India being the host country, the triumphalist tom-toming that G20 summit on September 9-10 was a “success” is both understandable and probably justifiable. Certainly, Indian diplomacy...
Working towards better results on the ground and focused on the future, the UN family is undergoing a reset that will give rise to more agile,...
I moved to Riyadh in August 2018. In that period a major socio-economic transformation had already started under Vision 2030 of the Kingdom. Today, Riyadh is...
For decades, Pakistan has been plagued by political instability, corruption, and a lack of transparency and accountability. Since gaining independence in 1947, the country has struggled...
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, this ancient proverb aptly captures former Prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan with his populist politics and...
Authors: R. Maxwell Bone & Mike Brodo* In Zambia’s August 2021 elections, Hakainde Hichilema defeated then-incumbent President Edgar Lungu by a margin of over twenty percent....
There is growing alarm in Kosovo over rising prices for food, electricity, fuel, and firewood. This is not unwarranted. As elsewhere around the world, inflation is...
The slow economic recovery from COVID-19 and a delay in carrying out key reforms, including of subsidies, is likely to further strain Tunisia’s public finances and...
After a strong post-pandemic recovery, the UK economy is facing slower growth with rising inflation and labour shortages exacerbated by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine....
Celebrations in Sri Lanka have quickly evaporated with the election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as president. Instead, the economic crisis shows no sign of abating and violent...