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How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “eviden...
As tensions in the region rise, Japan again debates its pacifist constitution
Japan could finally be gearing up for the first-ever change to its constitution. In a recent video a...
Study: US cities have worse inequality than Mexico, with rich and poor living side by side
The cities of the Americas are unequal places. US census data and recent American Community Surveys...
Otto John: new light shed on legendary Cold War double defector
Imagine if the director of the American FBI or Britain’s MI5 were to defect to a hostile state. Thin...
In razing its modernist buildings, Iran is erasing its past Western influence
Hassan Rouhani’s re-election as Iran’s president has rekindled hope for liberals in the country. Dur...
The global market for wine: China leads the emergence of a new world order
The latest piece in our ongoing series Globalisation Under Pressure, first published by The Conversa...
The rise and rise of Iran: How Tehran has become pivotal to the future of the Middle East
Iran and the US are once again on a dangerous collision course. President Trump’s search for excuses...
The pioneering queer artists who opened Vietnam to gay culture
In an historical decision, Taiwan’s top court has ruled in favour of gay marriage. The May 26 verdic...
Are robots taking over the world’s finance jobs?
The year is 2030. You’re in a business school lecture hall, where just a handful of students are att...