Jerusalem’s Palestinians need more than Arab condemnations
Jerusalemites face occupation and apartheid. No amount of strongly worded statements and money pledges can help them.
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Can EU-Russia relations be repaired post-Putin?
Putin’s decision-making has set Russia down a path that any successor would find difficult to turn from.
Hollywood needs diversity behind the camera as well
Without representation behind the screen, diversity on it won’t move beyond symbolism, as 2023’s Oscar nominees show.
Kagame’s achievements should not blind us to his tyranny
Rwanda’s president is not a ‘pioneer’ worthy of ‘adulation’.
US foreign policy reduced to an afterthought
Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech skipped foreign policy for a reason.
For Palestine, justice is not a question of law
As we work towards Palestinian liberation, we should not forget international law itself is a form of imperial violence.
Zimbabwe is losing doctors, teachers to British hypocrisy
Instead of addressing the concerns of NHS workers and teachers, Britain is plundering talent from Zimbabwe.
When calamities strike, it is the poor who bear the brunt
Too often ‘recovery efforts’ and aid do not reach those who need them the most.
The world is falling behind on early childhood education
This is putting many children – especially among the poor – at a serious disadvantage.
Why some EU countries in the east are still pro-Russia
Despite recent memories of Russian aggression, some Eastern European states still fall for Russian disinformation.