Opinion

Tuesday 30/January/2018 16:55 PM

The tragedy of the U.S. ‘victory’ in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi declared victory over IS on December 9, 2017. And while there will still be some fighting, the real war is over. Yet...

Tuesday 30/January/2018 15:00 PM

Davos man kowtows to Trump

It has been a confusing couple of years for “Davos man” – the members of the global hyper-elite who gather each year for the World Economic Forum’s...

Monday 29/January/2018 15:09 PM

London bridges to nowhere

Last week, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resuscitated an age-old proposal for a 22-mile bridge to be built across the English Channel. The irony...

Monday 29/January/2018 14:39 PM

It’s time to let women thrive

In public debates around the world, women’s empowerment is increasingly being recognized as a top priority. The question of how to provide more economic...