Can we trust Google?
In August this year, a US court in Washington DC ruled that Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. This is just one of a num...
10 Sep 202423min
What does Hezbollah want?
Hezbollah has both political and military wings both of which are designated by several countries as terror organisations. It emerged several decades ago in Lebanon.Since Israel launched its war in G...
27 Aug 202422min
Is Pope Francis ‘betraying’ China’s Catholics?
In 2018 an historic document known as the ‘Provisional Agreement’ was signed between the Catholic Church and the People’s Republic of China. So far this agreement has been renewed every two years and...
20 Aug 202422min
How might Project 2025 shape the future of the US?
Project 2025 is a blueprint for the next conservative president of the US. The think tank behind it, The Heritage Foundation, has published a book, ‘Mandate for Leadership’. It’s an anthology of ide...
9 Aug 202423min
Can Canada overcome its drug overdose crisis?
Last year the Canadian province of British Columbia, launched a landmark three-year pilot programme on drug decriminalisation. For a number of years now communities across Canada have been facing thei...
7 Aug 202422min
Can the statues of Easter Island survive climate change?
Hundreds of monumental human shaped statues are motionless, and exposed to the elements, on Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island. A name that dates back to 1722, when a Dutch explorer first saw it o...
29 Juli 202422min
What can a rusting warship tell us about tensions in the South China Sea?
The South China Sea is a major world shipping route bordered by a number of countries including China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, all of whom have staked claims to various zones in this vast e...
22 Juli 202422min
How worried should humans be about bird flu?
The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread from birds to dairy cattle in the United States where a number of agricultural workers have also been infected by it. This is thought to be the first time humans ...
16 Juli 202423min
