Shada Islam
The Belt and Road Initiative is unparalleled in its scope, vision and the amount of money involved.
Updated 13 May, 2017 09:43am
A WEEK in politics can be a long time. It can also be extremely painful. Last week, European politicians were...
Updated 06 May, 2017 06:02am
US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have been a breathtaking rollercoaster ride
Updated 29 Apr, 2017 11:38am
AT a recent conference in Berlin, an American academic who specialises in the European Union made a strong and...
Published 01 Apr, 2017 07:05am
Leaders are meeting in Rome for just such a moment of sober deliberation on the bloc’s past and future.
Updated 25 Mar, 2017 12:04pm
Last week, Europeans took 3 important decisions which will strongly impact millions of the continent’s Muslim citizens.
Updated 18 Mar, 2017 12:42pm
Brexit Britain is basking in the mellow golden glow of “nostalgic nationalism”.
Updated 11 Mar, 2017 11:58am
The EU countries will not move forward as a bloc, in unity, but at different speeds and in “coalitions of the willing”.
Updated 04 Mar, 2017 08:28am
THE world is divided in two camps: those who believe that “hard security”, armies, guns, aircraft carriers and...
Published 25 Feb, 2017 07:23am
The bad news is that EU leaders appear more lost than ever in charting a future course for the bloc.
Updated 18 Feb, 2017 11:32am
GIVEN the confusion and chaos which has marked the first three weeks of the Trump administration, Washington will...
Published 11 Feb, 2017 06:52am
THE new President of the United States, Donald Trump, is upending liberal democracy, spreading ‘alternative...
Published 04 Feb, 2017 06:14am
Remember when we used to sit around, reflecting on ways to improve global governance?
Updated 28 Jan, 2017 11:46am
AHEAD of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President, New York City is as vibrant and dynamic as ever. Locals...
Published 21 Jan, 2017 06:59am
Turning a deaf ear or ignoring hate-mongers is not enough. It’s time for action.
Updated 14 Jan, 2017 12:01pm
YES, 2016 has been a pretty terrible year for European politics— and 2017 has all the makings of being equally...
Published 10 Dec, 2016 07:08am
TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have succeeded in convincing Pakistan’s government to expel Turkish...
Published 03 Dec, 2016 06:07am
In this interconnected, global world, where can free-thinking, liberal Muslim thought-leaders live and work in peace?
Updated 27 Nov, 2016 10:51am
SO here’s a question: in this interconnected, global and interdependent world, where can free-thinking, liberal...
Updated 26 Nov, 2016 06:02pm
All EU governments are still reeling from Trump's surprise win.
Updated 19 Nov, 2016 04:25pm
