It’s time to put humanity before nationalism
Nine years ago, my teacher asked our class a simple yet profound question: What is the world’s largest religion? A room full of over-enthusiastic teenagers erupted with answers, some said Christianity, others...
Israel seeks to bypass Palestinian leaders yet again
One of the defining features of colonial regimes is a strategy of divide and rule. Successive Israeli governments have repeatedly resorted to this tactic to undermine Palestinian unity and erase any semblance...
Netanyahu’s inconsequential visit to Washington
It might have been naive to believe that the meeting in Washington this week between America’s President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was going to lead to an announcement...
How Israel lost its best friend in Latin America
Colombia and South Africa will convene an emergency conference on Gaza in Bogota on Tuesday calling on ministers from states across the world to deliberate a multilateral defense of international law, focusing...
How Russia established deterrence with its neighbors
During a recent vacation in Georgia, it was interesting to see how people perceived the war in Ukraine. It was also interesting to see the war’s impact on their own understanding of...
What will the world look like in November 2026?
Listening to the speeches of US President Donald Trump leaves one with the impression that the man is convinced he can change realities he does not like.
Theoretically, this...
Can Mamdani become the next New York City mayor?
When you land in New York these days, all the talk is about Zohran Mamdani, the young immigrant politician who last month won the Democratic Party’s nomination to be its candidate for...
Diplomatic spotlight falls on Global South ahead of G20 meeting
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is making final preparations to attend the big BRICS summit on Sunday and Monday in Brazil. However, his mind may well be some 5,000 miles away in...
Pentagon has undermined Trump’s goal of Ukraine peace
The US Department of Defense halted deliveries of Patriot air defense systems and other precision weapons to Ukraine last week following an internal assessment of its own stockpiles. Some of these weapons...
Pakistan Tennis Federation Faces Growing Turmoil
Pakistan Tennis Federation’s affairs are in doldrums due to personal interests that clearly trump sports’ promotion. Despite having a checkered legacy of some individual flashes of brilliance and long performance slump tennis...