The great collapse of US higher education has begun | Education
There is no other way to say it. The American university as the United States has known it since the 1960s is at an end.…
In Canada, genocide is on the ballot | Gaza
If you doubted the old chestnut that politics can be a “fickle business,” the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, would like to have…
Trump’s campaign to turn dissent into a deportable offence harms democracy | Opinions
On April 11, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and lawful United States permanent resident, can…
Away from the global spotlight, Eritreans are trapped in a garrison state | Conflict
American writer and security analyst Paul B Henze, who served in the Carter administration as a deputy to National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, once made…
Before he died, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza. Will anyone listen? | Israel-Palestine conflict
Pope Francis died today at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. Just yesterday, in his Easter Sunday address in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City, the…
Trump risks leaving behind a legacy of failure in Ukraine | Israel-Palestine conflict
A day before Easter, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire for the Christian holiday. Like other Russian promises, this one was broken too.…
The Hawaii of Israel: How Trump legitimised a longstanding Israeli vision | Israel-Palestine conflict
On April 7, United States President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time since his inauguration. Speaking to the media,…
Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance
VATICAN CITY — Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See…
Gaza had educational justice. Now the genocide has wiped that out, too | Education
Palestinians have always been passionate about learning. During the Ottoman era, Palestinian students travelled to Istanbul, Cairo, and Beirut to pursue higher education. During the…
Military courts: The front line of Uganda’s war on dissent | Elections
Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986. As in the…
Can Trump legally deport US citizens to El Salvador prisons? | Donald Trump News
After deporting 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members and 23 members of a Salvadoran gang to a maximum-security El Salvador prison last month, US President Donald…
After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict
Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for so long. What began as…
The peril of a president who’s never wrong | Donald Trump
Donald Trump is holding the world hostage. True to his erratic nature, the US president has toyed with the global trading regimen like a yo-yo.…
US employers abandoned their DEI commitments long before Trump took office | Islamophobia
In the few months since President Donald Trump took office, the campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies has expanded at an unprecedented scale.…
It is time Liberia enacts legislation banning FGM | Women’s Rights
In 2022, the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL) announced a three-year moratorium on female genital mutilation (FGM). A year later, the…
The global economy is in turmoil. Now is the time to build a new order | Business and Economy
We live in difficult times, and it is challenging to remain optimistic about the future. Climate change threatens human wellbeing and planetary health, and the…
France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood | Israel-Palestine conflict
On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood within a few months. If it proceeds, Paris would become…
Africa doesn’t need aid. It needs control over its critical minerals | Business and Economy
The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development industry.…
United States is no longer a safe destination for international students | Education
One cannot underestimate the precarity that orders the lives of international students in the United States. I remember making my maiden journey from Kolkata to…
Sorry, America, tariffs won’t bring jobs back | Donald Trump
At a White House dinner back in 2011, Steve Jobs was asked by President Obama what it would take to build iPhones in the United…