Macron’s win showed France is internationalist, outward looking, pro-EU and free market-oriented; Le Pen’s rise revealed that it’s also nationalist, protectionist, anti-EU and suspicious of outsiders.
Too many able-bodied Paraguayans are underemployed, fuelling frustration and entrenching inequality.
What we need now is unblinkered analysis and coordinated progressive political action beyond the extreme centre at both the national and international levels.
There’s truth in the analysis that the rise of right-wing populism is a response to the failures of globalisation. But is it the only response?
Research shows that technology disrupts economies of scale, turning megacities’ huge populations from strength to liability. To survive, megacities, like companies, must adapt.
If we want any future for wild populations of the numerous species traded for pets, exhibits and use in medicines, drastic action is needed to control their international and domestic trade.
Trump’s encouragement of Duterte suggests that US pressure on regimes around the world to uphold civil liberties may have become a thing of the past.
Gold is both a blessing and a curse for rural Niger.
Antarctica hangs in the balance. Five cities have the chance of securing the future of this fragile continent.
The Conversation Global asked scholars from around the world what they thought of Emmanuel Macron’s victory, and what means for their country.
