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Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin
“Let’s scrub out that tan” is a common refrain in beauty parlours in India, where girls grow up with...
Fight or flight? For young people in Venezuela, that is the question
Leer en español.Daily marches against the government of Nicolás Maduro are in their third month, wit...
At an uncertain G20 summit, it may be Trump against the world
Even by the standards of international summitry, the annual meeting of G20 leaders – scheduled for J...
Wildfires are raging in the Mediterranean. What can we learn?
In Italy, firefighters across the country are battling hundreds of wildfires, the flames fanned by a...
How the Vietnamese cult of heroes promotes nationalism in politics
The Vietnamese government is trying to pass a new law on religion that will separate the nation’s ma...
Caning of gay men in Aceh: not necessarily the exception to Indonesian rule
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Isl...
In Suriname, an endless refrain: boom, bust, and Bouterse
Recent street protests in Suriname haven’t made many international headlines. Only newspapers in nei...
Biofuel breakthroughs bring ‘negative emissions’ a step closer
The use of biofuels helps reduce human greenhouse gas emissions. That’s one reason why some petroleu...