IN FOCUS

The UN NGO Committee: civil society’s gatekeeper in hostile hands

Thirteen of 19 newly elected members severely restrict civil society

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Indonesia’s genocide case: a landmark test of universal jurisdiction

Charges filed by a Rohingya survivor accuse Myanmar’s illegitimate leader of genocide

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Russia’s African cannon fodder

Disinformation and economic despair drive recruitment of young men for distant war

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Denmark’s normalisation of the extreme

Election results show that co-opting the far right’s agenda only validates it

Thailand: reform deferred again

Border war, systematic repression and electoral flaws hand power to conservatives

Post-protest Bangladesh: restoration more than renewal

Bangladesh’s first credible election in almost two decades delivers change, but not the transformation Gen Z protested for

Nepal’s Gen Z electoral revolution

New government has strong mandate for change, but civil society needs to hold it to account

Gaza: ceasefire an illusion

Killings continue while Trump allies impose external governance plan

CONFLICT | CRISIS

International tensions spark new nuclear threat

2026 Munich Security Conference confirms transatlantic rupture and the erosion of non-proliferation norms

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Iran: revolt crushed but crisis unresolved

Thousands killed, tens of thousands detained – and the repression is far from over