The World Today

August & September 2021: Young raise their voice for change

Three hands held in the air forming fists as a form of protest

Economic inequality and social injustice have ignited a cycle of protests around the world as a new generation makes common cause to ensure their voice is being heard, writes Kevin Gillan

Rinu Oduala on how police brutality in the country led to the birth of a movement that is spreading throughout the continent

CJ Hunt applauds the toppling of statues to slave owners and colonizers but wonders where our monumental reckoning will end

A mass protest movement denouncing the sexual repression of women has heralded a Feminist Spring in the region, write Paula Drumond and Tamya Rebelo

Richard Ratcliffe next to his daughter and holding a portrait of his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for new approaches to dealing with state-sponsored hostage-taking

Covid has highlighted the need for the West to loosen its grip on global health resources, write Mishal Khan and Renzo Guinto

Joe Biden standing with two people in front of a mural

Millennials and Zoomers see a different world role for America and are starting to demand it, writes Daniel Strieff

Cheers to the ‘now’ generation

Articles

Helen Fitzwilliam describes an Iranian filmmaker’s quest to find his brother, the heroin addict

Two young women among riot police participating in a protest

Russia’s leader faces a backlash from the generation that has lost out under his rule, writes Natia Seskuria

Sophie Daud and Boris Johnson sitting at a table for an interview

Y7 leader Sophie Daud on how she got Boris Johnson to alter the G7 agenda

Capitalizing on rising demand will have long-term benefits if handled properly, writes Kopo Mapila

Leah de Haan on the need to give young people a role in the formation of policy

Samantha Potter warns of the risks posed by an orbiting junk yard

Also in this issue

Sudden moves by the government are stifling the entrepreneurial energy of young Nigerians, writes Emmanuel Adegboye

August 1, 2003: Paolo Gerbaudo on the pop platform that allowed online activism to take off

A cheerleader using a megaphone with the word 'boomer' on it

Bobby Duffy says generations aren’t as different as we think

A person holding a placard that says: 'Hate speech = Free speech'

Jo Glanville on the conflict between free speech and airing toxic views

Catherine Fieschi on moves to protect and empower the young

George Butler captures the many lives of refugees and migrants in vivid pen and ink drawings that tell the story of people on the long road to a better life

Crowds take part in the Pride parade through Budapest in 2018

EU brings members into line over fundamental rights

Cover illustration for The World Today magazine (august-september)

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A woman stands in front of a display of ammunition

Lauren Cornwall on improving the gender balance in the military sector

Will the realities of needing a functioning economy to run Afghanistan effectively be enough to temper the worst of the Taliban’s policies?

Three schoolgirls sitting in a playground

As the replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education kicks off, the British ambassador to Niger writes about the country’s need to keep girls in school