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What needs to happen in order to secure the future of the Egyptian media? Samir Sobhi Serious efforts have been underway to find ways to secure the future of the media in Egypt; a task made more difficult as a result of the presence of regional players seeking to undermine …

The rejection by the European Parliament of Sylvie Goulard as French commissioner showed that ‘it’s France’ is not a sufficient excuse for special treatment. Amandine Crespy   On October 10th, the European Parliament rejected Sylvie Goulard’s candidacy as commissioner for the internal market, industry, defence, space, digital and culture. This …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ferocious attack on northern Syria is only part of his ambition in the region. Hany Ghoraba   Unfettered by global condemnations and warnings, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched an invasion on a sovereign state; targeting Syria’s Kurdish population in a ferocious attack. Through …

‘Free speech’ is not a licence for politicians relying on rage to lie, and for such lies to be amplified by ‘social media’. Karin Pettersson   Last week, Facebook gave the go-ahead to Donald Trump to base his whole re-election campaign on massive, micro-targeted, straight-out lies. Here’s the problem with …

Are we in danger of turning our children into numbers, rather than new human lives, forgetting our responsibilities towards them? Amina Khairy Children have been finding their way onto the front pages and the main news bulletins in Egypt over the past few days. The months of September and October …

Despite the challenges which China is facing, its rise to a global power appears unstoppable, as Washington should well note. Hussein Haridy On October 1st, The People’s Republic of China celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding. President Xi Jinping presided over the celebrations that included an 80-minute military parade …

Children without or at risk of losing parental care represent a stain on Europe’s moral conscience. Gitta Trauernicht   One in ten children worldwide lives without the care of a parent or at risk of losing parental care. They rank disproportionately high among those left behind. These children—neglected, abandoned, abused, …

A Child Guarantee can be a second launchpad for investing in children. Reka Tunyogi   The ‘economy of wellbeing’ is a bright new narrative that the Finnish EU presidency is championing, to frame the interplay between economic and social policies. It is refreshing to see such a shift in understanding …

A genuine European Green New Deal must place social justice and ecological protection ahead of fiscal discipline and economic growth. Éloi Laurent   Following a remarkable breakthrough in the United States, the ‘Green New Deal’ is fast gaining momentum in the European Union. In her speech on July 16th in …

Lubna Abdel-Aziz   Our subject is climate change. It is not one we are particularly fond of, but the mainstream media is obsessed with it, inundating us with headlines and articles, so here we go again to examine the issue one more time. The United Nations held a climate change …