Fifty years after the Six-Day War, which marked the beginning of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Middle East remains a region in seemingly perpetual crisis.So it is no surprise that, when addressing the region, politicians, diplomats, and the donor an

The United Kingdom’s just-completed election was supposed to provide — as the Conservative Party’s campaign slogan put it — a “strong and stable” government.It ended up doing the opposite, producing a hung parliament and the likelihood of another general election later in the yea

Something like Donald Trump’s America has appeared before in history.

If you were a Briton who had been stuck in Antarctica for the past year and a half, you might be forgiven for wishing you had stayed put.The decisions taken during your absence by British politicians, especially the leaders of the Conservative Party, have called into question you

With the Syria crisis dominating headlines, few are paying attention to America’s longest war.In fact, the war in Afghanistan has hardly been mentioned in the early months of US President Donald Trump’s administration, despite the presence of two experienced military officers — D

Outbreaks of communicable diseases in the developing world are bad enough from a health perspective.

By Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham The Conservative Party’s loss of its parliamentary majority in the United Kingdom’s snap election has proved political pundits, pollsters and other prognosticators wrong once again.And, once again, various explanations are being offered for

By Raj Persaud and Adrian FurnhamThe United Kingdom has suffered two major terrorist incidents in the run-up to its general election today, June 8.

By Julie Essiam and Joy Phumaphi As African women leading influential and impact-driven organisations — the Ecobank Foundation and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) — we are passionate about building a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable African economy.But achie