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We’re entering the age of red world versus blue world.

Ukraine has been invaded by one of Europe’s most unequal countries. But then equality is one of democracy’s strongest buttresses.

A sense of community and low levels of pollution are strong predictors of well-being.

Surveys suggest most Russians support the use of military force in Ukraine. Is this an accurate picture?

South Africa promotes the African Continental Free Trade Area — yet its immigration and labour legislation is becoming increasingly anti-African

The long-term outcome of Putin’s bloody Russian invasion of Ukraine will depend on hard power (coercion, tanks and rockets versus Molotov cocktails and rifles) as well as soft power (winning hearts and minds at home and abroad). And in turn, soft power depends on cultural attitudes and information streams flowing through legacy airwaves, digital platforms,The long-term outcome of Putin’s bloody Russian invasion of Ukraine will depend on hard power (coercion, tanks and rockets versus Molotov ...

LONDON: Contrary to a recent article published by The Economist, “Why women are less likely to be corrupt than men,” research indicates that given the right circumstances, women and men are equally prone to being corrupt. The idea of women possibly being less corrupt than men gained prominence in the early 2000s. In 2011, the World Bank published a study, which showed that in

The only female candidates vying for the top two national posts in Philippines’ May 9 elections come from divergent political paths, but both are being forced to navigate misogynistic stereotypes exacerbated by the constant sexist remarks of outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte.  The leading vice-presidential candidate is Sara Duterte, the president’s own daughter, defying her father’s loud advice that this is not a job for a woman.

Modern Orthodox community Westwood Kehilla’s 2022 Visionary Awards honored Israeli author and journalist Yossi Klein Halevi. 

After two years of the pandemic, an aspect of the disease remains a stubborn mystery: Why have some places fended off the contagion so much better than others? America was ranked first, on paper, for being ready for a virus outbreak. When a real pandemic hit, though, we have been among the worst in the world in both infections and deaths.