It’s a fact that always comes as a surprise. Guatemala, which ranks at the bottom of Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of development and prosperity, has an enviable unemployment rate: 2.5 per cent in 2019. In a developed country, this would translate into full employment and an increase in [...]

Created in 2014 during the war against Kiev, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine is still seeking autonomy, torn between economic hardship and the geopolitical interests of its neighbours.

“Turkey doesn’t care about the environmental assessment of the Ilısu Dam because the whole project is constructed from the viewpoint of politics.”

Since 2011, grassroots mobilisation has taken on a decidedly political profile, calling not only for the removal of the ruler of the day, but also for the dismantling of a status quo that, at best, offers no more than the crumbs of paternalism and clientelism. They are young, spontaneous and [...]

Housing in Vienna costs significantly less than in other European capitals. This is partly due to the fact that close to half of Vienna’s housing stock consists of public housing, a 20th century political legacy of the Social Democratic [...]

“Advertising is like an iceberg: the largest impact is below the surface. Adverts colonise our imagination.”