CONFLICT | CRISIS

Authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad welcomed back into the Arab League despite widespread rights abuses

Battle between two military factions shows they were never serious about democratic transition

Wagner Group is spreading Russian influence – and extracting vital resources – in country after country

Energy crunch and pro-Russia protests pose biggest post-independence test for democracy

Destructive impacts worsened by conflict, authoritarianism and corruption

Ukraine’s civil society is responding while Russia’s endures further crackdown

Military junta bans organisations that receive French funding as it moves ever closer to Russia

After two-year conflict, humanitarian aid is vital – and so is accountability for human rights violations

China talks tough – but Taiwan’s people want to choose their own path

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