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...
Why the Polisario Front Threatens Morocco and the Region
An independent Western Sahara run by the Polisario Front would likely turn into another source of regional insecurity.
You would be forgiven for forgetting Western Sahara, a territory on the...
Qatar’s cultural diplomacy as a global platform
As Qatar’s “Years of Culture” initiative marks its 15th partnership in 2025 — partnering with two countries, Argentina and Chile, in a single year for the first time — the program’s evolution...
Madleen’s Gaza mission shows power of civil society
Perhaps the only surprise about the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Madleen mission is that there have not been more attempts to breach the inhumane blockade of Gaza during the last 20 months of...
Malaysia leads ASEAN in new direction on Myanmar
With Malaysia assuming the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2025, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is poised to steer the regional bloc toward a more assertive stance on Myanmar’s...