IBA Global Insight - October/November 2019
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The rise and rise of national populism
Global Insight assesses the risks of the worldwide resurgence of populism and nationalism and how they can be countered
Interview: Professor Philip Alston
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights discusses the injustice of wealth inequality in the US
Hong Kong’s fight for independence
The territory has witnessed the rule of law being steadily eroded, with resulting protests unprecedented in their scale and reach
Egypt’s faltering economic revival
Despite receiving a $12bn IMF bailout, Egypt remains shackled by poverty, debt and public resentment
City limits: the quest for carbon neutrality
Global Insight looks at the role our cities have to play in achieving carbon-neutral status by 2050
Comment and analysis
No 1,067: the long wait for asylum in the United States
When Kirenia Navas Rodriguez fled political persecution in Cuba, her year-long journey saw her cross 11 countries, taking enormous risks. Now at the US-Mexico border, she is confronted with the Trump administration’s asylum policy.
Saudi's policy paradox
Mixed signals are emerging from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While appearances indicate a willingness to become more liberal, a crackdown on women activists suggests otherwise.
UK Supreme Court
The attempted prorogation of the UK Parliament at a time of national crisis opened a Pandora’s box of constitutional, democratic and rule of law issues – all of them more important than Brexit itself.
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