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Africa and Ukraine: when the once-colonised turn a blind eye to colonialism – and what to do about it

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The economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through the disruption to trade, an increase in the cost of food staples, transport, and fertiliser,

Eternal hope and Prague Springs − Central Europe’s Mandela

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“If we don’t have hope, we don’t have anything,” said Václav Havel, the playwright, author, dissident and politician. Considered an iconoclast, a Central European version

The Man Who Should Be President

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“I feel like I am in a golden jail, even though Spain has given me shelter”. Edmundo González, a veteran Venezuelan diplomat turned politician, ran

The benefits of exporting stability

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The inauguration in Montevideo’s Plaza Independencia offers a flashback to the 1960s: a sea of flags some displaying the hammer and sickle, banners with left-wing

The Palestinians need a De Klerk, not a Mandela – Part 2

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President Donald Trump has thrown a curve ball into the longstanding debate about how to achieve a settlement in the conflict between Palestine and Israel

The Palestinians need a De Klerk, not a Mandela – Part 1

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President Donald Trump has thrown a curve ball into the longstanding debate about how to achieve a settlement in the conflict between Palestine and Israel