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South Africa will host the 10th BRICS Summit later this month. It’s an auspicious time for Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa to be meeting given the unpredictable and isolationist policies being pursued by US President Donald Trump. Danny Bradlow argues that the flux in global relations provides an opportunity for initiatives to emerge from the summit. He sets down what success might look like.
Two decades ago Lake Turkana in Kenya’s northern arid regions was declared a World Heritage Site for its unique wildlife breeding habitats and astonishing fossil records. But the lake and surrounding parks are under threat and have been placed on the World Heritage’s “In Danger” list. Sean Avery explains how both Ethiopia and Kenya are to blame. Ethiopia for developments on the Omo river and Kenya for failing to manage the parks properly.
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Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria
The 10th BRICS Summit will be judged by how it tackles the prevailing global political and structural challenges.
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Central Island, the breeding ground of what was once the world’s largest population of Nile Crocodile.
Sean Avery
Sean Avery, University of Leicester
Lake Turkana's status as a World Heritage Site hasn't protected it from environmental threats.
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Arts + Culture
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Claire Elder, University of Oxford
The arrest and sentencing of Somalilander Naima Qorane for publishing pro-unity poetry is just the tip of the iceberg in a state that's eager to maintain its sovereignity as a nation.
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Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University
So far, he has not given any hints that his team is hatching a parallel set of economic policies that will benefit all Americans, let alone the world economy.
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Elizabeth Boakes, UCL; David Redding, UCL
The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
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