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The World in Brief
Winter 2026
In Kenya, restrictions on free speech extend from the streets to the screen.
Bravin Onditi
A brief review of the recent surge in racial book bans across U.S. schools, through the lens of John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty. An exploration of how these acts of censorship threaten democratic education, intellectual freedom, and the moral development of future citizens.
Mary Ellen Youtcheff
Singapore, a small island state lauded as an economic champion, stands at a juncture where the return of industrial policies shakes the foundations of the global economy.
Daniel Adam
With AI at the forefront of global innovation, Burundi’s start-ups are joining the race
Arsène Ngabirano
Efforts to assert state authority over Hezbollah may cost the government the very peace it is trying to preserve.
Tamer El-Imad
Singapore, a small island state lauded as an economic champion, stands at a juncture where the return of industrial policies shakes the foundations of the global economy.
Daniel Adam
They have limited resources and unlimited ambitions. The students of UCT Space and Astronomy Society are ready for take-off.
Achal Gupta and Irshaad Omar
Hanoi’s gene-selection plan for “quintessential” labour in Vietnam’s growth model and the quiet talent-sorting everywhere else.
Mia Tran
Under Maduro, Venezuelans lost their right to free speech, protest, and vote. Since his capture, they wait to see if American rule will be any different.
Mariam Hajjar
Nuclear and renewable power are frequently depicted as two sides of a coin. The two shouldn’t compete, however. The transition to a cleaner electricity system requires both the expansion of renewables and maintenance of nuclear power.
Bertille Voisin
Elections are usually harbingers of change. That is not the case in Uganda.
Janice Nkajja
The European Union appeals to Charlemagne for identity, but history offers fewer solutions than the future.
Maxime Bouchet
Colombia has faced a long history of violence. Gómez explores the scars left by this violence —- intergenerational trauma, desensitisation, societal mistrust — through the story of her mother’s life.
Gabriela Gomez Dominguez
When times are tough, the past can be alluring. Italian creatives know this all too well: their obsession with non-fiction and historical stories is hampering literature.
Asia Vicentino
Assad's removal from power left many hopeful. Is that still the case?
Julnar Aizouki
A scientific revolution is underway, driven by the ambition to build a European Health Data Space that is innovative, ethical, and sovereign. Linking national medical databases could give the opportunity for researchers and hospitals access to millions of data points that were once scattered.
Thomas Mesnil
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” Dante’s famous quote perfectly encapsulates the feeling new Italian medical students face. By swapping one entrance test for three months of pressure, Italy shifts the bottleneck upstream without fixing the doctor shortage.
Constance di Mauro
“The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for.” Ernest Hemingway’s words, written during the turmoil of war, now resonate with a different kind of global struggle: the fight for the planet’s habitat.
Oscar Eveno
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