We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail (Thomas Piketty, The Guardian)

http://www.other-news.info/2016/11/we-must-rethink-globalization-or-trumpism-will-prevail/

Afghanistan's corruption epidemic is wasting billions in aid (Adam Smith, The Guardian, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/afghanistan-s-corruption-epidemic-is-wasting-billions-in-aid/n/20265

Victory in the Mosul offensive will not solve Iraq’s problems (Ranj Alaaldin, The Guardian, Brookings)

After years of training and preparation, the operation to liberate Mosul, the last remaining stronghold of Isis in Iraq, has begun. Over the coming weeks, if not months, the western-led coalition both on the ground and in the skies will almost certainly signal the end of Isis’s control of territory in Iraq and will be the death knell of the so-called caliphate.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/17/victory-isis-iraq-offensive-mosul?CMP=share_btn_tw

Threat of marriage hangs over young Malian refugee girls in Mauritania (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/10/threat-of-marriage-young-malian-refugee-girls-mauritania-mbera-camp

Paul Ryan beats outsider 'mini-Donald Trump' challenger in Wisconsin primary (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/10/paul-ryan-beats-mini-donald-trump-challenger-in-wisconsin-primary

Brexit, Trump: the trouble with claiming we’re in a post-truth era (Steve Richards, The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/10/brexit-trump-trouble-with-claiming-post-truth-era

How wartime Britons were easily persuaded by the propagandists (Roy Greenslade, The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/aug/10/how-wartime-britons-were-easily-persuaded-by-the-propagandists

Why is Russia so distrustful of Pokémon Go? (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/why-is-russia-so-distrustful-of-pokemon-go

The problem with Europe is the euro (Joseph Stiglitz, The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/aug/10/joseph-stiglitz-the-problem-with-europe-is-the-euro

The Nauru files: cache of 2,000 leaked reports reveal scale of abuse of children in Australian offshore detention (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/10/the-nauru-files-2000-leaked-reports-reveal-scale-of-abuse-of-children-in-australian-offshore-detention

Former Save the Children workers say Nauru files 'just the tip of the iceberg' (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/aug/10/former-save-the-children-workers-say-nauru-files-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg

Liberal MP appeals to 'people of conscience' after release of Nauru files (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/aug/10/liberal-mp-russell-broadbent-appeals-to-people-of-conscience-after-release-of-nauru-files

The Nauru files are raw evidence of torture. Can we look away? (David Marr, The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/10/the-nauru-files-are-raw-evidence-of-torture-can-we-look-away

Brazil senate votes to hold Dilma Rousseff impeachment trial (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/brazil-senate-votes-hold-dilma-rousseff-impeachment-trial

Saudi Arabia close to deal to buy $1.15bn worth of military equipment from US (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/saudi-arabia-close-to-deal-to-buy-115bn-worth-of-military-equipment-from-us

Syrian refugees find a welcome and some familiar fragility in Mali (The Guardian)

Despite its poverty and security problems, Mali has provided a haven for some fleeing Syria’s civil war

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jun/01/syrian-refugees-welcome-mali-poverty-security?CMP=twt_gu

'The crisis in South Sudan can’t be solved with more money. We need peace' (IOM, The Guardian)

Humanitarian funding for South Sudan has collapsed, according to Unicef. NGOs and aid agencies share their outlooks for the country

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