What Went Wrong in a Chinese-Run House in Chad
But within this dust are people—watching, greeting, remembering. Their attention is warm, steady, unmistakably human. It does not depend on contracts, salaries,…
But within this dust are people—watching, greeting, remembering. Their attention is warm, steady, unmistakably human. It does not depend on contracts, salaries,…
The opportunity is to build systems that can support them without losing the human relationships that make them work. For us, that means making fundraising easi…
More needs to be done than relying on once-a-year campaigns like Women’s Month to fight gender-based violence. What is needed is a shift from expecting women to…
For years, the narrative of Nigerian electricity was defined by darkness and the deafening roar of generators. Today, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewe…
Young South Africans are not apathetic but increasingly unconvinced that voting translates into accountability, as broken promises and unresponsive local instit…
Sou munícipe do Distrito Urbano nº 4 e, no acompanhamento do quotidiano da cidade, tenho notado uma mudança que merece ser registada: a forma como a edilidade t…
A new, reformed Investigating Directorate Against Corruption needs to be a fully independent, single-entity anti-corruption body — outside executive control and…
Tenho a impressão de que em Angola, estamos a tentar construir a pirâmide do desenvolvimento começando pelo vértice. Fala-se muito do turismo como uma das grand…
Not all business founders are looking for an exit or to give up equity to the venture capitalists, and that’s fine.…
Peñas llenas de veinteañeros, artistas urbanos que incorporan chacareras, bombos y coplas, que deciden incorporar voces de artistas como Mercedes Sosa o volver …
A guerra contemporânea é, antes de tudo, um sintoma da crise interna americana. Não é ideologia, destino e moralidade.…
It is surely no coincidence that the US statements about visa restrictions against South Africans were made just before the planting of crosses in Washington to…

When I was younger (many decades ago…), the Iranian middle class used to love books. Bookshops were the beating heart of Tehran. These d ...…

As Bengaluru anticipates its first GBA election, Bengaluru East City Corporation’s residents raise concerns over civic and infrastructure issues. The post Fix b…
Faced with record diesel prices and less than two months to go until the midterm elections, Donald Trump has reverted to a default setting in his turbulent and …

This piece is the winner of the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition. The annual competition invites essays that demonstrate thought leadership and offer fresh …
AN especially dangerous moment is opening up as the war in the Middle East transitions gears. The war launched by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu back in Fe…
Washington’s biggest question this week: Why is President Donald Trump so furiously against an AI slowdown in the wake of apocalyptic warnings from some top ind…
For Hyderabadis, the month that follows India’s Independence Day is just as significant. Since 1948, the violent, but necessary accession of Asaf Jahi-ruled Hyd…
An Indigenous-led campaign denounces the impacts of a mega railway project and demands respect for territory, self-determination, and the right to live and drea…

Introducción: El día que lo cambió todo El 11 de septiembre de 2001 me encontraba en Nueva York, en una de mis frecuentes visitas a las Naciones Unidas, a las q…
How can speech restrictions by Harvard be hailed by the Boston Globe as "efforts to improve the climate for speech"? It comes from how it frames the problem.…
In this excerpt from "On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick," author and theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili examines the possibility of time start…