Tag: global
-
Facing rising US tariffs, Chinese firms are pivoting to the Global South, boosting trade and investment in the region. This shift signals a growing South–South trade dynamic with China at… more ›
-
Italy hailed a drop in irregular arrivals last year as proof its migration policies are working. One boat’s journey shows the dangers of the crackdown. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stranded-sea-decade-after-eus-migrant-crisis-hundreds-still-dying-mediterranean-2025-08-19/ more ›
-
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more… more ›
-
China’s nuclear strategy is a sign it is playing for the highest geopolitical stakes. https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/inside-chinas-dangerous-nuclear-game/ more ›
-
How low-paid employees in India and Costa Rica power the system used to monitor warehouse workers https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-11-21/the-eyes-of-amazon-a-hidden-workforce-driving-a-vast-surveillance-system?utm_source=tbij-uncovered.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-sportswashing-showdown-of-the-summer&_bhlid=33af9b2c437869613133ad5fa751db47e4b3fe1f more ›
-
In a left-field move, Art Basel has appointed the Egyptian artist Wael Shawky as the artistic director of its inaugural Doha fair. Art Basel Qatar (ABQ), a partnership between the… more ›
-
With Russia’s key partner in the Middle East on the ropes, the Kremlin runs the risk of being drawn into a broader conflict it cannot afford. So far, Putin has… more ›
-
Growing up in Brazil, neuroscientist Danielle Beckman always dreamed of moving to the US for work. So, in 2017, when Beckman got the opportunity to work at the California National… more ›
-
Over the first half of 2025, the USA has cut science as never before. This disaster for American science is a gift to the rest of the world. Throughout the… more ›
-
Private security work can be a brutal world of short-term contracts, exploitation, and under-regulation, where the imperative of profit is expected to trump collective notions of military brotherhood. Why then… more ›