politics

Many people think of informal settlements as something that only exists in the Global South - but there are also slums in Europe. Geoscientist Monika Kuffer maps these areas all over the world, making the invisible visible

Arun Chaudhary made a name for himself as Barack Obama's ‘First Cameraman’. Today, he advises political parties in many countries on their digital strategies. A conversation about the fine line between authenticity and spectacle

For the first time in history Mexico voted for a female president. Following Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide win, the writer Gabriela Jauregui lists her demands for the new Presidenta

The artist Shirin Neshat has long been concerned with the role of women in Iran. Her work has never been as topical as it is today

Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers

Taiwan is often portrayed as a model Asian democracy by the West. But how free and open-minded is the country really? Author Li Ang on a question she’s been asking for decades

Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a “failed state”, says journalist and women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj. And it's the West’s power politics that are partly to blame