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Russian interference was one of the key stories of the 2016 US Presidential election. Now, as voters in France, Germany and the Netherlands head to the polls in 2017, officials fear that the Kremlin will sway these three key elections with hacks and fake news.
As Richard Maher writes, if Russia is allowed to intefere, it could represent one of the greatest threats to an already reeling European continent.
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Members of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s team have accused Russia of hacking the campaign.
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Richard Maher, European University Institute
Russia could undermine the idea of a shared European reality and sway three elections key to the future of the bloc.
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Politics + Society
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Lianboi Vaiphei, University of Delhi
In Nagaland, a northeastern state in India, the push to implement a law giving women more representation in local politics has triggered a violent backlash.
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Janjira Sombatpoonsiri, Thammasat University
Calls for civil resistance against the rise of right-wing populism have emerged. But political activism is more than taking to the streets.
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Environment + Energy
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Michael Samways, Stellenbosch University
Small animals are the fabric of the world around us. Without them everything would crumble.
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Business + Economy
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Colin Hawes, University of Technology Sydney
The public debate about Chinese corporations investing in Australia is spurred by several misleading ideas about the control of the Chinese government and its intervention with private businesses.
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