From a distance it is hard to see why Vladimir Putin did not accept December’s peace plan for the Ukraine war, to prevent it entering its fourth year. The deal would have forced Ukraine to secede far more territory to Russia than the actual inroads made. Ukraine would have to hold elections, be forbidden from joining NATO, and reduce the size of its army. These were all crucial war aims for Russia before the beginning of the ‘special military operation,’ so it is mystifying

On the 5th of December Donald Trump’s second National Security strategy was released to little fanfare, nevertheless precipitating great global alarm, not least in Europe, as it appears to promote an archaic vision of a world once again carved up for consumption by superpowers.  This National Security Strategy is very streamlined, at only 29 pages, compared to  Trump’s 55-page 2017 equivalent. It even describes these old strategies as ‘ bloated and unfocused.’  This reflects

‘Massacres are carried out during night hours when no-one is there to witness them.’  Full morgues were described by Tanzanian doctors following the country’s elections at the end of October . When President Samia Suluhu Hassan came to power in 2021 following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli, she was hailed  for her easing of political repression, and seemed to be a key cog in a journey back to full democracy in Tanzania. Yet here we are, four years later, and she

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At first glance you might not think that Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré is one of Africa’s most popular and controversial leaders....

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion ‘A woman is an adult female,’ Sir Keir Starmer declared  last week following the Supreme Court’s...

The traffic in Samarkand last Thursday was terrible. Registan street, overlooking the breathtaking Registan square was closed for a visit...