With the establishment of a new constituent assembly in Venezuela, Helena Maxwell explores how President Nicolás Maduro has further entrenched his position despite regional and international condemnation.
Australian authorities foiled an elaborate plot to blow up an Etihad flight and release poisonous gas, highlighting the threat Australia-based Islamic State sympathisers, particularly radicalised individuals, pose to the country, writes Rob Attwell.
The events in Charlottesville have once more ignited an awareness of the US's historic relationship with violent far-right extremism, unlikely to be subdued in the near future, writes GENEVIÈVE FRYDMAN.
With 15 people dead, and over 130 injured, Spain is the latest European country to be targeted in an Islamic State (IS)-claimed terrorist attack. We speak to S-RM's Senior Europe Analyst, Lara Sierra-Rubia, for insight into the attack, as well as emerging trends in the region.
In an unprecedented decision, on 1 September Kenya's Supreme Court annulled, by a margin of 4 to 2, President Kenyatta's election victory of the previous month. As Kenya waits for the re-run, currently scheduled for 17 October, Ben Connery considers the impact on Kenya's longer-term political and economic prospects.
Having won office on a campaign of zero tolerance for graft and the promise of government efficiency, Tanzanian President John Magufuli's populist fervor has since turned to the country's mining sector. While it is clear the incumbent has long-term development goals in mind, short-term losses in investor confidence will prove costly, writes Gabrielle…
Two of the world's most financially secret jurisdictions are bowing to international pressure to increase transparency. But can they achieve this? And at what cost?
China has moved to align overseas investment more closely with government policy.
The ruling administration faces significant challenges ahead of the general elections in 2018, including calls for a united opposition, unprecedented civil unrest and deepening fractions within the party. The volatile situation is likely to make for a violent election season, writes Reinet Loubser
Lloyd Belton examines why spikes in crime and escalating gang wars in Brazil have not necessarily driven concurrent increases in kidnapping and extortion incidents, and how violence is shifting to the north of the country.