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Opinion

Opinion

Conflict provides no honor or glory, just remorse

Tens of thousands of civilians are being killed because they were born in the wrong place and simply have the “wrong” passport. Few people would choose to live in...

When Algeria came to Iran’s aid

For decades, Algiers has maintained diplomatic ties with Tehran marked by mediation and discreet loyalty at key moments in history. On Monday April 8, sixty days before the...

What is Netanyahu’s endgame?

A direct, large-scale military confrontation between Iran and Israel was always perceived as too dangerous because it risked consequences too devastating for either side to seriously contemplate, let alone initiate.

Targeting Iran’s supreme leader is madness

The idea resurfaced last week that Israel may try to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as if he were just another easy military target in the fierce war between Israel...

Restoring European tech leadership

Over the past few decades, the EU has been relegated from global technology player to passive consumer of technologies developed elsewhere. Today, 80 percent of the technologies and services Europe needs for its digital...

European powers must push for Iran-Israel ceasefire

An Israeli war against Iran, which so many have feared for decades, today threatens to engulf the world in a dangerous conflict with disastrous human, political, economic and environmental consequences. Israel has...

Harnessing Africa’s creative boom

In February, Afrobeats singer Tems won the Grammy for Best African Music Performance. Her achievement underscores the genre’s growing popularity, exemplified by more than 15 billion streams on Spotify. It is also...

Has the Russia-Ukraine conflict taken a back seat?

Nearly 150 days after returning to the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump is no closer to brokering a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia than he was on Day 1.This was...

Why the world must help Africa face climate change

According to the World Meteorological Organization, “extreme weather and climate change impacts are hitting every single aspect of socioeconomic development in Africa and exacerbating hunger, insecurity and displacement.” This alarming statement underscores the scale...

A world at war is unlikely to save the oceans

The world has come together in France this week to look for a way to save our oceans. It is no doubt an important mission, but it seems like an impossible one...