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Briefing: Beer bans and burkinis: Signs of growing authoritarianism in the new Syria?
Strategic angle: This week's ban on alcohol in Damascus has sparked a debate among Syrians about governance, personal freedoms, and community unity.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Nissan Navara Scraps Its Own Suspension Before You Buy It
Strategic angle: The reason why Australian-spec Navaras have their factory-fitted shocks removed and recycled before they even hit the road.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Egypt intensifies diplomacy as Iran war reshapes regional tensions
Strategic angle: Egypt’s recent outreach comes as countries across the region try to contain the fallout from the war, with Gulf states under attack and leaders trying to avoid a wider conflict.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: These Cars Made Similar Horsepower From Wildly Different Engines
Strategic angle: Engine size can be misleading. Here are several examples of engines from opposite ends of the size spectrum that produce similar levels of horsepower.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Privilege, criticism & VAR - life as a boxing referee
Strategic angle: Phil Edwards speaks to BBC Sport about what it's really like to be a boxing referee and whether he thinks VAR could work in the sport.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: ‘You can’t live without us’: Have fossil fuel giants gone back on their green promises?
Strategic angle: A new analysis warns that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have entered a ‘gaslighting’ phase to bolster their profits.
Editorial Staff Mar 21