That photo at the White House
Today is the day of the photo. The scene will be very significant and messages will be delivered in several directions. Today will mark the beginning of a new chapter and close...
US intervention could give the Rohingya a future
When Donald Trump returned to Asia this week, most headlines focused on his rhetoric about China, trade, and regional security. Yet beneath the spectacle lies a quieter possibility: that the US president’s...
US politicians turn gaze to 2028 even before midterms
The 2028 US presidential election race is already beginning to unfold, even as most politicians remain focused on next year’s midterm elections, which, historically, tend not to favor the party that controls...
America and Lebanon … an obscure picture
Lebanese citizens start and end their days with questions of what the future will bring amid political paralysis and economic hardship … and with justified anxiety about the future.
Abu Lulu and the mines
We were hoping that the ceasefire in Gaza would be consolidated so that the world would have the opportunity to examine the genocidal war committed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. We had hoped...
Ethiopia Re-Emergent: A New Era of Reform and Opportunity
Ethiopia, the cradle of human being, civilization and a nation of ancient history, is undertaking one of the most ambitious economic and political transformations in its modern history. With a strategic pivot...
Counting the cost: The threats to food and water in North Africa
In North Africa, the consequences of a warming planet are no longer a distant threat. They have morphed into a relentless burden on fragile economies and fragile governance systems.
A world of abundance? Measuring AI’s economic impact
Is artificial intelligence transforming the economy in any real sense, or is the promise of rapid growth mere hype? US stock markets certainly favor the former view: Shares of AI and tech...
Rohingya crisis has become a regional powder keg
The world’s most persecuted minority is on the move again. Thousands of Rohingya refugees have begun taking to the seas in rickety boats, desperate to escape hunger, insecurity, and hopelessness in the...
When Arta embraced the dream of Somali reconciliation
Amid its serene hills and the warmth of its people, the Djiboutian city of Arta inscribed one of the brightest chapters of reconciliation in modern African history. In the year 2000, it...