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Category Archives: Opinions
El Salvador’s war on itself: The siege of Soyapango
The world's 'coolest dictator' seems delighted about blockading his own people. That shouldn't surprise anyone.
FIFA World Cup: Palestine 1 – Israel 0
How Palestine won Qatar 2022 without even playing in it.
China, the US and a new scramble for the Gulf
Washington won't want to share its sphere of influence. But new Gulf leaders and Xi Jinping have other ideas.
China’s protests are a warning to Xi Jinping from the youth
The protests show how Xi's over-centralisation is exposing the CCP to public anger unseen since Tiananmen Square.
Pandemics radicalise and the COVID-19 outbreak is no exception
Over the past three years, regressive, far-right politics has gained ground, but so has progressive radical action.
I exposed Nazis — I know it’s time to call out Trump
Trump's meeting with open anti-Semites should disqualify him from the 2024 race. That it won't reflects on the GOP.
No winners in the tragicomic colonial blame game
From Meloni to Putin, the leaders decrying the neo-imperialist exploitation of Africa don't really care about Africans.
How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years
The extraordinary mortality rates in India between 1880 to 1920 were no accident.
In America, racism is in the water
Lack of access to clean water has caused immense suffering and loss to Black communities well beyond drowning deaths.
How the EU can help save Indigenous lives and the Amazon
Brussels's new deforestation legislation should include a ban on products linked to violence against Indigenous people.
For Canadian universities, the Palestinian is the ‘toxic other’
Canadian universities are actively expelling the Palestinian critique from their halls of academe.
Can Kenya emerge as a role model on refugees?
Its new law - if implemented well - could improve access to education, work and movement for half a million refugees.
How Joe Biden suckered Europe
Boxed in, the European Union is failing the test of the war in Ukraine.
Bad news: Headlines are indeed getting more negative and angrier
New research shows that right-leaning media outlets tend to be more negative and angry. But the left peddles fear, too.
Why Ukraine should not accept Bosnia-style peace
The Dayton Accords made Bosnia a dysfunctional state. Ukraine should resist pressure for a similar flawed peace deal.
Between Russia and the EU: Serbia’s balancing act is failing
Belgrade's neutral position on the war in Ukraine is becoming increasingly untenable.
Just another dead Palestinian
This past Monday morning, Israel killed Mahmoud al-Saadi on his way to school. We should not forget him and how he died.
It’s high time to defuse the military carbon bomb
We cannot tackle climate change, and save our collective future, while increasing military spending.
Scottish independence debate returns from the courts to politics
Wednesday's Supreme Court decision will not be the end of the movement towards Scottish independence.