What South Korean president Park’s political demise means for the region’s geopolitics
Beyond her own personal humiliation, the ramifications of Park’s fall are already reverberating from domestic South Korean politics into the fraught geopolitics of Northeast Asia.
Armenia’s choice: Trump-style populist or power-hungry president?
Armenia's upcoming election should advance the country's transition from presidential to parliamentary system. But President Serzh Sargsyan may have a hidden agenda to retain power beyond his term's end.
How AIDS denialism spreads in Russia through online social networks
In Russia, social networks have given a new life to the conspiracy theory that HIV-AIDS is a global hoax.
Married priests and female deacons? What the Pope’s politics look like from Latin America
The Pope hasn't actually opened the door for married priests. But in rethinking celibacy, he has shown his mastery of the art of containing people without actually making big changes to the Church.
After 25 years of trying, why aren’t we environmentally sustainable yet?
Why, after decades of international agreements, are we still damaging the environment? New research, looking at dozens of unsuccessful policies, has uncovered the basic elements of failure.
Banishing refugees to a flood-prone island will not solve Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee crisis
The idea of relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote flood-prone island would set a bad precedent for managing human rights crises.
In China and Pakistan’s coal romance, where’s the love for the climate?
Massive new coal plants planned for Pakistan will further harm the environment in a country already suffering the effects of climate change. Solar energy is a clear alternative.
The world’s first glow-in-the-dark frog found in Argentina
Scientists in Argentina have discovered a frog that glows in moonlight and at twilight.
This Bangladeshi woman can tell you how real climate change is
Meet Bhokal, who has already lost so much due to environmental disasters, and who needs the Paris agreement to be a success.
Confused by data visualisation? Here’s how to cope in a world of many features
Data are present in every aspect of our lives. Knowing how to present and visualise them in a creative and meaningful way can make a big difference.
How Arctic governance could become a testing ground for Sino-US relations
Changes in governance in the Arctic region could supply an example of how the two global powers can cultivate a peaceful co-existence.