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Analysis

Our analyses thoroughly examine current events and complex issues, providing nuanced insights into politics, health, economics, and social trends. Supported by evidence-based perspectives from experts, these articles go beyond the headlines to explore underlying causes and impacts, fostering informed discussions on the forces shaping our world.

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How a small Brazilian town became an unlikely battleground over Confederate memory post image
Brazil Far-Right Racism

How a small Brazilian town became an unlikely battleground over Confederate memory

by Jordan Brasher
Trump wants China’s help in making peace in Ukraine. He’s unlikely to get it post image
War in Ukraine China Analysis

Trump wants China’s help in making peace in Ukraine. He’s unlikely to get it

by Stefan Wolff
Protesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate sceptics post image
Analysis Conspiracy Theories Farming

Protesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate sceptics

by Tom Carter-Brookes
In a world where political polarization and disengagement are denting democracy, does Botswana’s ‘kgotla’ system hold the key? post image
Deliberative Democracy Africa Accountability

In a world where political polarization and disengagement are denting democracy, does Botswana’s ‘kgotla’ system hold the key?

by Professor Bernd Reiter
The limits and limitations of post-Brexit choices post image
Long-Read Analysis Brexit

The limits and limitations of post-Brexit choices

by Professor Chris Grey
The Brexit quart won’t fit into Labour’s pint pot post image
Long-Read Analysis Brexit

The Brexit quart won’t fit into Labour’s pint pot

by Professor Chris Grey
The global food system is owned by an ever smaller number of companies – it’s damaging our health, our communities and the planet post image
Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) Analysis Agriculture

The global food system is owned by an ever smaller number of companies – it’s damaging our health, our communities and the planet

by Liam Keenan
Artificial sweetener could harm your gut and the microbes that live there post image
Health Analysis Obesity

Artificial sweetener could harm your gut and the microbes that live there

by Havovi Chichger
The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots post image
UK Politics Analysis Asylum Seekers

The hypocrisy at the heart of racist riots

by Dr Nilufar Ahmed
The trouble with England – Why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales post image
English Nationalism Analysis England

The trouble with England – Why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales

by Marco Antonsich
Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result post image
Legitimisation of the Far-Right Analysis Anti-Muslim Hate

Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far-right – and the current violence is the result

by Professor Chris Allen
China needs to pick a side, and it just might pick the West post image
Geopolitics Analysis China Foreign Policy

China needs to pick a side, and it just might pick the West

by Chee Meng Tan