Central Europe's universities will fall further behind

Universities in Central-Eastern Europe are fundamentally uncompetitive in an increasingly globalised market

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Japan will move to counter China's rise

Changes to Japan's foreign and defence policy imply new security partnerships and more strategic use of aid

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South Sudan's warring parties are talking about peace, but their actions suggest a gap between rhetoric and reality

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Recent mining reforms will do little to improve competitiveness in a key sector suffering from global and domestic woes

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Facing a looming demographic crisis, China is expanding and centralising its pension system

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A disputed mayoral election reveals political fractures that have little to do with surface ideologies

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Population ageing, more part-time and non-regular workers, and technological change are fuelling inequality

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African ambitions to achieve free movement face external pressures, security concerns and technological challenges

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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are leaving the other Gulf states behind as they seek new areas for collaboration

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Cuba’s medium-to-long term energy security may depend on its ability to win the trust of foreign investors

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