Tuesday saw the release of a guide to help teachers prevent student radicalisation in France, which is set to be distributed by the Ministry of Education. Although the French secondary-school syllabus includes a “civic and moral education” module, in which issues of political extremism are discussed, until this year there has been no tangible advice for teachers on how to handle heated discussions in class, or spot worrying signs in their pupils (Germany introduced something similar in 2017). The manual has been compiled by the European Foundation for Democracy in collaboration with the Counter Extremism Project; said organisations are keen to help teachers have conversations that are based on mutual respect, rather than providing yet another way of policing at-risk youths.

Fijians head to the polls today to decide who will become the archipelago’s next prime minister. The front-running candidates are two former coup leaders, incumbent Frank Bainimarama (pictured) and Sitiveni Rabuka, who is now back in the race after being acquitted on Monday of alleged electoral offences. Fijians hope that the election will finally put an end to the military insurrections that have destabilised the nation for decades. But from across the water, two rivals are watching the outcome closely. China and Australia are both jostling for dominance in the Pacific and the nation that can establish the closest (and quickest) ties with Fiji’s new leader will earn a strategic advantage in the area.