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Introducing... Leo Varadkar

Will Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s new, gay Taoiseach, live up to high expectations? Richard Swift reports.

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NI 507 - Humans vs robots - November, 2017
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Introducing... Emmanuel Macron

Macron won more than twice the number of votes than he was expected to win, writes Richard Swift

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NI 506 - Brazil's soft coup - October, 2017
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Introducing... Lenin Moreno

Ecuadorians replaced one Leftist president with another

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NI 504 - The Equality Effect - July, 2017
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Introducing Carrie Lam

Hong Kong has its first woman leader and her ‘election’ is shrouded in controversy, writes Richard Swift.

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NI 503 - Homelessness - June, 2017
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Introducing Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

The former New York municipal employee became president of the problem-plagued Federal Republic of Somalia.

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NI 502 - West Papua - Freedom in sight? - May, 2017
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Introducing Adama Barrow

The new president of the Gambia promises to revive the economy, to end censorship of the media, and to leave after three years, writes Richard Swift.

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NI 501 - Populism rises again - April, 2017
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Introducing Ilhan Omar

34-year-old former Somali refugee elected to the House of Representatives.

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NI 500 - The exceptionally brave - 500th issue - March, 2017

Re-Introducing Ali Bongo Ondimba

The ‘re-election’ of Ali Bongo to a second Presidential term in Gabon is an all too familiar story for an African continent, writes Richard Swift.

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NI 498 - The coming war on China - December, 2016
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Introducing Marco Arana Zegarra

The politician seemingly came out of nowhere, writes Richard Swift.

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NI 497 - Peace in Colombia? Hope and fears - November, 2016
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Introducing Theresa May

What to expect from the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister: tough times for the environment, some elitism and clashes with Scotland. By Richard Swift.

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NI 496 - World Fiction Special - Exquisite short stories - October, 2016
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Introducing Virginia Raggi

The politician symbolizes a shot across the bow of Italy’s complacent political class, writes Richard Swift.

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NI 495 - Trade unions - rebuild, renew, resist - September, 2016

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Article title From magazine Publication date
Humans vs robots November, 2017
Brazil's soft coup October, 2017
Bad Education September, 2017
The Equality Effect July, 2017
Homelessness June, 2017
West Papua - Freedom in sight? May, 2017
Populism rises again April, 2017
The exceptionally brave - 500th issue March, 2017
African village January, 2017
The coming war on China December, 2016
Peace in Colombia? Hope and fears November, 2016
World Fiction Special - Exquisite short stories October, 2016
Trade unions - rebuild, renew, resist September, 2016
Love in the time of Ebola June, 2016
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