In Mali, the violence perpetrated by Russian mercenaries against civilian populations unfolds in a climate of total impunity, without condemnation or reaction from the Malian authorities. This strategy of terror is aggravating an already catastrophic security and social situation. Having come to power through a coup, Assimi Goïta justified his seizure of power by the previous regime's inability to defeat the jihadists. Nearly five years later, his record is catastrophic, both economically (…)

The Narendra Modi government has introduced legislation to replace India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a landmark 2005 law that guaranteed 100 days of work annually to rural households. The proposed Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, would fundamentally transform the scheme from a demand-driven right into a centrally controlled programme allocated at the government's discretion. Critics warn the bill consolidates (…)

The entire international legal system was blown apart on this 3 January 2026. The US military intervention against Venezuela, the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro together with his wife, and the announcements of installing a government directed from the United States take us back to the colonial era and the rule of the strongest. Latin America has received a wound to its dignity and sovereignty that will not heal easily. The relaunch of the Monroe Doctrine with its Trump corollary (…)