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Systemic factionalism, greed corruption and ineptitude, incompetence and Lebanese government are all behind the disastrous Beirut explosion. Jack Watling* It is easy to view the incident as a singular calamity. In reality, it is the result of systemic factionalism, greed and incompetence on the part of the Lebanese government. Until …

While the Egyptian and Ethiopian dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has high stakes for local stability, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are well-positioned to play a leading role in mediating the conflict. Nima Khorrami* – July 22, 2020 The latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan about …

Antonio Guterres* This month marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when humanity learned of the devastations single nuclear bomb can unleash. The lingering suffering caused to the survivors, the hibakusha, should give us daily motivation to eliminate all nuclear arms. They have shared their …

Reconciliation of procedural and distributive justice in the EU hinges on citizens’ support. Dirk Leuffen and Sebastian Koos The massive economic repercussions of the Coronavirus crisis have put inequality and distributive justice within the European Union high on its political agenda. After the European Council reached a compromise on what …

A framework agreement between the social partners should ensure job security and worker involvement are prioritised across the European Union. Esther Lynch The announcement of jobs losses around Europe as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has become an almost daily occurrence, as all sectors struggle to cope with the …

James Zogby* I’ve been engaged in Democratic Party platform debates for over three decades and I am amazed at how the party consistently gets the section on Israel/Palestine wrong. Wrong because the positions expressed are out of touch with political realities on the ground. And wrong because the language they …

Egypt will not stand by and see Turkish intervention in Libya threaten national and regional security. Hussein Haridy* So far, neither the United States nor the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) nor the European Union have shown any political will to restrain Turkish adventurism in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean, …

No one should be smug about racism in Europe. Here too there is a toxic interaction between ethnicity, equality and the environment. Khaled Diab* Although police brutality has claimed too many black lives in America, the death of George Floyd (46), father of five and grandfather of two, in Minneapolis …

The pandemic has seen a surge in remote working. Collective agreements are needed to ensure individual autonomy, rather than monitored isolation, is the outcome. Christy Hoffman and Sharan Burrow In the years to come, we may look back at 2020 as an inflection point. A pivotal moment when large numbers …

International law will have the final say on preserving Egypt’s water rights after the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, says Professor Muhammed Sameh Amr Muhammed Sameh Amr Since 2011, Ethiopia has been constructing a new dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile without paying …