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In the wake of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a strategically important region. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan have long since rediscovered their identity and historical roots since the end of the Soviet Union. What are the differences and similarities between these Central Asian countries, little known to the West?

Central Asia, a Global Crossroads

In the wake of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a strategically important region.

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The fishing sector has not escaped globalisation and industrialisation. Fish from all oceans find their way onto our plates, but this has consequences for biodiversity and the depletion of fish stocks. To better understand what is happening in our oceans, we go on a world tour of fishing.

Globalised Fishing

To better understand what is happening in our oceans, we go on a world tour of fishing.

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

Football Power Play

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa has still not overcome its many problems: Endemic violence, economic and racial inequalities, state corruption. However, the rainbow nation has a lot to offer: tourism, natural resources and a leadership role on the African continent.

South Africa and its Demons

An overview of women’s rights around the world from the right to vote, access to education and abortion rights.

A Women's World

The largest democracy in the world is a patchwork of languages, ethnicities and religions bound together in a secular state.  But Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, in power since 2014, seems to imperil this delicate balance.

Modi's India

The country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was once known as Happy Arabia, a wealthy, fertile land which was the home of the Queen of Sheba in ancient times. Today Yemen is in blighted by a long-running civil war due to a complex past and present.

Yemen: A Complex History

Today Yemen is blighted by a long-running civil war due to a complex past and present.

The United Arab Emirates seems to appear from nowhere in the Arabian desert and before the discovery of oil in the 1960s, the impressive skylines of Dubai and Abu Dhabi were unimaginable. Today the UAE has a unique outlook in the Middle East with a diversified economy that bridges East and West.

The Emirates – Creating Their Own Path

The UAE has a unique outlook in the Middle East with a diversified economy that bridges East and West.

Announced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, often called the new silk road, is a huge infrastructure project linking China with Europe and the rest of the world. The aim: to place China at the centre of globalised economy.

China: New Silk Roads

Announced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, often called the new silk road, is a huge infrastructure project linking China with Europe.

Putin and Erdogan: Black Sea Guardians

The Black Sea bring together two powerful leaders in the region: Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Erdogan. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the completion of the Turkstream pipeline in 2020 have bolstered the sea’s strategic importance for both nations.

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