The World Today Russia: Twenty Years On It has been two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, but for those who witnessed the drama of 1991, memories remain vivid. Waking on August 19 to hear the news of the coup against Mikhail Gorbachev; driving down Gorky Street as columns of tanks descended on the Kremlin; talking to the tank crews and hearing from nervous conscripts that they had live ammunition in their weapons and were prepared to use it. For three anxious days the fate of Europe and the world was fought over on the streets of Moscow
The World Today Global Health: Tackling An Historic Foe Malaria is hitting the headlines again, with positive stories of a drop in malaria deaths and the promise of a potential first vaccine appearing alongside warnings of drug and insecticide resistance growing internationally.
The World Today Global Health: FILM: Contagion Which spreads faster, the deadly virus, or the panic that surrounds it?
The World Today China: China's Rhetoric Of Peace In seemingly yet another attempt to emphasise the benign nature of China’s rise, the Information Office of the State Council released a white paper entitled ‘China’s Peaceful Development’ in September this year, six years after a similar paper entitled ‘China’s Peaceful Development Road’ was published in 2005.
The World Today Africa: Threats Of The Sea Piracy is big business, and will be crushed by economic means.
The World Today Africa: En Route To Recovery? ‘Restoration’ appears to be the leitmotiv of the administration under former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), now president of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara.
The World Today Russia: Batman Returns The year is 2024. The world’s economic prospects have perked up a bit since the collapse of the euro. The Germans are happily spending deutschmarks again; the Greeks are back with the drachma. Almost all of the leaders in power from a decade earlier have been swept away - Angela Merkel, David Cameron, and Nick Clegg (remember him?). Even Silvio Berlusconi has reluctantly accepted retirement. Italy’s former premier now spends his days in his Sardinian villa with a group of showgirls.
