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Alex Gibney’s documentary Citizen K presents the story of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s rise to prominence and his eventual fall from grace. Yet, there is something amiss in this narrative of the rise and fall of the oligarch – namely, the concept of oligarch and oligarchy itself.

The political nature of impeachment makes political expediency a greater factor than any legal or even moral framework applicable.

How protectionist is the EU?

Can the newly elected president of Indonesia offer real reform, or will the election results simply reinforce Indonesian politics as usual?

Economic crisis aggravating already high inequalities, dysfunctional government and desire to move on from the order inherited from the civil war (1975–1990) are among the main reasons for the protests.

In a typical scenario in today’s humanitarian aid, expatriate managers coordinate operations from safe areas, while local partners within conflict zones deliver actual aid to beneficiaries.

There have been surprising moments when Finnish and Portuguese political histories have intersected.

In ‘Kinshasa Makambo’, director Dieudo Hamadi shows the makings of a revolution to oust Joseph Kabila in the city of Kinshasa.

In “My home, in Libya” director Martina Melilli shows the intimacies of colonialism, war and migration, amidst stories that remain untold.