- — A border firmly closed, from both sides
- - Africa / Map, 2026/11 algeria morocco
- — Cameroon: ghost workers in the AI machine
- African states want to develop AI attuned to local needs and cultures. But for educated young Africans, the reality of the AI revolution looks more like poorly paid, precarious work for Western firms. - 2026/11 / article
- — A chill in Uzbekistan's cultural spring
- Since the death of its iron dictator a decade ago, Uzbekistan is keen to rewrite its image through the arts. But beneath talk of intellectual openness, propaganda is still rife and new taboos are emerging. - 2026/11 / article
- — Nature gains legal rights in Spain
- A lagoon on Spain's Mediterranean coast is the first ecosystem in Europe to gain legal personhood, and now it's taking its polluters to court. But it's up against bureaucracy and local economic interests. - 2026/11 / article
- — The sordid secrets of fish farming
- Much of the fishmeal for seafood consumed in France comes from global suppliers known for pollution, labour abuse, overfishing and food insecurity. And the costs of producing this feed are rarely revealed. - 2026/11 / article
- — Neighbours, but still not friends
- With the diplomatic deadlock over Western Sahara and Israel, the Algeria-Morocco border remains firmly closed. This is devastating for local economies and cross-border trade, and a boon to traffickers. - 2026/11 / article, 2026/11 algeria morocco
- — Who wants peace?
- Who in the Arab world really wants peace? While war rages on in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, and within Libya, Sudan and Yemen, no major initiative is emerging to stop the fighting or prevent new conflicts breaking out, such as those brewing between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile waters, and between Algeria and Morocco, where tensions have continued to rise since the two countries severed diplomatic relations in August 2021. The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) is all but dead, and the Arab League is (…) - 2026/11 / box, 2026/11 Iran
- — Saudi Arabia: no good option over Yemen
- Unprecedented Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have exposed its vulnerability. And with Donald Trump reluctant to intervene and other potential allies holding back, Iran's position is only strengthened. - 2026/11 / article, 2026/11 Iran
- — Down among the deep-sea drones
- Navies around the world are racing to deploy deep-sea drones known as autonomous underwater vehicles. These machines promise to transform the exploration – and control – of the ocean depths. - 2026/11 / article
- — Italy: right, far right and even further right
- With elections due next year, Giorgia Meloni's far-right government risks being outflanked by Roberto Vannacci's National Future party, which is pushing hard for ‘remigration' and ‘traditional family values'. - 2026/11 / article
- — Pretending to listen
- It's become a familiar strategy: announce an online public consultation and ignore the demands. - 2026/11 / article
- — Seen and heard – French youth on the barricades
- French students are challenging a rigid institutional order through festive subversion. The media and government frame the protests as deeply violent, but the real story is the unprecedented crackdown. - 2026/11 / article, 2026/11 france
- — France's widening revolt
- A spontaneous school student rebellion has united disparate groups across French society whose grievances have long been ignored. A frightened government's attempts to suppress dissent aren't working. - 2026/11 / editorial, 2026/11 france
- — Brazil has not yet given up
- On the streets, Lula's supporters are mobilising to bring about a comeback for the incumbent president: students, labor unions, grassroots activists and artists are holding a growing number of rallies against Flávio Bolsonaro. In São Paulo, gig-economy delivery workers have even led their own versions of the motorbike caravans popularised by Jair Bolsonaro and taken up by his son as part of his signature campaign style. They support Lula while demanding that his administration provide the social protections for which they are still waiting. - 2026/10 / Dossier
- — Brazil has not given up yet
- On Sunday 25 October, Brazilians will decide between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, in an election with consequences for the entire continent. After coming first in the first round of the presidential election on 4 October, the third son of the far-right former president has seen his lead shrink. On the eve of the vote, the two candidates were neck and neck in the polls. On the streets, Lula's supporters are mobilising to bring about a comeback for the incumbent (…) - 2026/10 / Dossier
- — October: the longer view
- The month's archives. - 2026/10 / perspective
- — Historical responsibility for CO2 emissions
- - Oceania / Map, 2026/10 Oceania
- — Historical responsibility for CO2 emissions
- - Oceania / Map, 2026/10 Oceania
- — Oceania: a place of water and winds
- - Oceania / Map, 2026/10 Oceania
- — Donald Trump tampers with Brazil's democracy
- In the run-up to October's election, the US president has been using diplomatic pressure to undermine Brazilian sovereignty and bolster Flávio Bolsonaro. This continues a long history of US interference. - 2026/10 / article
- — The South Pacific's struggle for climate justice
- Some of the world's smallest states have taken their climate fight to the highest international court, shifting the debate from pleas for help to questions of human rights and state responsibility. - 2026/10 / article, 2026/10 Oceania
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