OPINION
Opinion editorials from various experts and writers
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A wise exodus from Afghanistan
I like this. It’s from yesterday’s New York Times. “Senator Christopher Murphy, a Democrat of Connecticut who supports President Joe…
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The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was the US’ greatest intel failure ever
History will testify that there has never been a greater intelligence failure for the US than the Taliban’s takeover of…
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Let’s not make things worse for Ethiopia
By Tebabu Assefa Ethiopia has enjoyed rapid growth over the past decade. Fiscal reforms and a relatively swift opening up…
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Is Donald Trump preparing an Orwellian government for 2024?
Donald Trump’s presidential term was marked by extreme doses of volatility due to his paranoid personality, although the leitmotif of…
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Ukraine is dying a deindustrialized death
The 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence is a somber time to reflect on what went wrong over the years with…
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U.S. foreign policy and its discontents, playing moral leadership or planning a regime change in Ethiopia?
By Zerihun Kinate After visibly angered by Trump’s “blow up the dam” reckless and dangerous remark many Ethiopians thought a…
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Food insecurity and what you can do
Food insecurity was a complex issue long before COVID-19 became a household name. Among its myriad side effects, the global…
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Kashmir: What next?
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The conflict over the disputed territory of Kashmir is soluble only if pragmatic, realistic and…
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Iran’s atomic bomb?
The panic button on Iran is being pressed again. A report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy…
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The Swedish authorities have learned nothing as schools reopen without safeguards for children as Delta cases soar
By Wendy Boyd Isacsson and Keith Begg In Sweden sending your child to school is compulsory and home-schooling is illegal.…
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