Loneliness in Japan during the heat wave
An unprecedented heat wave has swept across Japan this summer. Record-breaking temperatures have seen Tokyo rise above 40 degrees, and by Tuesday evening more than 22,000 people had been taken to hospital, suffering from...
Will El Salvador ever see justice for the El Mozote massacre?
Despite the estimated 32 cases of human rights abuses that occurred during the Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992), the incidents in the village of El Mozote and the surrounding department of Morazán will always be...
Latin American nations bear the weight of Venezuela’s migrant crisis
Latin America's cauldron has been stirred once more. A continual flux of migrants - both within and between its nations - has long contributed to the region's rich diversity. However, recent stimuli have seen...
Could a 1p NHS tax save the health service?
With the National Health Service reportedly the number one priority for Conservative Party voters, ahead of Brexit and immigration, Jeremy Hunt – now the longest-serving Health Secretary in history – has again floated the...
Bolivia seeks investment as lithium price sky-rockets
Over the past decade Bolivia’s dazzling Salar de Uyuni has become one of South America’s most unmissable sights. Millions of tourists have made the journey to see the azure sky of the Andes flawlessly...
Bolivia: Relatives rejoice as ex-president found guilty of civilian massacres
There is an Aymara proverb which artfully invokes the idea that returning to the past can trace a path into the future: 'Qhiparu nayraru uñtas sartañani' - 'Looking back, we will move forward'.
Over 15...
Fronting up to impunity: Can Guatemala do it alone?
In the wake of the far-reaching Odebrecht scancal that has rocked Latin America, it is clear that – despite efforts internationally to curtail its influence – impunity still dominates South and Central American politics.
On 13...
Terror transformed: from foreign fighters to homegrown terrorism
Since the fall of Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State (IS), in October of last year, declarations of the “defeat of the Caliphate” have dominated headlines across the globe. World leaders were united...
The darker side to India’s Holi celebrations
India's Holi festival is known as the "festival of colours", and is associated with fun, laughter, song, and dance, as Hindus celebrate in honour of the god Krishna. The usual depiction of celebrations is...
Trump pushes Latin America into the arms of the EU
Over the last two years, the global economy has witnessed seismic shifts in its natural order.
Since 2016, the Brexit referendum, the election of Donald Trump in the US, Emmanuel Macron’s rise to power in...
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US-China Trade War and the Future International Order
The current trade war between the United States and China has become one of the defining features of this year's news cycle. Tariffs have...
Miguel Hernando Torres Umba: “I didn’t realise the extent of the problem until I...
Plata or plomo?
This is the question Miguel Hernando Torres Umba asks during his critically acclaimed production Stardust, a visceral education of the complex realities...
Remember, remember, 17th November?
As rebellions go, it was significantly less explosive than that planned by Guy Fawkes and his Catholic co-conspirators in 1605, aiming to blow up...
