Tanzania’s Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land – the tactics the government uses: Tanzania has a long and troubling history of evicting communities from their lands. This has happened under the guise of expanding protected conservation areas, which make up over 40% of its territory. In recent years, the Maasai of the Ngorongoro …
Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the US election: The White House’s recent exposure of Russian attempts to influence this year’s US presidential election will come as little surprise to anyone who followed disinformation tactics during the last US election. During the 2020 campaign, the Kremlin used its state-sponsored media outlets, …
Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers: Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting …
Just Stop Oil attack the Rokeby Venus: how the group is using the suffragettes’ disruptive tactics to shape public opinion: Two Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass on the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez at the National Gallery in London. This, you might be surprised to hear, is not the first time this …
Berlin blockade 75 years on: how Russian occupation tactics in Ukraine echo Soviet actions in East Germany: A Soviet blockade of the three western sectors of Berlin started on June 24 1948. At that point, the city, like the rest of Germany, was split into areas of Russian, British, US and French control as part …
The ‘truther playbook’: tactics that explain vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr’s presidential momentum: While incumbent Joe Biden is the favoured Democratic pick for the 2024 US presidential nomination, another more controversial candidate is gaining popular support in the polls. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a self-described vaccine sceptic, announced his candidacy to run for president as …
Emmanuel Macron: a French president whose populist tactics are derailing his own career: EPA/Thibaud Moritz French president Emmanuel Macron is facing a political crisis unprecedented in contemporary times. Pierre Rosanvallon, one of the country’s most influential political theorists (and a man known for his moderation), said that France is currently “going through its most serious …
What Is Negative SEO? Understanding The Tactics Used To Sabotage Your Search Rankings: I. Introduction: Negative SEO is the practice of using unethical and malicious tactics to harm a competitor’s website’s search engine rankings. This can involve actions such as building bad backlinks, hacking a website, stealing content, and creating fake social media accounts. It …
Manchester United: the business tactics that could lead to a record multi-billion-pound sale: Red Devils. iLongLoveKing/Shutterstock It seems that another item can now be added to the long list of things that are getting more expensive: football clubs. The bids coming in to buy Manchester United, reportedly in the region of £4.5bn (the owners are …
Why diversity tactics in the creative industries continue to fall short: Angelina Bambina/Shutterstock There are fundamental shortcomings in how “diversity” is conceived and practised in cultural institutions. The problem may be that the term itself undermines the complexities of the different and intersecting inequalities. That was the key finding of my latest research which also …
Ukraine recap: Russia’s ‘modern siege tactics’ fail to break the people’s will to resist: First, let’s clear up some unfinished business from last week. We reported here that Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, had been talking up the idea that Ukraine was planning to use a “dirty bomb” and specified a couple of facilities which …
Crimea: Ukraine uses new tactics to attempt to take back strategic territory from Russia: Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly replaced the commander of his Black Sea fleet just three days after an attack on the Russian Saki airbase in Crimea, as Ukraine’s military strategy shifts towards regaining territory in the south, and especially Crimea. …
The tactics Tory rebels could use to derail Boris Johnson: Boris Johnson is keen to move on from the confidence vote that, while showing a victory on paper for him, reveals an extremely divided Conservative Party. Choppy waters lie ahead for the prime minister and his government, whose ambitious legislative agenda is now threatened by …
Champions League final 2022: the economic tactics that drive Liverpool and Real Madrid: Liverpool against Real Madrid in the Champions League final is a fixture for football fans to savour – two giants battling it out for one of the most prized trophies in the game. And regardless of the result, some will also see …
Ukraine war: how Russian denial of civilian casualties follows tactics used in Syria: US president Joe Biden has labelled Russian president Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the way the war in Ukraine is being carried out. Experts collating the numbers of casualties in Ukraine report that Russia is failing to acknowledge it has killed …
‘Very sneaky tactics’: we asked gamers how they feel about monetisation in digital gaming: bang ridus/Shutterstock More than 40% of the world’s population play video games. But besides being entertaining, digital games are a product. The need to bring in money from players is integral to game design. A popular method of monetising games is …
Newcastle United: buying a football club can still be lucrative – with the right business tactics: Shutterstock/Michael715 Many Newcastle United fans cheered the announcement on October 7 that their club had finally been sold for £305 million. The sale, to a consortium headed up by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, adds to a long list …
South Africa in the news: Kirwan questions Springboks’ tactics honouring ‘spirit of the game’: Kiwi rugby icon Sir John Kirwan has slammed South Africa’s tactics after last weekend’s centenary match against the All Blacks, saying it wasn’t in the be …: “South Africa” – BingNews Nigeria’s e-security ranks top 50 globally, best in Africa ? …