Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts
ENDING DEPENDENCE on foreign donors would not only lead to prosperity but also to “self-respect for our nation”. Thus argued ...
Why the art market is growing more friendly to crypto
Andy Warhol captured the art market’s commercialism with his colourful silk-screen dollar signs. “Good business is the best a...
Why New Zealanders are emigrating in record numbers
“DITCH the winter chill” and “expand your horizons in sunny South East Queensland!” reads one newspaper advert, luring New Ze...
Kurdish rebels in Turkey declare a ceasefire
Even from the island prison where he has spent the past 26 years, Abdullah Ocalan still wields power over the Kurdistan Worke...
The women vying to make conservatism fashionable online
ANYTHING CAN look good with the right lighting. An influencer touches up her makeup while decrying the “radicalism of the lef...
The world’s trustbusters hint that they want more deals
AT THE START of the year dealmakers around the globe were sharpening their pencils. Donald Trump’s incoming administration wa...
Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees
IN A SNAKING line to use some cashpoint machines in central Damascus, patience has worn thin. Two men who have been queuing f...
Sir Keir Starmer finds a role
On Monday March 3rd the House of Commons echoed with glutinous praise. Sir Keir Starmer was updating Parliament after a week ...
Asian allies fear being dumped by Trump
WHO WILL be next? As America abandons Ukraine and ignores European allies, its closest friends in Asia ask whether they too w...
Donald Trump’s cuts to USAID will hurt Asia, too
Even before Donald Trump’s administration slashed USAID, foreign aid was becoming less important in Asia. Thanks to economic ...