Digital democracy in Indonesia: an Asian Giant in Constant Transformation
The world over, new technologies are transforming our societies and, in particular, the practice of politics. Politicians increasingly circumvent the...
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Experiencing the World as Miss Universe Morocco
On my way home, the taxi driver told me about the football (soccer if you are American) game he had...
The Dirty Secrets About How Reza Shah Destroyed Iran
Today, Iran is ruled by a theocratic regime. It is easy to blame the mullahs for all of Iran’s ills....
An Open Conversation on Buddhism
Steven Elleman: Did the deification of Buddha represent an ancient process of co-opting? Srinivas Reddy: I think the rise of...
Will Boris the Big Beast be Back?
I came to Oxford from India the same year Boris Johnson was first elected to the parliament from the safe...
High Time for Africans to Reclaim Their Agency
In this edition of The Interview, Nigerian academic Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò explains why Africa’s decolonization movement has got it wrong...
Why are Young People Protesting in Iran?
Headlines in the BBC, The Guardian and other western media have focused on protests in Iran. They erupted after a...
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan’s Madrassas Increase and Harbor Terrorists
On August 12, Salman Rushdie was stabbed and injured severely by a Muslim man at an event in the US....
The EU Faces Major Challenges This Autumn
The biggest challenge the EU will face starting this autumn will be the high price, and insufficient supply, of natural...
The AfD’s Duplicitous Attempt to Target Germany’s National Minorities
Most Germans would fail to recite the four national minorities that are officially recognized by the German government. This lack...
