Columns / Currents
Articles about Currents, ordered by date. 
Storms and siege
Hurricane Melissa spared Haiti a direct hit, but in a country hollowed out by gang rule and state collapse, even a glancing blow proved deadly. Report by Harold Isaac.
Deadly precedent
As Kyrgyzstan flirts with restoring the death penalty, activists warn that political expediency is trumping justice – and setting a perilous precedent for rights across the region. Report by Gabriella Jozwiak.
Up in arms
As Poland hosts a major arms fair, critics warn Europe is profiting from weapons marketed as "battle-tested" on the bodies of Gaza’s civilians. Report by Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi.
Raiding returns
As Uganda approaches the 2026 presidential elections, old patterns of armed violence and cattle raiding are resurfacing in northern Karamoja. Report by Francesco Torri.
Fear and loathing
As Trump’s deportation drive turns Chicago’s streets into hunting grounds, immigrant communities and their neighbours are banding together. Decca Muldowney reports.
Reasons to be Cheerful
Dead In The Water; Solidarity In Scotland; Shell Shocked.
Who belongs?
In Modi’s India, Bengali-speaking migrants – and even citizens – are learning that identity papers mean little when language itself can mark you as an outsider. By Kasturi Chakraborty.
Sell out
Once the rebellious voice of Zimbabwe’s streets, ZimDancehall now risks losing its soul as the regime buys off its stars to silence the beat of dissent. By Winile Ximba.
Introducing... Zarah Sultana
Suspended for defying Labour’s rightward drift, Zarah Sultana is emerging as the uncompromising new face of Britain’s left — young, principled, and unafraid to take on the establishment.
Gen Z revolution
Led by a digitally savvy generation demanding integrity and equality, Nepal’s Gen Z protesters have toppled their prime minister and ignited a new fight to remake democracy from the ground up. By Maxine Betteridge-Moes.
Hospital staff vs Milei
Defying Milei’s austerity, Argentina’s paediatric hospital workers are leading a nationwide fight to save public healthcare from collapse. By Maia Pauro.
Clothing crimes
Moroccan feminist Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar’s arrest for a satirical T-shirt exposes the peril facing free expression in a country where faith is policed and dissent is punished. By Rahila Gupta.
Disaster profits
As climate chaos deepens, South Africa’s "water mafia" profits from disaster—sabotaging relief, selling thirst, and turning catastrophe into cash. By Tsitsi Bhobo.
Briefly
Home at last; Youth revolt; Sacred mountains sullied; Bali curbs tourism; Cops unmasked; Deadly hit in Haiti.
Banditry Bill
As Brazil’s ‘Banditry Bill’ threatens to pardon Bolsonaro’s coup crimes, tens of thousands take to the streets to defend the fragile gains of their democracy. By Paula Lacey.
Survival Chic
As fears of invasion simmer, a new ‘survival chic’ trend sweeps Taiwan, where go-bags and gas masks have become the latest accessories of anxious preparedness. By Eric R Stone.
Buried in silence
Cut off from aid and buried beneath war and rain, the people of Jebel Marra – once Sudan’s last refuge – now face a new catastrophe as landslides turn their mountain sanctuary into a mass grave and the world looks away. By Eyad Hisham.
Reasons to be Cheerful
Community constitution; Embargo endorsed; Freedom at last.
Reformer to rogue
Tanzania’s first female president reverses early reforms, tightening authoritarian control ahead of elections. By Obiora Ikoku.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Storms and siege | The new nuclear arms race | January, 2026 |
| Deadly precedent | The new nuclear arms race | January, 2026 |
| Up in arms | The new nuclear arms race | January, 2026 |
| Briefly | The new nuclear arms race | January, 2026 |
| Raiding returns | The new nuclear arms race | January, 2026 |
| Fear and loathing | The new nuclear arms race | January, 2026 |
| Reasons to be Cheerful | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Who belongs? | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Sell out | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Introducing... Zarah Sultana | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Gen Z revolution | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Hospital staff vs Milei | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Clothing crimes | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Disaster profits | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Briefly | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Banditry Bill | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Survival Chic | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Buried in silence | Gaza | November, 2025 |
| Reasons to be Cheerful | The global far right | September, 2025 |
| Reformer to rogue | The global far right | September, 2025 |
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