- — April: the longer view
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at 4/15/26 2:52amThe month's archives. - 2026/04 / perspective- — Kurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besides
- at 4/9/26 3:32amFor a century, Kurdish women have been at the forefront of the struggle against patriarchal and state oppression. They continue to push boundaries and defend their gains against mounting pressure. - Outside in / article
- — This is Israel's war
- at 4/3/26 1:53amUS imperialism is all too evident in the methods of the war in Iran, but what of its aims? With Trump struggling to articulate them clearly, it's much easier to see what Israel hopes to gain. - 2026/04 / article
- — Kazakhstan's industrial and mining monotowns
- at 3/30/26 1:01pm- Caucasus / Map, 2026/04 kazakhstan
- — Kazakhstan's industrial and mining monotowns
- at 3/30/26 1:01pm- Caucasus / Map, 2026/04 kazakhstan
- — Oil in a war zone
- at 3/30/26 1:01pm- Gulf / Map, 2026/04 sanchez
- — Road to independence
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmIn the late 19th century the British South Africa Company, founded by Cecil Rhodes, then prime minister of the Cape Colony, annexed territories south of the Zambezi in order to exploit their mineral resources. Before long, however, the white colonists wanted to free themselves from the company's authority, so in 1923 Southern Rhodesia became a British colony with an autonomous government and racial segregation. This was reinforced in 1953 by the creation of a federation grouping Southern (…) - 2026/04 / box, 2026/04 zimbabwe
- — Road to independence
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmIn the late 19th century the British South Africa Company, founded by Cecil Rhodes, then prime minister of the Cape Colony, annexed territories south of the Zambezi in order to exploit their mineral resources. Before long, however, the white colonists wanted to free themselves from the company's authority, so in 1923 Southern Rhodesia became a British colony with an autonomous government and racial segregation. This was reinforced in 1953 by the creation of a federation grouping Southern (…) - 2026/04 / box
- — Ghosts of the past by the shores of Lake Kariba
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmAfter independence, Zimbabwe's white minority lost its hold on land. Today, around Lake Kariba, dilapidated resorts still draw some nostalgic visitors, but who uses the lake is increasingly contested. - 2026/04 / article, 2026/04 zimbabwe
- — Dancers and riders: China's winners and losers
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmWhile some of China's pensioners have never had it so good, with youth unemployment rising, many young people are losing faith that the system can deliver good jobs and upward mobility. - 2026/04 / article
- — Kazakhstan still relies on its ageing industrial giants
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmKazakhstan's vast mining and industrial complexes remain vital today, but output figures conceal hazardous working conditions and fragmented communities. - 2026/04 / article, 2026/04 kazakhstan
- — Has the UK's left found a new home?
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmHaving won a ‘loveless' landslide in 2024, Keir Starmer's Labour Party has lurched to the right, breaking a series of manifesto pledges. With local elections due in May, the left is now regrouping beyond Labour. - 2026/04 / article
- — Nigel Farage's long game
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmHefty donations, high-profile defections, a disillusionment with traditional parties and a pledge to curb immigration. - 2026/04 / article
- — Nigel Farage's long game
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmHefty donations, high-profile defections, a disillusionment with traditional parties and a pledge to curb immigration. - 2026/04 / article
- — Nigel Farage's long game
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmHefty donations, high-profile defections, a disillusionment with traditional parties and a pledge to curb immigration. - 2026/04 / article
- — Anatomy of France's far-right violence
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmFar-right extremists who are willing to use violence exert outsized influence in France, amplified by a media and political class that treat their actions as a sign of wider popular discontent. - 2026/04 / article
- — Iran war: Europe plays the ever-faithful lapdog
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmThe war on Iran threatens Europe's security and economy, yet even as the US violates international law, governments that once vehemently opposed the war in Iraq now limit themselves to muted protest. - 2026/04 / article
- — Iran war: Europe plays the ever-faithful lapdog
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmThe war on Iran threatens Europe's security and economy, yet even as the US violates international law, governments that once vehemently opposed the war in Iraq now limit themselves to muted protest. - 2026/04 / article
- — Lebanon's endless suffering continues
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmHizbullah responded to the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in late February by firing rockets into northern and central Israel. The IDF answered with large-scale reprisals against Lebanon. An intensive bombing campaign, also targeting Beirut, has so far killed more than a thousand people, including at least 200 children, and displaced a million (out of a population of six million). Observers were surprised by Hizbullah's actions, as it was thought to have been severely (…) - 2026/04 / article
- — Quiet please, we're shooting
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmA year ago, Israelis were told the Iranian threat had been neutralised. So why are they once again united in war against a danger, real or imagined? - 2026/04 / article
- — The new warmongers
- at 3/30/26 1:00pmInternational law treats war as acceptable only when every other option is exhausted. Launching airstrikes while negotiations were still ongoing was bad faith, and disastrous for international relations. - 2026/04 / article
- — Fierce optimism
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at 3/30/26 1:00pmOn Saturday 7 March 50,000 people marched in London in protest at the war Israel and the United States are waging in Iran. It was a notable turnout by the standards of other Western capitals, but pitiful compared to past protests. On 15 February 2003 more than a million demonstrators filled London's streets to try to forestall the invasion of Iraq. Hundreds of thousands marched in New York and Washington, and nearly 15 million worldwide – the largest international mobilisation the world had (…) - 2026/04 / editorial
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