Allowing racist tropes about Romani people to persist is dangerous
The black tea I sipped in the cafe seemed to curdle as I processed the words. An engaging conversation with an academic colleague had just turned bitter as I heard…
African Union is in desperate need of a new beginning
On February 15, during the 38th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders elected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the foreign minister of Djibouti, as the…
Why the billionaire class is kissing Trump’s proverbial ring
Despite all beliefs to the contrary, the billionaires who have been seen in President Donald Trump’s orbit since he won the presidency for a second time last November are not…
Trump’s extremist border policies are part of a global authoritarian moment
On January 29, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum instructing his government to expand detention capacity at Guantánamo Bay’s Migrant Operations Center. Speaking before the signing, Trump…
The reasons why America has abandoned democracy
This is Donald Trump’s latest lie: He is a student of history.A few days ago, an emboldened US president shared this cryptic message with his gullible followers and, by depressing…
Gaza urgently needs a more effective humanitarian approach
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza has now held for a month. There have been critical moments and violations, but the mediators have so far managed to keep the deal alive.This…
Tren de Aragua: America’s new bogeyman
On his very first day back in office as president of the United States of America, Donald Trump signed an executive order naming the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as…
A letter from Gaza to Mr Trump
Dear Mr Trump, I am writing to you as a Palestinian and a survivor of a genocide, who was born and raised in Gaza – a city of love and…
Unchilding Palestine’s children
On February 7, 10-year-old Saddam Rajab died in a hospital in the occupied West Bank after being shot by an Israeli soldier days earlier. Saddam was standing in the street in front…
To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to act
The Horn of Africa is a turbulent region whose history and contemporary realities are intertwined with those of the Middle East. Just like the Middle East, it straddles strategic waters…
It is not Trump that betrayed Ukraine
United States President Donald Trump did not stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of his inauguration, as he promised during the election campaign last year. But three weeks…
Europe’s Trump dilemma
US President Donald Trump has announced that he intends to talk “peace in Ukraine” with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at a possible meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The two leaders’…