Since Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration in October 2024, Indonesia has faced repeated waves of mass protests against controversial policies centralising his power. Prabowo’s use of the military, ...

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only ...

BENGALURU: Bengaluru has seen a surge in vandalism of vehicles in recent weeks, raising concerns over social and psychological factors behind such destructive b ...

The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the ...

New PRophet study examines the public debate surrounding the introduction of online safety mechanisms First regulations are already in force in the United ...

As we examine contemporary India’s media and digital landscapes, the Frankfurt School’s warnings about manufactured consent and cultural manipulation prove remarkably prescient. The school’s ...

Nepal has seen a multiplicity of systems in the past 45 years: from a partyless absolute monarchy to a constitutional one, a parliamentary democracy and then a federal republic. But they have ...

Discovery’s latest idea may yet get people to sleep better. But it is also a good idea to be wide awake to the risks of too much surveillance.

AI, digital avatars, and simulacra no longer just help us—they are beginning to control our choices, emotions, and political decisions. What does the future look like when the state is modeled in the ...

A new study provides evidence that misophonia is linked to difficulties in adapting to emotional demands and switching thoughts. The findings point to cognitive and emotional rigidity that may ...