The Syrian Democratic Forces are losing ground, but not diplomatic influence.
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Dara Conduit, Deakin University
Although the uprising in Syria will mark its sixth anniversary this month, the Syrian war has far from run its course.
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Health + Medicine
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Fanny Chabrol, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)
Viral hepatitis sheds light on key challenges faced by health system in Africa and how social and culture factors can help in prevention.
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Arts + Culture
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Stefan Huebner, National University of Singapore
Since the 1970s, several Asian countries, such as China, Japan, and South Korea, have strongly increased their influence in the Olympic movement.
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Politics + Society
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Niro Kandasamy, University of Melbourne
The Sri Lankan government has made little progress in providing accountability for wartime abuses.
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Business + Economy
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Astrid R.N. Haas, International Growth Centre
In the 1980's Uganda was one of the largest coffee exporters in the world, far ahead of Vietnam which hardly exported any. Now the tables have turned raising interesting comparative questions.
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Environment + Energy
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Tatsujiro Suzuki, Nagasaki University
Nuclear power was a cornerstone of Japan's energy strategy for decades, until the Fukushima disaster. The current government wants to keep some nuclear reactors open, but has lost public support.
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