A True Leadership
We live in a world of growing complexity and diversity in which people face many challenges such as fear of the future, how to...
Where Is Dubai Leading Us?
‘Connecting minds, creating the future’, the slogan of World Expo 2020, is everywhere in this city. The ongoing event, which opened a year late...
Europe Must Be Africa’s Partner of Choice
After being postponed several times because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this month’s European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels (February 17-18) will bring together European...
Climate Accountability Now
It has been 30 years since world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro and agreed on a set of measures to start the global...
Measuring Poverty Properly
The 2019 Oscar-winning film Parasite attracted a global audience for its arresting portrayal of South Korea’s stark income inequality. The movie’s rendering of a...
A Balanced Response to Inflation
Although some supply shortages were anticipated as the global economy reopened after the COVID-19 lockdowns, they have proved more pervasive, and less transitory, than...
Investing in Africa’s Digital Transformation
A few years ago, I was in Lagos to see Alphabet’s digital skills programs at work. There was excitement for the future of technology...
End the Pandemic of Violence Against Women
Violence against women and girls increases during periods of crisis. So, it should come as no surprise that COVID-19 has added to the risk...
Big Tech Must Stop Hiding
In 2021, Alphabet (Google’s parent), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook’s new alias), and Microsoft were among the world’s largest companies in terms of revenue and...
Realism About Foreign-Policy Realism
Was the current crisis in Ukraine caused by a lack of realism in US foreign policy? According to some analysts, the liberal desire to...
