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South Africa’s privacy laws are evolving, but vulnerable people are being left behind
Phumezo Ntlatywa, Sol Plaatje University Imagine receiving a message from your bank about suspicious activity on your account, only to discover that someone has accessed your personal information after an organisation you trusted suffered
7 August 2026
Al‑Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology
Ph. Extremist groups and their networks use AI but think about it differently. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Sara Harmouch, George Washington University Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but
6 August 2026
Americans feel the sting of high prices every day, so why does the Fed need so many ways to measure inflation?
Ph. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is pushing for a rethink on how inflation is measured to offer more clarity on the Fed’s policy. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University and D.
6 August 2026
Does Saudi Arabia want to develop nuclear weapons? Here’s what history can tell us
Ph. OnePixelStudio/Shutterstock Ibrahim Al-Marashi, IE University; California State University San Marcos The US-Saudi nuclear deal was announced in the midst of what has, as of 2026, become America’s Third Gulf War. The news broke
5 August 2026
Africa shaped the global 2030 development agenda. How it can influence what comes next
Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, University of Oslo; University of Cape Town and Dan Banik, University of Oslo All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health,
5 August 2026
We investigated Russia’s military indoctrination of Ukrainian children in occupied territories – what we found was more shocking than we could have imagined
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham; Elīna Šteinerte, University of Bristol, and Hervé Ascensio, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne When we were asked to investigate Russia’s indoctrination and militarisation of children living in the Ukrainian territories
4 August 2026
Revolving door at 10 Downing St. is weakening the special relationship between UK and US
Garret Martin, American University School of International Service One of the first things Andy Burnham did on July 20, 2026, after assuming the role of Britain’s prime minister was make a long-distance call to
4 August 2026
Is Netanyahu’s star waning in Washington? His latest meeting with Trump suggests it may be
Christian Emery, UCL Appearing increasingly isolated and weakened, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington this week, where he had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump – his eighth of the US president’s
3 August 2026