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Serbia steps to the right, but still looks west

Reality Check: Serbia presidential run-off, managing migration, NATO and Afghanistan, Colombia's peace enclave, trustworthy faces.

Yesterday's run-off presidential election in Serbia saw a surprise win for the pro-Russia nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, but will this change Serbia's political direction?

The election of former ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic to the presidency may temporarily slow down Serbia's bid to join the EU, but is unlikely to mean a complete change of policy. The role of President in Serbia is largely symbolic, and he will almost certainly face a government coalition of democrats and socialists.

Nick Thorpe reports on the election and implications of a far right wing President for Serbia.

Managing migration

Martin Ruhs of the Migration Observatory looks at how different European countries manage migration in different ways, and explains why sustainable migration policies are essential politically and economically.

NATO summit in Chicago

Ending the US led mission in Afghanistan is at the top of the agenda as NATO leaders meet in Chicago. Paul Rogers analyses the withdrawal plans and the key role Pakistan will play in the future of the region.

Colombia peace enclave

How a group of farmers have created their own enclave to enable them to survive amid the local conflicts, and how you can help support them at the Colombia Peace Calling event on Friday, May 25th at the Tüwi in Vienna.

Whom do we trust?

When we say someone "looks honest" or "looks dishonest", we know what we mean, but no one can really define it. However, scientists in Warwick, England, have put together people's assessments of what looks honest or dishonest into a computer programme that can modify a face to look either "trustworthy" or "untrustworthy".

They then asked people to play a "trust" game in which they interacted with these images - and the results were clear. Appearance DOES count, and rather alarmingly, appearance even overrides factual information.

Riem Higazi talks to Dr Chris Olivola about the research and its implications for business and politics.

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