Politics & Society

Gaza: six months of ceasefire have left the territory in rubble and little vision for the future of its people

1 May 2026
Our study looked at teens’ social media behaviour in 43 countries – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

1 May 2026
What is a just war? Inside the war of words between the Trump administration and the Catholic church

1 May 2026
What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz?

1 May 2026
‘Executive power is subject to checks and balances’: why King Charles cited Magna Carta in the US Congress

1 May 2026
Mali’s armed groups fill a government vacuum – addressing this is key to ending the violence

1 May 2026
Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

1 May 2026
20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation

1 May 2026
The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined

1 May 2026
In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

1 May 2026