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Iran has more options up its sleeve than Trump and Netanyahu assume

12 February 2026 @ 2:56 pm

As Israel attempts to push the US into war with Iran, it’s worth considering how Tehran could retaliate

Inside the summit uniting the world’s most successful far-right activists

11 February 2026 @ 12:17 pm

In Brussels, the far right blamed the left for attacking democracy. The Epstein files told a very different story.

Special Issue: The World of Fluid Technology and Moving People

9 February 2026 @ 9:02 am

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Nothing about us, without us: Reclaiming power in an age of border technology

6 February 2026 @ 5:40 pm

People-on-the-move met to discuss how tech is shaping movement, borders and power. This is what they think must happen

Life beyond the stats: The refugees reclaiming their stories

6 February 2026 @ 4:29 pm

Our lives are often reduced to numbers, our stories told without our consent. I wanted to change that

Healing beyond borders: Digital mental health support for refugees

6 February 2026 @ 11:18 am

Looking around a refugee camp in Somaliland, I saw silent mental health battles everywhere. So I decided to help

A broken lifeline: Fixing humanitarian aid’s missing link

6 February 2026 @ 11:05 am

Refugees need phones to contact absent loved ones, for education, work, and healing. What happens when they break?

Fake visas and complex databases: Tech’s role in exploiting migrant workers

6 February 2026 @ 10:43 am

From Saudi Arabia to Nepal and the UK, vulnerable workers are exploited due to a lack of digital and financial literacy

Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing

6 February 2026 @ 10:20 am

In the West Bank, we are the unwilling test subjects for digital advancements in methods of population control

A start-up says it can ‘end rape’. Read the fine print

3 February 2026 @ 11:02 am

A year ago, I started investigating a start-up wanting to end rape on campus. What I’ve learnt shocked me