Middle East & Africa
Lessons from a week in Israel – what activist movements get wrong about a diverse country
During the week of April 8th through 15th, I was presented with a unique opportunity. As part of a group of volunteers for Taglit/Birthright...
War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound
The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people...
The Fractured Reality After the Pretoria Peace Agreement
A Journey Betrayed
The Pretoria Agreement, signed on November 2022, represented a milestone in the efforts to resolve the protracted conflict in Tigray. Crafted through...
Israel – Iran Conflict: The Imperative for Global Cooperation to Prevent Regional Escalation
For decades, Iran and Israel have been entangled in what is often described as a "shadow war," involving proxies, cyberattacks, economic sanctions, and aggressive...
Iran-Israel Shadow Conflict
The recent escalation of hostility between Iran and Israel has marked a significant shift in their long-standing animosity, which has previously been marked by...
Israel and Hamas see Gaza ceasefire negotiations as an existential battle
The Gaza ceasefire negotiations have all but broken down, with Israel and Hamas pursuing mutually exclusive goals.
At stake in the negotiations is more than...
Should the South African TRC be seen as a model for future truth commissions?
We are all the children of our times and the product of the cultural and political circumstances into which we are born and with...
Deconstructing Reductionism: A Critique of Agenagn Kebede’s “Ethiopianism in Flux”
The article "Ethiopianism in Flux: Unraveling the Struggle between Amhara Thesis and Anti-Amhara Antithesis" by Agenagn Kebede presents a highly contentious analysis of Ethiopian...
Challenges of Reforming the African National Congress in South Africa
Can the African National Congress (ANC) be reformed and transformed to make more assertive impact on the economy in present-day South Africa? The stark...
Israel and Hamas play whack-a-mole
Despite its devastating human and physical cost, Israel’s effort to destroy Hamas has a whack-a-mole aspect.
Even though Israel asserts it has killed 12,000 of...