Why EU – Africa cooperation is essential for global democracy and the economy
Upon becoming President, I took an oath to better the lives of the people of Zambia. Not just the lives of those that voted...
A Quiet Agricultural Revolution is Happening in Southern Africa
Zambia is a landlocked nation bordered by nine countries and an island of relative stability in an otherwise turbulent region. With a tropical climate...
Africa’s Historic Pivot
The year 2018 was marked by tremendous economic and political turbulence around the world. And yet, for future historians, it may well be the...
The Metamorphosis of Central Europe
In Franz Kafka’s novella The Metamorphosis, the protagonist Gregor Samsa awakens one morning “from uneasy dreams” to find that he has “transformed in his...
The Trumping of the Middle East
US President Donald Trump may be mercurial, but he does have a doctrine. As his speech in September at the United Nations General Assembly...
The Situation of the Rohingya
In September, during a speech in Geneva, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachalet branded the findings of the international inquiry on...
Which Role will the Italian Government Play in 2019 Europe?
Just before 2018 came to a close, the Italian Senate and the Chamber of Representatives gave the green light to a highly controversial expansive...
A Tale of Twenty Eight Cities: London’s Reputation Hangs in the Balance
The Greenwich meridian sees both the closing of the Tokyo market and the opening of New York’s in the same working day – consistent,...
An Island at the Centre of the World, a Country at the Heart of...
Looking to the future requires us first to look to the past; to learn and to truly understand where we as a people have...
Korea’s Year of Living Diplomatically
South Korea probably endured more political turbulence than almost any other country in 2018. On the domestic front, the new liberal government of President...