Humanity has an extraordinary ability to remember the wrongs committed against it and a remarkable ability to forget the wrongs it commits against others. This contradiction lies at the heart...

Economic Prosperity, Religious Identity and Secularism Mean Little Without Freedom and Accountability. The relationship between religion and governance has been debated throughout human history. One school of thought believes they...

When India gained independence in 1947, it faced an extraordinary challenge. Partition had divided the country, millions had been displaced, poverty was widespread, and society was deeply unequal. India could...

The older generation brings valuable experience and historical knowledge, but must recognise that the world facing today’s youth is very different. Artificial intelligence, changing job markets, climate change, economic pressures,...

Humanity has advanced in science, technology and communication, but are we regressing in our ability to think, question and distinguish right from wrong? Across the world, politics, religion, nationalism and...

Is radicalisation really only a product of religious doctrine? Or does it emerge from a much larger mixture of political conflict, repression, economic inequality, foreign intervention, identity, humiliation and the...

Throughout history, social inequality, economic disparity, and the high-handedness of those in power have often created the conditions for revolution. When wealth and power become concentrated in the hands of...

The United Nations Security Council enters 2026 facing an increasingly difficult question: how can an institution created to prevent wars remain effective in a world where conflicts, technology and geopolitical...

Humanity has advanced at an astonishing pace in science and technology. We can place machines on Mars, edit genes, transplant organs, communicate instantly across continents, predict storms, produce food on...

For decades, democracy was presented almost as the inevitable destination of human political evolution. Dictatorships would fall, people would vote, institutions would strengthen, and freedom would expand. The collapse of...