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Category Archives: Opinions
Dobbs, glass houses and international law
By allowing states to ban abortion, Supreme Court has staked a position that runs afoul of the US’s treaty obligations.
Shinzo Abe may be gone but his legacy lives on
The success of Abe's LDP in Sunday's election signals the former PM's vision for a proactive Japan may soon be realised.
The Masochist in Chief: Biden, Israel and the Middle East
Why is the US president so eager to take abuse from a tiny client state?
US: murder of Jayland Walker was indeed ‘routine’ police practice
Two years after the police murder of George Floyd, racialised police brutality is still tragically ordinary in America.
The US probe into Abu Akleh’s death: Accessories to murder
Predictably, the US investigation on the origin of the bullet that killed the journalist turned out to be inconclusive.
It is now Africa’s turn to send ‘democracy experts’ to the West
As Africans, we should realise that it is now our turn to support the British people's aspirations for democracy.
Boris Johnson’s exit is a sign that the system is functioning
A feature of a working constitution is that repugnant things can be spat out by the body politic.
Why the world should pay attention to unrest in Karakalpakstan
The Uzbek government's clampdown on protests in Karakalpakstan can have significant consequences for the wider region.
UK contaminated blood inquiry: Finally getting answers for my dad
Three decades after his death, some of those responsible for infecting my father with HIV are finally telling the truth.
This Fourth of July, I am not ‘proud to be an American’
And I never should have been.
Starmer’s anti-strike stance will not carry Labour to government
By not supporting strikes, UK's Labour has driven a knife into the backs of the people upon whom the party is built.
The UK’s new Bill of Rights is a Tory PR exercise
After the new bill is passed, the United Kingdom will still be under the jurisdiction of the ECHR.
Today, we need hope. But where to find it?
Amid all the madness, ugliness and rage engulfing the world, humanity and hope exist.
Corruption: Africa’s undeclared pandemic
Corruption is preventing states across the continent from delivering the most basic services to their citizens.
The West needs to codify Russia sanctions before it is too late
The Ukraine war is far from over, but Western solidarity against Russia and support for sanctions may soon falter.
President Road Rage
If you needed further proof of the threat Trump poses, the Tuesday hearing of the January 6 committee was must-see TV.
The El Salvador diaries: A day in the life of a never-ending war
A short visit to the auspiciously named San Salvador neighbourhood, '10 de Octubre'.
Independence for Scotland is not an exclusively Scottish issue
Thats why the demand for another referendum has sparked a debate about what kind of country the UK truly is.
The Global South has the power to force radical climate action
After all, Western economies - and their economic growth - depend utterly on labour and resources from the South.