IN FOCUS

‘People have lost confidence in an international system that fails to protect the powerless against the powerful’

BRICS: the burgeoning of an international repressive alliance?

New members largely a gallery of authoritarian states

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Zimbabwe: prospects for change denied in skewed election

Ruling party uses every lever available to tilt results

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Historical memory of martial law under Marcos Senior gives us strength to persevere’

‘Calling this a free and fair election would be a betrayal to the people of Maldives’

‘We’ll participate in COP28 to pressure world leaders to divert funding away from oil and gas’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Guatemala: change within reach

Election result brings hope for revitalisation of democracy

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Election violence is a cover for ideological ambivalence and lack of substantive programmes’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Tunisia: racism on top of repression

Attacks on Black Africans latest tactic of authoritarian president

NORTHERN AFRICA

Thailand: democratic demands for change thwarted

Military-aligned parties part of new government that excludes election winners