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Former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2019. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Henry Kissinger: history will judge the former US secretary of state’s southern African interventions to be a failure

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Henry Kissinger, who sexed up the art of diplomacy in the eight years between 1969 and 1977, has died at the age of 100.

04 Diciembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Peter Vale

Edward Blum stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 20, 2022. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully chal...

21 Diciembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Julian Maxwell Hayter

A brief history of the US-Israel ‘special relationship’ shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

In his first remarks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, President Joe Biden affirmed the United States offered “rock solid and unwaverin...

30 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson ‘struggled’ with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph showing “the shape of an epidemic”. The...

29 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por James Cheshire y Rob Davidson

UAE state oil company CEO and COP28 president, Sultan Al Jaber. AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the world’s seventh largest oil producer, will host the 28th UN climate change summit (COP28) in Dubai from November 3...

28 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Emilie Rutledge y Aiora Zabala

Green growth or degrowth: what is the right way to tackle climate change?

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Nearly all the world’s governments and vast numbers of its people are convinced that addressing human-induced climate change is essential if healthy s...

19 Mayo 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Mark Fabian

Nigerian police officers. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria can defeat banditry by reconstructing the police system – criminologist

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Security in Nigeria has degenerated in the last 10 years. Various non-state armed groups have emerged countrywide.

24 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Oluwole Ojewale

Kirab Pemilu 2024 di Tegal, Jawa Tengah. Oky Lukmansyah/Antara Foto

Masihkah pemilu menjadi tonggak demokrasi? Kuncinya ada di tangan pemilih yang kritis

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Pemilu Indonesia selalu menghadirkan beragam fenomena menarik, mulai dari pencarian format koalisi yang dinamis, pengutamaan kepentingan elit, perubah...

01 Enero 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Andhik Beni Saputra

Des étudiants de l'école polytechnique en uniforme. L'École polytechnique est souvent associée à la sélectivité, à l'excellence académique, mais aussi à l'élitisme et à la technocratie qui sont sources de critiques depuis sa création. Ludovic Marin/AFP

Technocratie : oui, il existe des élites attachées à l’intérêt général

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

La présidence Macron a réactivé le procès des élites technocratiques françaises, de la défense de l’intérêt général et du devenir de la démocratie. La...

01 Septiembre 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por William Genieys

John F Kennedy giving a speech in in front of the city hall in Frankfurt during his visit in Germany in June 1963. DPA/Alamy

JFK 60 years on: his leadership style and the reality behind the myths

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

John F. Kennedy retains an iconic status as an exemplary – even inspirational – public figure and his leadership approach has been influential for dec...

21 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Leo McCann y Simon Mollan

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Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here’s where he could take it next

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The UK supreme court has ruled against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. But this isn’t the end of the sto...

17 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Nando Sigona

Les manifestants de divers pays africains (ici le Mali en janvier 2022) ridiculisent volontiers la France lors de leurs manifestations. Florent Vergnes/AFP

Le recul de la France en Afrique : une perte de crédibilité mondiale

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Alors que les liens personnels entre les élites politiques françaises et africaines et l’existence de réseaux d’influence officiels et officieux des d...

03 Diciembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Thierry Vircoulon

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives for a GOP meeting at the Capitol on Nov. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

As yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

Once again, federal budget negotiations are down to the last minute, and once again, GOP hardliners are in the middle of what might turn into a gridlo...

14 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Howard Manly y 5 más

Xhosa boys undergoing ulwaluko, one of three rituals covered in the study. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Research shows that people with disabilities have always been largely excluded and marginalised in societies across the world.

26 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda

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Henry Kissinger: history will judge the former US secretary of state’s southern African interventions to be a failure

Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

A brief history of the US-Israel ‘special relationship’ shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state

COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson ‘struggled’ with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit

Green growth or degrowth: what is the right way to tackle climate change?

Nigeria can defeat banditry by reconstructing the police system – criminologist

Masihkah pemilu menjadi tonggak demokrasi? Kuncinya ada di tangan pemilih yang kritis

Technocratie : oui, il existe des élites attachées à l’intérêt général

JFK 60 years on: his leadership style and the reality behind the myths

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Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here’s where he could take it next

Le recul de la France en Afrique : une perte de crédibilité mondiale

As yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads

Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals

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