Understanding politics across borders and divides
Published: October 20, 2026 A student-led protest movement over school conditions in France merged on October 17 with a wider revolt over living costs, and the largest day of mobilization so far ended in rioting, looting and arson in Paris and other cities. The movement began in mid-September over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and the … Read more
Published: July 28, 2026 India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned on 25 July and took responsibility for the leak of the national medical entrance exam, ending two months of youth-led protests that had occupied central Delhi and turned violent the week before. Within hours the movement that forced him out, the satirical Cockroach Janta Party, … Read more
Published: July 23, 2026 Overview Serbia reaches mid-2026 at a genuine turning point, with the man who has dominated its politics for over a decade pledging to step aside. After 18 months of student-led protests, President Aleksandar Vucic announced in late June that he would resign within weeks and call early presidential and parliamentary elections. … Read more
Published: July 23, 2026 Overview Georgia enters 2026 in the deepest political crisis of its post-Soviet history, split between a governing party consolidating power and a street movement that has not gone home since late 2024. The ruling Georgian Dream party has effectively frozen the country’s European Union accession bid until at least 2028, … Read more
Published: July 19, 2026 Tanzania has moved to shut down protest before it can start. Police announced on July 9 that they had arrested 130 people for “inciting criminal acts,” part of a crackdown that followed a nationwide ban on political rallies. Heavy security deployments then prevented the demonstrations that activists had called for July … Read more