How to prevent a putsch
Most military coups are 'inside jobs' and can be prevented only by improving the overall state of a country's affairs.
Category Archives: Opinions
The key to saving youth from violent paths? Inclusive higher education
This is a generation that refuses to be silenced. Universities must empower them to realise their visions for change.
Angry, ugly Israel, where a Palestinian is branded with a Star of David
Many Israelis are repulsed, too. But unless they acknowledge their state's apartheid policies, nothing will change.
Palestine’s betting on BRICS, but is BRICS betting on Palestine?
BRICS is pushing for direct talks between Israel and Palestine. But its members don't want to alienate Israel.
Russia will struggle to salvage the Wagner empire
Prigozhin’s demise may be an attempt to show strength but the world still sees weakness.
Prigozhin’s death is good news for Ukraine
Wagner chief's sensational demise is the latest indication that the future of Putin's flailing invasion is in jeopardy.
Facebook should pay for what it did to my people, Rohingya
For six years, I have been stuck in an overcrowded refugee camp. Facebook helped create the conditions that got me here.
How Malta stole the youth of three young men
Abdalla, Amara and Kader helped authorities defuse a tense situation on a boat with asylum seekers. Their reward? Jail.
Prigozhin’s death will not fix Putin’s miscalculation
Wagner's mutiny was a symptom of intra-elite tensions which will not go away with the passing of its leader.
Trump will be jailed, the wheel has turned
It's increasingly clear. Fox News cannot save him. His family and surrogates cannot save him. And I think he knows it.
Remember that I love you most
When my father stopped breathing on August 16, I was by his side.
Sanction elites to stop Lebanon from becoming a failed state
Only coordinated US and EU sanctions may prevent Lebanese leaders from driving the country into the void.
Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0
Once again the world is in the grips of a heated US election season that could have global repercussions.
The legacy of chemical attacks and other atrocities won’t give Syria peace
Despite the normalisation efforts by Arab states, Syria will not be stabilised until there is justice for war crimes.
I saw the tarmac murder that haunts the Philippines 40 years later
Benigno Aquino Jr's killing sparked the revolt that ousted Ferdinand Marcos, the autocrat whose son now rules the nation
Forgetting the Ottoman past has done the Arabs no good
It is time Arab scholars challenge and reverse the decades-old erasure of Ottoman history in the Arab world.
AI and the tyranny of the data commons
The myth of data as a non-rival resource needs to be abandoned.
Pitch to progress: Lessons from Morocco’s Women’s World Cup success
By investing in women's football, Morocco also invested in gender equality.
Attacks on aid workers in Sudan must stop now
At least 19 aid workers have died since the conflict started in mid-April. Targeting them is illegal and inhuman.
I’m a striking Hollywood writer, and I won’t settle for scraps any more
The studios don't realise: The strike has radicalised all Hollywood writers. We'll only agree to real change.