society’

India: victory for the farmers

Protesters hand hardman Modi rare defeat

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Hungary’s politics of homophobia

The politicisation of prejudice is a growing European problem

Turkey: refugees targeted in surge of xenophobia

Politicians are ramping up hostility towards Syrian refugees

What hope for a more democratic United Nations?

New report suggests some potential for change, but fails to go far enough

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE