"Conflict Weekly" and "The World This Week" are two weekly publications that cover major developments relating to conflicts and global politics that happened during the week. The publications contains three to four short notes every week, in 700-800 words, looking at three questions: What happened? What is the background? What does it mean?
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Oleshky and the Russia-Ukraine War: A limited ceasefire amidst continuing conflict Advik Sunanda Mohan In the news On 23 October, the White House issued a statement that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop all military operations in the Russian-controlled Oleshky – a Ukrainian city, from 27 October. A humanitarian ceasefire for six days was agreed upon to facilitate the delivery of...
CW Explainer Africa's recurring Ebola problem: Why the DRC's latest outbreak has become so severe? And why containing it remains a challenge? Akshath Kaimal Africa is facing another Ebola epidemic. The Ebola virus was first identified in the DRC in 1976, and the country has witnessed 17 outbreaks ever since. Outbreaks have also been reported in Uganda, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra...
Expanding Protests in France: From School grievances to Social unrest Preetha Renganarayanan In the news On 17 October, Reuters reported that demonstrations over rising living costs and declining public services spread across France, drawing students, trade unions and Yellow Vest supporters. The Interior Ministry estimated more than half a million participants, while the CGT put the turnout...