The events in Charlottesville have once more ignited an awareness of the US's historic relationship with violent far-right extremism, unlikely to be subdued in the near future, writes GENEVIÈVE FRYDMAN.
Australian authorities foiled an elaborate plot to blow up an Etihad flight and release poisonous gas, highlighting the threat Australia-based Islamic State sympathisers, particularly radicalised individuals, pose to the country, writes Rob Attwell.
With the establishment of a new constituent assembly in Venezuela, Helena Maxwell explores how President Nicolás Maduro has further entrenched his position despite regional and international condemnation.
Even though certain international sanctions targeting Iran have been lifted since January 2016, the IRGC's involvement in strategic economic sectors continues to represent a compliance challenge for foreign investors, writes Hamish Kinnear.
Ezra Cohen discusses why politicians in Israel continue to engage in acts of corruption despite the success of legal authorities in uncovering and punishing these crimes.
Angela Merkel remains in charge, but faces four difficult years.
In the past 6 months, the Russian Central Bank (RCB) has stepped in to save two of the country's biggest banks, leading to speculation that a sector-wide crisis may be on the horizon. TOM BOUGHTON takes a closer look at the RCB's swashbuckling attempts to clean-up the sector since 2013.
While the latest alert issued by the US Embassy in Pretoria has many concerned about the terrorist threat in the country, the warning has also raised questions around South Africa's capability to counter any future threat, writes Gabrielle Reid.
Russia has justified the arrest and prosecution of several foreign nationals as a crackdownon terrorism and espionage, but critics decry them as wrongful detention, writes Saif Islam.
Despite claims by the media that the recent directive on kidnappings legalises privateransom payments to terrorist groups in the US, it seems that the policy has sidestepped the issue, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
While security officials continue to search for the perpetrators of the recent bombing of a shrine in Bangkok, the attack has brought Thailand's terrorism threats to the fore, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.
Thailand's use of forced DNA sweeps in the Deep South to combat the region's insurgency is further alienating locals and is likely to lead to more separatist-inspired terror attacks, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.