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Three things could happen to Lebanon as Syrian refugees rush in — two are worrisome
Syria’s humanitarian crisis is the greatest yet seen in the 21st century. Over the country’s seven-y...
How ‘temporary urbanism’ can transform struggling industrial towns
What will become of manufacturing towns in a post-industrial world? From the Ruhr region of Germany...
Abiy Ahmed’s Counterrevolution
Alex de Waal ,April 26, 2021 Abiy Ahmed’s...
Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy gets one thing right but questions remain
Despite frequent past calls to disengage from Afghanistan after 16 years of US military involvement,...
India’s ‘instant divorce’ ban: the end result or the first step in reforming Islamic law?
“Un-Islamic, arbitrary, unconstitutional.” That was the judgement of the Indian Supreme Court as it...
Can the world’s megacities survive the digital age?
Today, megacities have become synonymous with economic growth. In both developing and developed coun...
For Pakistan, China’s huge energy investments may have serious political costs
In Pakistan, there’s no topic hotter than the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billi...
Europe is going grey: can EU countries work together to care for their elderly?
European societies are ageing. In 1950, only 12% of the European population was over age 65. Today t...