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Opinion| US shifts away from Middle East in favour of China
Over the years, the United States has changed its strategy in the…
Opinion| Saudi Women Achieve: A Story of Progress
As a young Saudi woman, I am proud to say that the…
Military coups in Africa: here’s what determines a return to civilian rule
Francophone west Africa now accounts for approximately two-thirds of all military coups…
Two years after Taliban takeover: Why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond
The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated…
Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis
Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want…
Opinion| The Egyptian economy and the way out
As Egypt continues to grapple with a deepening economic crisis, it is…
Opinion| IMF sounds alarm about grain crisis
Once again, a grain crisis hit the world as Russia refused to…
Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century
Imagine that we’ve all – all of us, all of society –…
America is on the brink of another civil war, this one fuelled by Donald Trump
The indictment of former United States president Donald Trump on charges he…
‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop
Knowledge of self comes from this tradition, beginning roughly a century ago,…