Africa & Beyond

There are some Americans who pretend to be of medieval stock and act as if they are hunters and gatherers of yore, and they insist on gun ownership to enable …

There is really no need for Palestine to continue to have faith in stalled negotiations as Israel continues to expand settlements in occupied territories…

There is a consensus that the world has become increasingly interconnected, interdependent and violent. Leaders around the world need to acquire the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to inspire their …

I have observed that countries that tend to have success in managing their diversity very well, seem to share one thing in common; they tend to be great countries economically, …

The off-year elections are over now. President Obama and the Democrats should realize and recognize the reality having just received a wake-up call…

The interactions/interconnectedness of today’s world has intensified so much that international cooperation is no longer a matter of morality or a desire to hold hands and sing Kumbaya…

Since 1969, Libya has been declared an Islamic state, where the Qur’an serves as the constitution and the sole point of reference in personal matters. No alcohol is brewed, sold …

Superpowers have been and remain disdainful of Afghan nationalism. Afghanistan has never been colonized in the pure sense of colonialism. Every empire which sought to colonize Afghanistan has met her …

President Obama’s presence and occupancy of the American presidency, and tenancy in the White House, is not, and cannot be seen as mutually exclusive or contradictory, in terms, with the …

I wonder what Nkrumah would think about the impact of AIDS?  What would he think about Barack Obama?  Nkrumah’s warnings about neo-colonialism are well-known, but five decades later, what would …

Race remains a major factor in how life is lived in the United States, sadly and unfortunately. Race affects how life is lived in America and the entire the world. …

The United Nations ought to concern itself with the activities of private banks and financial institutions operating internationally, and international financial institutions operating internationally having been established by agreements…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu remains adamant on Jewish settlement expansions. He is recalcitrant and unrepentant even in the face of findings by the United Nations and polite entreaties from the …

There is so much idiocy going on in America these days. Racism is alive and well, but now too often wears fine clothes and expresses itself in impeccable grammar wrapped …

The more fundamental issue in the health-care debate is how government can resolve the balancing of competing interests in modern American society, in a fair and equitable manner…

The World Bank and IMF are seen in developing countries as tools by which western nations control public policies and the lives of people in the developing world…