Repeat performance: India’s election
Narendra Modi’s BJP appears to have won a convincing re-election victory. What will that mean for India and the region? We look back on the life of Bob Hawke, a former Australian prime minister who co...
23 Touko 201920min
Ibiza remix: Austria and the European fringe
As a scandal involving Austria’s hard-right Freedom party causes the government to unravel, we examine the fringe parties of Europe and their chances in this week’s European election. As tech billiona...
22 Touko 201921min
In a heartbeat: abortion in America
The strict anti-abortion bills cropping up in multiple American states aren’t expected to become the law of the land—but proponents want them to chip away at Roe v Wade, which is. Attacks on albinos h...
21 Touko 201921min
Battle for legitimacy: Afghanistan v the Taliban
After 18 years and almost a trillion dollars to fight the Taliban, Afghanistan’s government still struggles for legitimacy; we ask why. A list of the world’s ultra-rich reveals a disproportionate numb...
20 Touko 201922min
Private iniquity? The Abraaj case
Not long ago, Abraaj was one of the world’s highest-profile private-equity firms. We take a look at its spectacular downfall, and the fate of its charismatic boss, Arif Naqvi. This weekend Australian ...
17 Touko 201921min
May, EU live in interesting times: Brexit
As party leaders grill Britain’s prime minister—and with a looming European election the country was due to avoid—we examine how the Brexit mess is dissolving party allegiances. Turkey was once seen a...
16 Touko 201921min
Don’t spend it all at once: Pakistan and the IMF
The International Monetary Fund has struck another deal to bail out Pakistan—its 22nd. But how did the country’s economy end up in such a mess? Never mind rising numbers of vegetarians: the world is e...
15 Touko 201921min
Supply demands: Yemen peace talks
UN negotiators are trying to salvage a ceasefire agreement surrounding the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. The Arab world’s poorest country is suffering mightily, but the patchwork of actors makes a suc...
14 Touko 201923min
