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The Newsroom and the Ballot: A Pre-Election Clampdown Takes Shape
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (1553+ words) Deep Analysis " Africa "The siege. On June 28, 2026, soldiers ringed the Nation Media Group's Ugandan headquarters and forced NTV Uganda, Spark TV, the Daily Monitor and two radio stations off air. "The order. It was ordered by army chief General Muhoozi…...
The Visible Hand and the Heavy One: Two Models of the State, Tested in a Single Week
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1769+ words) Deep Analysis " Global "The forward hand. In Seoul on June 29, President Lee Jae Myung announced Samsung and SK hynix would invest about 800 trillion won (roughly US$518 billion) in domestic chip plants. "The program. The figure sat inside a national plan…...
The Held Breath: Why So Much Power Now Waits on Courts, Central Banks, and Numbers
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1518+ words) Deep Analysis " Global "The court. The US Supreme Court barred President Trump from removing Fed governor Lisa Cook, yet let him fire an FTC commissioner, overturning a 1935 precedent. "The bank. In his first meeting as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh held…...
Sovereignty by Defiance: Can the Sahel Afford Its Break With the West?
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (134+ words) Burkina Faso severed diplomatic ties with France on June 26, 2026. Beyond the symbolism lies the bill - what defiance actually costs in trade, finance, security and aid once the applause fades. The post Sovereignty by Defiance: Can the Sahel Afford Its Break…...
Gabon Bets Its Economy on Life Beyond Oil
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (799+ words) Growth ambition: Gabon is targeting non-oil growth of 9. 2% in 2026 and overall growth near 7. 9%, up from 3. 4% in 2024, per official forecasts. Oil in decline: Crude output is expected to contract about 3% in 2026, underlining the urgency of diversification. New engine: Construction and public…...
Flip 2026 Program: Exile, Zadie Smith and a Supreme Court Justice
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (834+ words) Flip 2026, Brazil's most important literary festival, has revealed a program built around a single restless idea " home, and what it means to lose one. The 24th edition of the Festa Literaria Internacional de Paraty runs from July 22 to 26 in the colonial…...
DR Congo Asks Belgium to Return Colonial-Era Remains
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (957+ words) DR CONGO " SOCIETY "The request: The DR Congo has formally asked Belgium to return more than 500 colonial-era human remains. "The letter: Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka wrote to her Belgian counterpart in June 2026. "The argument: Kinshasa says the dead should…...
How the US and Canada Lock In Big Decisions for Years
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1689+ words) Analysis " North America A democracy that cannot make its decisions stick is not a democracy for long. Voters move, parliaments change, presidents are replaced, and the moments that felt foundational at the time turn brittle once the political wind shifts....
Spain, Germany and Italy: Europe's Democracies Under Strain
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1762+ words) The most consequential job of a mature democracy is not winning elections. It is the dull, painful internal work between them. Courts have to judge crimes that frighten everyone, and parliaments have to confront prime ministers their own constituents elected....
Colombia's Transition Begins: What De la Espriella's Handover Means for Foreigners
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (568+ words) With his win certified, Colombia's president-elect has turned to governing. Abelardo de la Espriella has begun assembling a cabinet and the handover from Gustavo Petro is under way, sketching the environment foreign residents will live in from August. Days after…...