IN FOCUS

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

Davos 2026: Multilateralism at a breaking point

States scramble for coherent responses to Trump’s onslaught on global rules

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Venezuela: democracy no closer

US intervention violates international law and creates new dilemmas for civil society