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Henry Kissinger: history will judge the former US secretary of state’s southern African interventions to be a failure

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Henry Kissinger, who sexed up the art of diplomacy in the eight years between 1969 and 1977,…

Le recul de la France en Afrique : une perte de crédibilité mondiale

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Alors que les liens personnels entre les élites politiques françaises et africaines et l’existence de réseaux d’influence…

Polls have value, even when they are wrong

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An ABC News/Washington Post poll in September 2023 generated outrage among Democrats. The headline on the story,…

Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

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Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the…

A brief history of the US-Israel ‘special relationship’ shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state

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In his first remarks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, President Joe Biden affirmed…

COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson ‘struggled’ with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

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In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph…

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the world’s seventh largest oil producer, will host the 28th UN climate…

Green growth or degrowth: what is the right way to tackle climate change?

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Nearly all the world’s governments and vast numbers of its people are convinced that addressing human-induced climate…

Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals

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Research shows that people with disabilities have always been largely excluded and marginalised in societies across the…

With government funding running out soon, expect more brinkmanship despite public dismay at political gridlock

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Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on…

Nigeria can defeat banditry by reconstructing the police system – criminologist

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Security in Nigeria has degenerated in the last 10 years. Various non-state armed groups have emerged countrywide.

Masihkah pemilu menjadi tonggak demokrasi? Kuncinya ada di tangan pemilih yang kritis

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Pemilu Indonesia selalu menghadirkan beragam fenomena menarik, mulai dari pencarian format koalisi yang dinamis, pengutamaan kepentingan elit,…

Technocratie : oui, il existe des élites attachées à l’intérêt général

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La présidence Macron a réactivé le procès des élites technocratiques françaises, de la défense de l’intérêt général…

JFK 60 years on: his leadership style and the reality behind the myths

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John F. Kennedy retains an iconic status as an exemplary – even inspirational – public figure and…

Israel and Palestine: views of students and youth activists shouldn’t be dismissed – they have shaped the conversation for years

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University campuses have long been hubs of political activism. As young people form their own opinions away…

The Holocaust shouldn’t be a catch-all metaphor for hate – but we can still learn from comparisons

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Gary Lineker’s tweet criticising the government’s asylum policy has led many to question when – if ever…

Giorgia Meloni: how the realities of office trumped the Italian prime minister’s radicalism

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A year ago many pundits feared that Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government would turn out to…

Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here’s where he could take it next

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The UK supreme court has ruled against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda…

As yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads

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Once again, federal budget negotiations are down to the last minute, and once again, GOP hardliners are…

Trump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society

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Former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has regularly bordered on the incitement of violence. Lately, however, it has…

International reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the growing rift between the West and the Global South

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The lopsidedness was stark: 120 countries voted in favor of a resolution before the United Nations on…

Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts

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Every American president has landed in the history books. And historians’ assessments of their performance have been…