Reporting the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis
How should journalists and the media cover the crisis in this region? One year after Azerbaijan’s military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian refugees who fled en masse, are trying to build their lives.
Climate, conflict, and debt keep hunger and malnutrition stubbornly high globally
The world is failing to make progress in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, with 1 in 11 people experiencing hunger in 2023 and over a quarter of the global population reducing food intake or skipping meals, according to a UN report.
Kenya’s protests happened in every major urban centre – why these spaces are explosive
What seems different in Kenya's recent protests is that they are predominantly led by young people who are urban-based and multi-ethnic.
Decolonise How? | Do we really need foreign correspondents?
‘News was freed from the shackles of media.’
“Trapped in Gaza” with Palestinian Journalist Shuruq As’ad
iMEdD spoke with award-winning Palestinian journalist Shuruq As’ad about the conditions in Gaza and how trapped press professionals are surviving.
US-China: The day after and the U.S. elections in Nov. 5
iMEdD spoke with Columbia University Political Science Professor Andrew Nathan about Democratic and Republican attitudes toward Beijing and US-China relations in the wake of the US elections.
2023: The year with the most armed conflicts since World War II
The year 2023 saw 59 armed conflicts recorded worldwide, the highest number since 1946, according to a study by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) using data from Uppsala University.
US-China: The trade war from the Chinese point of view
Western media often portrays the trade conflict between the United States and China from an American perspective. However, how are these same events depicted in Beijing? Dr. Ian Chong, Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore, speaks to iMEdD.
TikTok: US vs China and Trump in the middle
Why did Joe Biden call for a ban on a social media platform? To what extent is the national security of the US threatened by TikTok, and what would the implications of Donald Trump’s reelection be? What is the response of the Chinese company that owns TikTok to iMEdD’s inquiry?
Double tap: The tactic that could be considered a war crime
