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80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?
Mussolini’s rise shows that strongmen are only as powerful as the democratic opposition allows. Failing to take them ...
Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support
India has said it would suspend crucial treaty governing river flows in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan has said any disruption to ...
Tove Jansson’s Moomin books explore the power of adventure and transformation
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the first Moomin tale, The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Malaria scorecard: battles have been won and advances made, but the war isn’t over
The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 2.2 billion cases have been prevented between 2000 and 2023.
‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years
The meaning of ‘happiness’ was in flux in Shakespeare’s England, and his plays capture many senses of the word.
Florida, once considered a swing state, is firmly Republican – a social anthropologist explains what caused this shift
The growth of alt-right activist groups and the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are two factors that help explain ...
In talking with Tehran, Trump is reversing course on Iran – could a new nuclear deal be next?
Nuclear experts from the US and Iran are due to meet in Oman. The turn to diplomacy indicates Trump is erring against ...
Trump can’t decide who to blame for a failing peace deal that would only lead to further conflict
Before the strikes on Kyiv, Trump blamed Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for holding up a deal by refusing to ...
Why you don’t need to stress about cortisol ruining your waistline – or your face
Cortisol belly’ and ‘cortisol face’ are catchy terms but they oversimplify complex biological processes into insecurities.