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The appointment of a new prime minister in Kabul signals the Taliban's openness to dialogue.
Category Archives: Opinions
Biden’s five mistakes in Ukraine
Washington’s miscalculations in the Ukrainian conflict can have devastating consequences for the world.
Tackling poverty can start with embracing the GDP of the poor
Governments in Africa need to start paying attention to the resource that feeds the poor: nature.
How did Tina Turner become an unlikely icon in Albania?
The 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' was a symbol of strength, perseverance and freedom in Eastern Europe.
Humanitarian aid alone cannot save Lebanon
Only political stability can bring an end to Lebanon's perpetual crises.
Rishi Sunak’s proposed anti-asylum bill is dangerous
I arrived in the UK in 2010 on a rubber dinghy. If this bill was in place then, I might not be alive today.
Karnataka has shattered Modi’s aura of invincibility
Modi turned the state election into a referendum on himself. He lost. And southern India is now free of the BJP.
Why doesn’t Europe grieve deaths in the Mediterranean?
The uncomfortable reality is that to Europeans, not all lives are equal.
Africa, don’t swallow the poison pill of austerity any more
The continent's debt crisis is not of its making. And cutting back on public spending will only aggravate the problem.
How Russia tried to colonise Africa and failed
The Kremlin would have you believe Russia always engaged with Africa on anti-colonial terms. That was not the case.
Not your grandfather’s cold war
The US-China rivalry is escalating, but its dynamics are very different from the clash between the US and the USSR.
Welcome back, Salman Rushdie
The author provokes complicated emotions. But on his public return, one thing was clear: Rushdie remains undeterred.
Why Europe needs Roma to drive its economy
Roma inclusion is not only a moral imperative; ageing societies in Europe mean that it is also smart economics.
Fentanyl: The new face of the US war on the poor
The US government is trying to blame the fentanyl crisis on drug trafficking but it is a disaster of its own making.
Sudan cannot afford to reject foreign help
This is not the time to indulge in anti-humanitarian rhetoric and condemn foreign aid in the name of anti-colonialism.
The US needs to be coherent in its response to statelessness
The Biden administration should be fighting against this grave human rights violation both at home and abroad.
Putin targets Ukrainian civilians because he could in Syria
The Syrianisation of the Ukraine war is no coincidence. Russia got away with it once — and believes it will again.
G7 summit: Are Biden and Kishida climate walkers or just talkers?
Host Japan and the US are betraying their climate commitments. Unless the G7 does better, the world won't.
War is everywhere, so why are G7 leaders not investing in peace?
It’s about time we took peace more seriously.
Want to beat Trump in 2024? Learn from E Jean Carroll
Democrats need to put the tissues and tantrums away, and fight the way Carroll did, if they are to defeat Trump.