The conviction of former Jakarta governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, on blasphemy charges has polarised Indonesian society along religious and ethnic lines, and has highlighted the power of divisive religious identity politics, writes Rob Attwell
Gang violence, turf wars and cargo theft are part of the cariocas' daily routine. The city that once projected improvement and hope, now lives under its own shadow, explains Fabrício Ivasse.
Sensing President Nicolás Maduro's delay tactics, opposition groups have refused to reopen negotiations with the government and have so far managed to sustain momentum during two months of countrywide protests aimed at forcing early elections. However, unless senior military officials defect and turn against Maduro, the political deadlock looks set…
Although April 2017 will be an important month in South Africa's democratic trajectory, decisions within the ruling party, expected to come to the fore in December 2017, remain the primary determinant in the country's future, writes Gabrielle Reid
Although newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to bring about economic and political reform after his win in the May presidential elections, he must still garner enough support in the June legislative vote to turn his agenda into reality, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
Predictions of impending nuclear war between the two powers are overblown. The US is likely to pursue a rapprochement with China and will renew calls for economic sanctions in a bid to secure a diplomatic solution. As such, US policy under President Trump will be an intensification of Washington's existing North Korea strategy. Only in the long-term…
The Palm Sunday bombings at two Coptic churches in Egypt's Nile Delta demonstrated a renewed determination by Islamic State to target the country's Christian minority. But to what end? Francesca Fazey unpacks the motivations for the current escalation in the group's campaign and considers its limitations.
While a sudden US military response to a chemical weapons attack in northern Syria suggests a shift in US strategy, expectations of future intervention against the Syrian government may be premature, writes Julian Karssen.
Given the fractured security and political environment in the DRC, the likelihood of more brazen and sophisticated kidnappings targeting foreign nationals appears to be increasing, writes Gabrielle Reid
General election results in the Netherlands expose political fragmentation in the face of rising populism,and also pose a challenge for the ruling VVD as coalition negotiations commence, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The vehicle-ramming and knife attack on Westminster – which killed four andleft more than 50 injured – was the most serious attack in the UK in recent years, but was not unanticipated or outside the modus operandi of lone actors in Europe, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.