By Rachel Meade, Lecturer of Political Science, Boston University
How did this lifelong Democrat go full MAGA? A scholar of populism finds some answers in the ‘manosphere’ podcasts credited with helping Trump win, such as those hosted by Theo Von and Joe Rogan.
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By Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira, Professor Associado de Economia e Relações Internacionais, Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP)
Brazil’s presidency of the G20 will end with limited results, as other members of the bloc turn a deaf ear to President Lula’s desire to lead the world in development.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Paul Brereton, has rejected calls he resign after a finding of “officer misconduct”, declaring to do so would harm the NACC.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
It would have been interesting to have been a fly on the wall in Volodymyr Zelensky’s office on the morning of November 6 when it became clear that Donald Trump had won the US election. You can’t imagine it would have been an upbeat gathering. A lot will hang on how the 47th US president approaches his foreign policy, and Trump made plenty of noise during the campaign about how he would bring the conflict to an end and force the two sides to sit down and talk “within 24 hours” of…
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By Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
Jessica Boxall, Public Health & Nutrition Research Fellow, University of Southampton
Everyone working in health needs to prepare for and be equipped to respond to the health consequences of the climate crisis.
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By Wasim Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Hull
Ronnie Das, Associate Professor in Data Analytics, The University of Western Australia
For some professional footballers, the ultimate sporting honour is to play – and hopefully win – for their country. A place in the international squad is highly prized and hard fought for.
But for the men’s England team, perhaps some of the shine has come off. Captain Harry Kane has openly criticised his fellow players for excusing themselves from international duty before matches in November 2024 against Greece and Ireland.
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By Harro van Asselt, Hatton Professor of Climate Law, University of Cambridge
Annalisa Savaresi, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Stirling
The Hague Court of Appeal overturned a verdict ruled in 2021 which stated that Shell must reduce its CO₂ emissions by 45% by 2030.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image North Korean ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Jo Chol Su, attends a working group session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in North Korea on November 7, 2024. © Kyodo via AP Images (Geneva) – The North Korean government should urgently act on the recommendations from United Nations member states during the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of North Korea’s human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch and Transitional Justice Working Group said today.In the UPR draft report circulated…
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By Human Rights Watch
Thank you Mr. PresidentAhead of this meeting, Human Rights Watch released a 28-page report, Beyond Burning, detailing how incendiary weapons, including white phosphorus, have been used in four armed conflicts in the past year, endangering civilian lives and livelihoods:Since October 2023, the Israeli military has used airburst, ground-launched white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of Lebanon and Gaza.Syrian government forces continue to use ground-launched incendiary weapons in Syria.Ground-launched and air-dropped incendiary weapons continue to be used in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine…
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By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland
It’s claimed that more information can solve our crises, from climate change to Gaza. But the world today shows how this vision of reason has tipped over into unreason, anger, and barbarism.
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