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The Economics of Education

It can be difficult to gauge the balance between making university places accessible but also maintaining their value – here’s how Singapore does it University degrees are a strange commodity. [...]

A Mysterious Coup

The Maldives’ Former President is Not About to Go Quietly In the European mind, the Maldives is a tranquil island paradise of exotic settlements and sun-kissed beaches. In February 2012, [...]

Sex Selective Abortions in India

There is an old folk song from Uttar Pradesh, India, which beseeches God to protect the supplicant from a monumental injustice. The mournful tune goes, “O, God, I beg of [...]

A New Front

The emergence of Boko Haram reflects the internal failures of Nigeria’s government

Arab Shift

The Arab Spring uprisings have triggered notable shifts throughout republican Arab states. The story in the Gulf monarchies, however, is starkly different. The Gulf Monarchies are, for the most part, [...]

A Troubled Democracy

Politicians and advocates frequently criticise the state for treating Arabs as “second-class citizens.”