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As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for Marine Le Pen’s right-wing party
Mass protests in France have spiralled into riots, with between 500,000 and 800,000 demonstrators in cities and towns across the country, most of them students.
SyndicatedPeter McPhee, Emeritus professor, History, The University of Melbourne19 Oct 20264 min read
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Can India’s cockroach movement reverse its democratic decline?
More than 25,000 police officers were deployed across New Delhi recently to prevent demonstrations led by India’s new youth-led political movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
SyndicatedMaya Tudor, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Oxford16 Oct 20264 min read
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In Alberta, far-right populism fuelled by conspiracy theories and alienation drive bid to separate from Canada
In the western Canadian province of Alberta, a political battle is playing out on people’s front lawns. Separatists are flying the royal blue Alberta flag, others the red and white maple leaf of Canada to show their support for a united Can…
SyndicatedGemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation15 Oct 20263 min read
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‘Sodcit’ – after battlefield setbacks, Russia returns to destroying Ukraine’s morale
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky recently told journalists that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has instructed his military commanders to abandon the rules of war that protect civilian targets.
SyndicatedTracey German, Professor of Conflict and Security, King's College London15 Oct 20264 min read
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Donald Trump aligns with Vladimir Putin yet again, leaving Ukraine – and US relations with Europe – under pressure
The deal struck by Donald Trump with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on October 9 to allow Russia to sell millions of tonnes of diesel is a major departure from US policy and runs counter to Ukrainian and European interests.
SyndicatedStefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham12 Oct 20265 min read
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Trump misses out on Nobel Prize again and imposes new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. What does it mean?
Rumours have been circulating for weeks about the United States imposing tougher sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), because of what US President Donald Trump sees as unfair targeting of Americans and Israelis for prosecuti…
SyndicatedMichelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University11 Oct 20266 min read
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Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice
More than 27 years after the end of the Kosovo war, former prime minister and president Hashim Thaçi and three other leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have been found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.…
SyndicatedBirte Julia Gippert, Reader in International Relations, University of Liverpool7 Oct 20265 min read
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Yemen is spiralling into another civil war that could swiftly engulf in the entire region
The Middle East has seen many explosions of violence in recent years. But while the US-Iran war has grabbed the headlines this year, the rapidly escalating conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government and S…
SyndicatedAmin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University7 Oct 20264 min read
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Three years after October 7, global attention on Gaza has receded. The real test will come after Israel’s election
This week marks three years since Hamas’ massacre of October 7 2023, in which some 1,200 people, most of them Israeli civilians, were killed and 251 taken hostage.
SyndicatedEyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney5 Oct 20267 min read
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Brazil’s “New Republic” is dead, and what comes next has not yet been born
On Sunday Oct. 4, 2026, Brazilians didn’t just vote against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. They buried a political project that had been on life support for almost a decade.
SyndicatedGuilherme Casarões, Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University5 Oct 20266 min read
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Brazil elections 2026: First-round victories demand a commitment to democracy by the far-right that has not yet been made
The first round of Brazil’s 2026 elections held this Sunday, Oct. 4, ended with a resounding victory for the far-right Liberal Party (PL).
SyndicatedDébora Thomé, Professora, Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP) ; Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV); Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP)5 Oct 20266 min read
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Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state-imposed death
A US woman sentenced to death is now receiving life-saving medical treatment, after surviving a botched execution in Nashville that involved two doses of the drug pentobarbital.
SyndicatedJulian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University; The University of Melbourne2 Oct 20264 min read