POLITICAL polarisation at a global level is worming itself into the governance fabric of institutions. Institutions are being immobilised by political polarisation at both elite and mass levels.

IN THE aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, much blame was heaped on social media for fuelling partisan rancour. Even Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, considered the idea that social ...

Stakeholders at the 2026 World Understanding and Peace Day (WUPD) have called for deliberate action to bridge widening social ...

Intelligence polarisation occurs when different power centres develop in an intelligence apparatus. The process of emergence of these centres is a function of many factors: political, administrative ...

LONDON, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rising political polarisation is associated with increased political violence and unpredictable oscillations in government policies, according to the latest ...

New research shows that voters’ negative sentiments towards political opponents have intensified, while their emotional attachment to their own political group has grown stronger. An increasing number ...

Merriam-Webster has chosen “polarisation” as its Word of the Year for 2024, reflecting the deepening divisions in society, particularly in the United States. The term, which denotes a shift towards ...

The war in Ukraine has ushered in a quasi-Cold War symbolised by an increased militarisation of the nation-states. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) notes a rise in global ...

COVID-19 has unleashed a new wave of democratic erosion across South and Southeast Asia. In India, the government arrested activists who protested against a discriminatory citizenship law and in ...