Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment
Our lives are still defined by what happened during a few moments on that August evening more than a year ago.
Category Archives: Opinions
Will Trump run again… and win?
All bets are off in the United States where Fear, Rage, and Peril.
Tom Friedman’s tribal tantrum
Worried about the 'tribalisation' of the US? An NYT columnist has a solution for it - a military one.
In journalism, language matters
Much of the liberal Western press, consciously or unconsciously, is helping spread the gospel of white supremacy.
Biden’s actions echo Trump’s isolationism and populism
The sudden withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan shattered the image of inclusive coordination with allies.
Samos: Where Europe lost its values and moral responsibility
A new prison-like camp on the Greek island of Samos marks a dangerous turn of European migration policy.
With one simple decision, the Canadian government can save lives
Canada can help us defeat COVID-19 by temporarily lifting patent protections for vaccines.
America’s litany of lethal lies
The latest US drone strike that obliterated a family in Afghanistan was no 'mistake'. It was a heinous crime.
UK universal credit cut: ‘We don’t know how we will survive’
A 20-pound-a-week reduction in income may not mean much to some, but for us, it is a matter of life and death.
Sabina Nessa’s murder and the grievability of women’s lives
Race and class continue to determine how much public attention is paid to cases of gender-based violence.
Is NATO in crisis?
The security pact between the US, UK and Australia did not cause a rift within NATO, but it is not helping, either.
For Britons like me, British citizenship comes with conditions
In the eyes of the state, some Britons are more British than others.
Uganda’s doors will remain open to refugees
For us, welcoming refugees is not just a humanitarian decision - we know the value they can add to a host country.
The art and torture of the empire
Who cares to remember Abu Ghraib?
Election fraud allegations will erode Putin’s legitimacy
United Russia has retained a supermajority in the State Duma at the price of growing public discontent with the Kremlin.
Africa is not a monoculture, we reject the plan to make it one
Efforts to impose industrial agriculture on African countries threaten the sustainability of African food production.
Bolsonaro’s war on Brazilian democracy is not over
There is little reason to believe the far-right president will cease his attacks on the judiciary any time soon.
Are Justin Trudeau’s ‘sunny ways’ over?
Trudeau's electoral gambit failed and that might be the beginning of the end for his premiership.
West Darfur still needs humanitarian help
Humanitarian aid is being rolled back, but people there still do not have access to adequate healthcare and sanitation.
It is time to abort Texas’s abortion law – and much more
The anti-abortion legislation in Texas is an extension of homegrown American fanaticism.