Foreign interference in the Palestinian elections
Several foreign players are seeking to influence the outcome of the Palestinian elections.
Category Archives: Opinions
Thanks to vaccines, this Newroz we have reason to be hopeful
The incredible vaccine rollout taking place across the UK has given us reason to be hopeful.
Shamima Begum and the conditionality of British citizenship
The decision to revoke Begum’s citizenship demonstrated how racialised bodies are always in a limbo state in Britain.
Sarah Everard’s murder: No justice for us without radical change
The government has shown time and again that it will not lead that change, so we must.
Israel’s upcoming election: Where did the occupation go?
On the eve of its fourth election in two years, Israel is still not talking about the issues that really matter.
The US and China: Avoiding a meltdown
The Biden administration is preparing for a Pivot to Asia 2.0, but there is little it can do to stop China rising.
Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy in China’s shadow
A large shipment of a Chinese vaccine has helped Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić improve his political fortunes.
Lebanon needs an aid paradigm shift
To avert a catastrophe in Lebanon, foreign donors need to change how they deliver aid to the country.
There is a long road ahead for Arab journalists and free speech
Since the Arab Spring, the media has been muzzled, but independent voices and a new US president offer hope.
The murder of Sarah Everard and the shadow pandemic
Safe spaces for women are shrinking, but increased policing will not solve the problem.
Baghdad: A solitary walk through a crime scene
Poverty, fear and securitisation reign over Baghdad's once-thriving downtown.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have not always been foes
The Saudi-Iranian competition for regional hegemony has been wrongly interpreted as a Sunni-Shia rivalry.
For ‘love’: charity-washing colonialism, fascism and genocide
From India to Israel, the 'non-profit industrial complex' is serving to enforce deeply-rooted structures of domination.
Trump, not ‘the liberal media’, is dividing the Republican Party
The GOP is still the party of Trump, and no matter how Republicans spin it, Trump is holding it hostage.
Pandemic reflections on a year of being still
Last year, the pandemic put a stop to my itinerant life, perhaps for the better.
Senegal: Impunity for Macky Sall’s regime must end
A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes.
Political quotas and ethnic engineering in the Western Balkans
Measures implemented to protect vulnerable ethnic groups are increasingly abused in Bosnia and Kosovo.
Ending Pakistan’s epidemic of enforced disappearances
Thousands of Pakistan’s Baloch have been abducted by security forces. Will PM Imran Khan act to find our loved ones?
To close its labour gender gap, India must address its data gap
Without data on the specific needs of female workers, India cannot address the pandemic's impact on its labour force.
Mozambican journalists’ lives are on the line in Cabo Delgado
The AU has stood by as Mozambique violently represses journalists covering the violence in the north.