Perestroika in Central Asia?
Following the death of the late Uzbek dictator Islam Karimov, reform is finally in the air.
Politics & Conflict
A welcome change in Northern Ireland
After years of campaigning, laws bringing abortion and marriage rights into line with the rest of the UK have passed.
“Laughing is not a political action”
Q&A with Ece Temelkuran, author of "How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship".
Book review: Under Pressure
Faruk Šehić's novel, an unflinching account of the conflict in Bosnia, explores the futility and brutality of war.
Blood on the terraces
Football is supposed to bring people together, but across disputed borders, even team names can become political weapons
The rise of Brazil’s Santo Daime religion
Ayahuasca and shamanic tourism were already controversial in Brazil, and now face an uncertain future under Bolsonaro.
Book review: Majoritarian State
This book of essays on how Hindu nationalism is changing India paints a worrying picture.
Feminism’s history wars
Millicent Fawcett is now honoured in Westminster, but what about the women who saw their fight as part of a wider struggle?
A woman’s scorn
In the age of Trump and #MeToo comes a timely challenge to the idea that female anger is irrational.
Confronting the legacy of the Troubles
In Derry, the peacewalls are still standing, and state papers still classified. What hope for peace in the age of Brexit?