Riyadh airport attack: When a strategy backfires
The horrific crime committed against travelers at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh requires little investigation or scrutiny. There is no need to collect fingerprints. The perpetrator had already threatened to carry...
Midterms may be a golden moment for US socialists
Nov. 3 could mark a turning point in American politics and the biggest surprise may come not from Republicans or traditional Democrats but from the socialist left. As Americans head to the...
US G20 diplomacy gears up amid global concerns
The US’ hosting of this year’s G20 has stepped up a gear, including with last week’s trade ministers’ meeting. However, this intensification of diplomacy comes at a time when there is growing...
El Niño 2026: Is Africa Prepared for Another Climate Challenge?
As super El Niño develops alongside a positive Indian Ocean Dipole, Africa faces renewed concerns over extreme rainfall, flooding, droughts and the urgent need for climate preparedness
Climate resilience starts with care
It is getting harder by the day to justify the slow pace of adaptation to climate change. Last year was one of the hottest on record, with economies and communities around the...
Can post-Brexit UK help solve global energy crisis?
The world has witnessed several energy crises in recent decades, from its first oil shock in 1973 to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the 2008 financial crisis and the major energy crisis...
World Children’s Day
Every year , World Children's Day gives us an opportunity to rethink the importance of children, their rights and our responsibilities towards a better future. Children are the future of any society...
How to stop the AI apocalypse
Over the past decade, scholars and journalists have been writing about what the march of digital technology means for humanity with a mixture of hope and anxiety: hope because of the rise...
The widening weaponization of geography
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is at a stalemate, with both the US and Iran claiming control of the strategic waterway. Even so, the closure of the strait, whether full...
Chokepoint diplomacy weaponizing maritime geography
The recent fall of the Yemeni city of Mokha and its strategic port, followed immediately by the Houthi militia’s invasion of Mayun Island in the middle of the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, signal...