Has Zimbabwe’s new leader raised false hopes of serious change in a country that was plundered under his mentor, Robert Mugabe? New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa waves during his inauguration ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, 24 November 2017....
Robert Mugabe made the fatal error of ditching allies. But the downfall of the despot has a significance beyond Zimbabwe’s borders. Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) and his wife, Grace, arrive at a political rally in Harare, Zimbabwe, 8 November...
At 93, it was normal that Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe had lost some of his faculties. Relinquishing power was his most level-headed action for years. Robert Mugabe, who resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, at the closing ceremony of the 28th Southern African...
Colonialists exploited slaves on Caribbean islands for two centuries. Should France pay reparations to their descendants? Slave iron (Wikimedia Commons/Antoine Taveneaux) Canada or Guadeloupe? In 1763, the British would have to give up one of these territories to end...
By Nelson Graves France is America’s best military ally — even with Donald Trump in the White House. The Iran nuclear deal is working, even if Iran is a geopolitical problem. Trump just might end up negotiating with North Korea. And it’s no use...
This article looks at the potential impact that Spain’s current constitutional crisis over independence for Catalonia could have on some of the more significant separatist movements elsewhere in Europe. For more “decoders” explaining big issues, click...
Britain is half way between its vote to leave the EU and the date it will leave the pact, and it’s not clear what will happen. Britain is already half way between its vote to leave the European Union and the date it will leave the pact, and it’s not clear...
By Alistair Lyon Arriving in Amman the other day, I boarded an airport taxi into town and began chatting with the driver. I’ll call him Yusuf. He told me he used to work as an engineer, calibrating ground instruments for the Jordanian air force. I mentioned that...
Rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, aspirants for leadership of the Islamic world, is at the crux of conflict across the Mideast, with deadly results. An Iranian woman in Tehran holds up a poster showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent opposition Saudi Shiite...
Since this installment was posted in October, this story has been published by Explorer’s Eye Press in “Exceptional Encounters: Enhanced Reality Tales from Southeast Asia”. It is available for purchase here. This is the final installment of a five-part...