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Can Donald Trump change Cuba?
Donald Trump has ended America’s détente with Cuba, restoring restrictions on travel to and business...
India’s ‘instant divorce’ ban: the end result or the first step in reforming Islamic law?
“Un-Islamic, arbitrary, unconstitutional.” That was the judgement of the Indian Supreme Court as it...
Universal basic income could work in Southeast Asia — but only if it goes to women
The universal basic income debate has been raging for some years, with politicians and people hotly...
Beyond Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico, Latin America’s innovation potential is largely untapped
Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico were Latin America’s big winners in the 2017 edition of the Global Inno...
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its...
Healing Colombia’s war
“The armed conflict took so much from us”, one young farmer and communications activist tells us, mo...
Can Italy deal with its fascist past?
Recently, the Italian daily La Repubblica published an unusual and shocking beach story. Evidently,...
Refugee or migrant? Sometimes the line is blurred
A dozen years before the influx of refugees and migrants to Europe’s shores would force policymakers...
The pioneering queer artists who opened Vietnam to gay culture
In an historical decision, Taiwan’s top court has ruled in favour of gay marriage. The May 26 verdic...