Modi is using a cannon to kill a cockroach
A student parody account has rattled India’s most powerful man and exposed just how thin his skin has become.
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The Horn of Africa needs reconciliation, not new borders
Recognising Somaliland would not deliver stability. It would entrench division, in Somalia and well beyond it.
Is the Taliban-Russia MoU good for Afghanistan?
The recently signed agreement is unlikely to advance the country’s long-term national interests.
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Australia, don’t conflate anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel
The anti-Semitism commission should protect Jewish Australians from hatred, not shield Israel from accountability.
Somalia needs a political settlement before it is too late
Somalia is entering a dangerous moment without a path to elections or a political transition.
Ukraine’s forcibly transferred children must not be a bargaining chip
Russia must face more pressure to fulfil its legal obligations to return the Ukrainian children.
Ethiopia’s election is about affirming national commitment to democracy
A national vote alone can’t address all challenges in the country, but it can be a step toward democratic consolidation.
As Ethiopia votes, its deepening human rights crisis must be addressed
Continuing internal conflicts and deepening repression are casting a long shadow over the general election.
The strait may reopen, but global confidence may not return
The next phase of the Strait of Hormuz crisis may be defined less by its closure than by conditional access.
The Iran war is dividing Muslims in the Philippines
Divisive foreign political narratives are being wrongly cast as religious discourse within our Muslim communities.
How the end of the nuclear file could reshape Iran, and the region
A generation of nuclear ambition shaped the Islamic republic. Its end could undo the damage.
