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 ...
Aid cannot make poor countries rich
The capital of Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, runs on aid. A city built in the 1970s by the World Bank, Lilong...
The demise of foreign aid offers an opportunity
IT is a “criminal organisation”, says Elon Musk. It is “run by a bunch of radical lunatics”, says President Donald Trump. As ...
Britain’s government may be about to waste its best chance of success
THE PARLIAMENT that passed the Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 was alive to the pressing need, in bomb-cratered Britain...
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 ...
Britain’s leader has found purpose abroad. He needs it at home too
Was this his finest hour? Crisis has certainly revealed a different—if not quite Churchillian—side to Sir Keir Starmer, one t...
Trump Shifts From Lifting Up America’s Neighbors to Hurting Them
When the United States signed a free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico more than 30 years ago, the premise was that part...
America First is a contagious condition
HIGH-MINDED Americans fear that President Donald Trump will make a pariah of their country. Ask foreign governments about Tru...
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...
A new law targets India’s third-biggest landowner:Allah
Architecturally, there is little to connect Delhi’s Parliament Street mosque with the 27-floor vertical palace in Mumbai that...