Riyadh will manage tribal marginalisation backlash

The killing of a Huwaitat tribesman resisting eviction for the Neom megaproject highlights deeper trends

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Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has fallen disproportionately on women

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Before the pandemic hit, people had been organising and holding protests globally against gender violence

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The government’s COVID-19 containment policy faces serious hurdles

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Slovenian politics is polarising, as nationalist conservatives and neo-socialists threaten liberal parties' monopoly

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Social liberalisation continues apace, with little sign of pushback

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Increased religious influences on state and society are controversial but seem to be creating a ‘new normal’

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An uptick in US life expectancy does not signal an end to the 'deaths of despair'; the economic cost will only grow

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Government moves on domestic violence are welcome but will not be enough to eliminate a problem with deep social roots

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Elections in Emilia Romagna on January 26 will be a vital test for the survival of Italy's government

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