Since the end of the US Civil War, concerted efforts have been made to constrain enfranchisement in the name of “free and fair” elections. In the midst of a pandemic, these measures now go far beyond subtle discrimination in endangering public health.

The Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh are overcrowded, cramped, and unhygienic. They provide a sobering look into how the COVID-19 pandemic will hit the world’s most vulnerable.

Unprecedented stimulus packages and interventions are being deployed to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.  COVID-19 has generated the requisite conditions for a fundamental transformation in the social and economic role of the state sector.

The condition created by the rapid spread of the Coronavirus is more than just the disease itself. Rapid spread of the coronavirus could push the world into recession this year as the outbreak increasingly disrupts the economy.

In Argentina, both sides of the political spectrum have struggled with economic stagnation and an increasing debt burden.  After a brief stint of economic liberalism, citizens  have decided Peronist Alberto Fernandez is the most suitable candidate to rescue the country from its economic woes.

The democracies of the developed world are in the grip of a crisis. The price of failure to embrace institutional reform may be democracy itself.

Most people have heard about quantum computing and know that it will be revolutionary. Few people, even government representatives, would be able to say exactly why.

Brazil is holding anti-lockdown protests. Deemed by many to be the “Trump of the Tropics,” Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro continues downplaying the imminent threat of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Widespread lockdowns have disrupted business models and increased chance arrests. Government responses to COVID-19 are affecting organised crime as much as anyone else.

Despite Southeast Asian countries’ reputation for being run by men, the Philippines and Singapore have impressive indicators on gender equality. However, when considering Southeast Asia as a whole, gender equality is still nowhere near perfect.