Global evidence demonstrates that democracy is not a fixed model. Instead, it reflects the interplay of historical legacies, ...

Thank you for emailing me the ECOWAS Communique on the Guinea-Bissau Coup dated 27 November 2025. I was going to tell you ...

Marikana is in South Africa’s story where Gukurahundi stands in Zimbabwe’s: A defining moment that stripped away the moral ...

THERE are two habits in the current political discourse that are increasingly difficult to ignore. These are not minor ...

New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.

Dr. Jack Bratich, a professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey, characterizes the ...

Prof Udenta Udenta is a political strategist and founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). In this ...

The genocide in Gaza has ignited a host of issues, bringing to the surface topics that were long considered taboo or deliberately suppressed. Hegemonic forces ...

Political systems become polarized when internal unity within groups strengthens and the divide between them deepens. As polarization intensifies, societal tensions can grow, making it difficult to ...

Lawfare, when weaponised, can pose a double threat to democracies. Domestically, the rule of law is an integral component of the theory of liberal democracy, and it underpins the institutions and ...

Researchers from Aalto University used network theory to develop a method for measuring the impact of individuals on societal ...