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January 2024 global news roundup: A big year for big elections; Japan’s annus horribilis; European agricultural protests; Geopolitical hotspots

Posted on January 31, 2024January 27, 2024 by guanyinmiao

This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (January 2024).

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December 2023 global news roundup: Global deals and the UN Security Council; Electoral and political outcomes; Socio-cultural policies and change

Posted on January 6, 2024January 27, 2024 by guanyinmiao

This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (December 2023).

Sidewalk art of voting (Photo by Phil Scroggs on Unsplash)

November 2023 global news roundup: Right-wing electoral gains; US-China relations; Israel’s destructive Gaza invasion; Political churn and demonstrations

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023 by guanyinmiao

This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (November 2023).

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October 2023 global news roundup: Global calls for Israeli ceasefire; Conservative electoral gains; Other political and geopolitical news

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by guanyinmiao

This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (October 2023).

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The arts and publishing as civic engagement and political participation in Singapore (a conversation with Alfian Sa’at and Ng Kah Gay)

Posted on October 19, 2023March 31, 2024 by guanyinmiao

With Alfian Sa’at and Ng Kah Gay, we have a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening conversation about the arts and publishing vis-à-vis civic engagement and political participation in Singapore. What does it mean to be challenged with the unfamiliar? How do we provoke more conversation and action through artistic modalities? And how do we make sense of censorship, self-censorship, and pushback, while accounting for the interdependence of individuals, society, and the state?

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