upsurge

It’s a dispiriting irony that just when the world needs more internationalism to address climate change, economic inequality and pandemics, among other devastating realities, it’s also experiencing an upsurge in nationalism propagated by the sovereignistas.

But an upsurge of attacks this year by herdsmen on farmers has left at least hundreds of Nigerian Christians dead.

Turks and Caicos is not alone in experiencing an upsurge in gang violence in recent years.

More and more property listings are offering a passport too – and political and social volatility in the US is said to be fuelling an upsurge in interest.

There have been previous upsurges of mass protest.