TopicChile protests

Topic: Chile protests

Political turmoil to be the ‘new normal’ for the world in 2020, risk firm says

Iain Marlow - January 16, 2020

Verisk Maplecroft predicts ‘continued turmoil in 2020’ due to demonstrations & governments ill-prepared to address underlying social grievances.

Hong Kong to Haiti, Chile to Lebanon — what is common as world is up in arms against govts

Srijan Shukla - November 8, 2019

A brief look at the mass protests in several countries over the last few months, the common thread and the transnational trends at play.

Why Chile is on the boil and had to call off global trade and climate summits

Revathi Krishnan - October 31, 2019

After violent clashes between police & protesters in Santiago, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said Chile won't host upcoming APEC & COP25 summits.

Iraq to Chile, protests across the globe have one thing in common

Rosalind Mathieson - October 30, 2019

As protests go, those across the world are resulting in street rallies, violent clashes with police, damage to public property, etc. But there's one significant difference.

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Why worry about water or jobs? In New Bharat, everybody wants to be an influencer

Shruti Vyas - August 2, 2025

In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.