The Kenyan UN ambassador’s Ukraine speech does not deserve praise
While Martin Kimani was right to condemn Russia, he seemed to embrace the colonial legacy in Africa.
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There will be no winners in a Ukraine war
By recognising DNR and LNR, Putin is pushing for war. But he will not emerge victorious.
The global economic system is in dire need of an overhaul
Its current structures cannot meet the challenges of the 21st century.
US gun companies are making a killing in Mexico
And the US government actively enables them.
For the Kremlin, war crimes are not mistakes but tactics
In Ukraine, Russian aggression is aimed at destabilising the country and destroying its drive towards democracy.
Why did Harvard faculty close ranks to defend an alleged abuser?
The American debate around due process for alleged harassers has become too confused.
The mission to civilise (colonial) international law
The legal architecture built to buttress the colonial world order continues to be weaponised against the dispossessed.
The UK promised to ‘shield’ us, but now we are being left behind
Without a vaccine equivalent that can protect us proactively becoming available, we cannot safely rejoin society.
A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be an international crime
Talk about geopolitics and 'spheres of influence' cover up what would be a major violation of international law.
Politicians should stop wasting time on doomed Olympic boycotts
The 'diplomatic boycott' of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will most likely have no impact on China’s domestic policies.
Elon Musk is a security risk
Like other absurdly rich, Musk wants privacy and security for the elite and control and subjugation for the poor.
Netflix’s Perfect Strangers is a breath of fresh air
Finally, a Western streaming platform releases an Arabic-language feature that does not talk about war or terror.
The AU should not be legitimising an apartheid state
Apartheid Israel should not enjoy African recognition, just as apartheid South Africa did not.
How Boric’s new social contract in Chile can succeed
By introducing principles of fiscal progressivity into its constitution, Chile can end the vicious cycle of inequality.
Why have civilians welcomed the recent coups in West Africa?
West Africans are punishing corrupt political elites by ascribing legitimacy to military juntas.
Conservative book bans are part of GOP’s fascist turn
The bans against CRT and The 1619 Project are not just conservative, but fascist in their motivations and effect.
How a Palestinian academic defeated a campaign to silence her
Shahd Abusalama's case demonstrated the precarious situation Palestinian academics face in the UK.
How AFCON proved its critics wrong
Ahead of the African Cup of Nations, racist predictions of a sporting disaster abounded. But they were all wrong.
Israel’s apartheid and the myth of the democratic Jewish state
Israel's strategy of throwing anti-Semitism accusations at those calling it an apartheid state is doomed to fail.
Canada’s capital is being held hostage by extortionists
And they will soon take over the Conservative Party as well.