The Children of Abraham

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ABRAHAM IS A figure who is given a place of prominence among three of the world’s major religions - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Each of these ...

The UN at 75: Past, Present and Future (Part 2)

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This week’s article is a continuation of last week’s reflections which focused on the past and present of the UN. This week, I will focus on the ...

The UN at 75: Past, Present and Future (Part I)

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IF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) did not exist, global conditions now and for much of the past seven decades suggest that it would have needed to be create...

Is peace finally coming to the Middle East?

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For decades, the Middle East has been mired in conflict. From the year 1900 to now, there have been close to 100 major conflicts ranging from civil wa...

Democracy is at stake

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about democracy’s receding trend. At the time, I was writing against the backdrop of what appeared to be politically tinged...

Things fall apart – The Lebanese edition

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In the aftermath of a deadly explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4, 2020, things fell apart swiftly. Mass protests erupted and the government, led ...

Geopolitics goes digital

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We often think of geopolitics exactly as the term suggests – the interplay between geographic factors and politics and how these define the relation...

China’s unforced errors

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In sport, particularly tennis, an unforced error is a mistake made by a player that is attributed to his or her own failure or sloppiness. In everyday...

Standing on the Right Side of History

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John Robert Lewis, United States (US) civil rights icon and a member of the House of Representatives for 33 years, passed away on July 17, 2020. Also ...

The Lockdown Generation: COVID-19 and Youth

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The general economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is well documented. For example, according to the Organisation for Economic C...