Germany’s anti-Palestinianism is escalating
It is high time Germany stops conflating Palestinian activism with anti-Semitism in an attempt to atone for its past.
Category Archives: Opinions
Why are most US historians against Critical Race Theory?
Most of my colleagues appear determined to protect a version of our national history shaped by white supremacy.
Artificial intelligence without borders
The US border-industrial complex has joined the AI game.
South Africa is failing, and it’s failing Zimbabwe, too
South Africa is struggling to provide for its people and fulfil its longstanding commitments to its neighbours.
Why blowing up Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam is a war crime
International law is clear, but sadly, so is a 500-year-old history of dam explosions as acts of war by all powers.
(Mis)understanding and (mis)managing the Sudanese crisis
African Union's peacemaking efforts in Sudan are doomed to failure if it does not change its approach to the conflict.
Canadian democracy is on edge — and China isn’t to blame
Chinese interference fears have gripped Ottawa. But appearing before House committees recently, I saw bigger worries
The Middle East: Goodbye America, hello China?
The US is losing ground in the region and it has only itself to blame.
Kazakhstan is a bridge between the North, South, East and West
As a host of the Astana International Forum, the country hopes to re-energise global cooperation and multilateralism.
Russia faces a new neighbourhood threat: China
Moscow's Ukraine struggles and neocolonialism have made its former partners in Central Asia turn to Beijing.
In Somalia, the rains have come but the crisis is far from over
Somalia needs urgent humanitarian aid and long-term climate financing to ensure the wellbeing of its children.
Sanctions on Russia may not be working, we now know why
European businesses and third countries are actively circumventing sanctions, providing Russia with critical goods.
Brazil’s Lula is right on global politics and wrong on Ukraine
The Brazilian president should support Ukraine; this would be an expression of the South-South solidarity he's pursuing.
‘King’ Modi’s sceptre and the wrestlers without rights
In the state that Modi is building, no one – not even Hindus he claims to speak for – will have rights. Or a voice.
Change is coming to Capitol Hill and Israel won’t like it
A recent event marking the Nakba at the US Congress shows Palestinians can no longer be silenced in Washington.
Why ‘white’ supremacists are not always white
Black and brown men committing white supremacist crimes in America should not surprise anyone.
A post-pandemic homage to Catalonia
Barcelona, for me, represented an illusion of permanence - until it was fully undone by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tories can never be true friends of Palestine
Palestinian liberation is, at its core, a leftist struggle.
What we need now from the leadership of COP28
Countless lives can be saved by putting national interests aside and spearheading a fossil fuel phase-out at COP28.
Justice for child sex abuse should not depend on postcodes
The statute of limitations on prosecuting child sexual abuse makes children’s rights a postcode lottery.