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Apr 22, 2026

The IMF enjoys preferred creditor status: why it shouldn’t be the judge when it comes to other lenders

Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be an arbiter of discussions about which other multilateral financial institutions should qualify for preferred creditor status. This is because the IMF is a direct beneficiary of the creditor hierarchy policy. A preferred creditor status gives multilateral development institutions priority

Apr 21, 2026

Trump’s coercive tactics in Latin America evoke era of gunboat diplomacy – and the rise of anti‑imperialism it helped spur

Ph. One of scores of murals Diego Rivera painted in the interwar period that sits above the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City, Mexico. Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Tony Wood, University of Colorado Boulder In Latin America, as in other parts of the world, the second Trump administration has adopted

Apr 20, 2026

Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on. This isn’t a tidy end to the war

Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents, Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, vowed to keep Israeli troops in southern Lebanon to create a ten-kilometre

Apr 20, 2026

Viktor Orbán’s election loss shows the limits of his propaganda machine

Alexander Bor, Central European University Hungarian voters have overwhelmingly rejected the 16-year rule of authoritarian strongman Viktor Orbán, electing his one-time political ally, Péter Magyar, to replace him. Magyar’s Tisza party has secured a two-thirds majority in parliament and therefore a supermajority. This will allow the new government to roll back some of

Apr 20, 2026

Who is Hungary’s Péter Magyar and how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy

Gemma Ware, The Conversation Listen and subscribe: https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/561/4fbbd099d631750693d02bac632430b71b37cd5f/site/index.html The day after Péter Magyar ousted Victor Orbán as prime minister of Hungary, he gave a combative press conference. He spoke in Hungarian, but was talking to the world – and particularly to Europe. “We will do everything to restore the rule of law, plural

Apr 16, 2026

Beyond museum walls: games that let you step into history

What does war look like through the eyes of a child? For those far removed from conflict, it can be hard to imagine. A new narrative adventure game, We Grew Up in War, sets out to answer that question through the stories of Mak, Anna, Valerie and Melisa. Co-developed by Prague-based studio Charles

Apr 14, 2026

Pope Leo’s visit to Africa: theology scholar outlines 3 realities the Catholic church must face

Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University Pope Leo’s decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent’s importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both his personal ties to Africa and the rapid rise of Christianity across the continent. His 10-day itinerary to Algeria, Angola,

Apr 13, 2026

Has multilateralism hit a dead end? Could International organisations be collateral damage of the war in Iran?

Theresa Reinold, EDHEC Business School One of the most striking aspects of the war with Iran is the extent to which it has highlighted the irrelevance of international organisations and multilateral approaches to resolving global conflicts. If we take war as an indicator of the viability of the rules-based international order established after

Apr 13, 2026

What will it take to get ships going through the Strait of Hormuz again?

Jennifer Parker, The University of Western Australia; UNSW Sydney Wednesday’s ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump, linked to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, prompted immediate optimism shipping would quickly resume. It didn’t. The following morning, traffic remained minimal. A handful of vessels, largely linked to Iran, made the transit. But most of

Apr 13, 2026

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

Ph. Iranians hold national flags in Tehran’s Revolution Square on April 8, 2026, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images Donald Heflin, Tufts University President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a

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