A growing ISIL influence in the Philippines
The Philippines are experiencing an ISIL-influenced insurgency from 8,000 KM away. We analyse what might happen if hard-line President Rodrigo Duterte decides to crack down on the Islamist surge on se...
11 Okt 201726min
Separatists in Iraq and Spain vote for independence
The right to self-determination is not only the core upon which we gauge human rights but it’s considered one of the fundamental freedoms the United Nations outlines as necessary to all mankind. So wh...
4 Okt 201727min
Peace efforts, economic leverage and spoilers: prospects for UN solutions in Libya, Yemen and Syria
Another session of the United Nations General Assembly has come and gone. Fiery speeches, discussions of nuclear war and celebrity appearances made the headlines. But beyond the headlines, there were ...
27 Sep 201731min
President Trump's address to the world: The big three takeaways from his speech at the UN
President Trump has addressed world leaders at the United Nations headquarters in New York City for the first time since taking office, and he didn’t mince words. He took direct aim at the regimes in ...
20 Sep 201728min
United Nations preview: How much does the General Assembly matter?
The United Nations general assembly kicks off in earnest next week. We analyse what might happen in some of the highlights expected from the meeting, including American President Donald Trump’s first ...
13 Sep 201734min
"Begging for war": North Korea, Lebanon and Charlie Hebdo
Despite two potential wars on the horizon, people are still finding it in them to get angry at cartoons. This week, nuclear war might break out between the US and North Korea in an unpredictable game ...
6 Sep 201731min
Hajj: The spiritual side the media rarely shows
This week, more than 2 million people will go to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, Islam’s holiest event on the calendar. What draws so many to go through what is not an easy journey, one that is...
30 Aug 201725min
Understanding the war in Yemen; ISIL's last stronghold; Pioneering pilot
This week, Yemen might be approaching the first step towards a peace agreement in the three-year war. We use poetry to understand what that means. Oxford University academic Elisabeth Kendall gives us...
23 Aug 201728min
