Opinion

Grain and oil prices

New 03/08/2022 – by Moutaz Ali

What Ukraine war has meant for Libya so far

When world-market prices soared, oil production went down in strife-torn North African country

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Economic meltdown

New 26/07/2022 – by Arjuna Ranawana

Sri Lanka’s new president is well known, but not popular

After dominating politics in Colombo for a long time, the Rajapaksa brothers have lost their grip on power

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Democracy

14/07/2022 – by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Colombians have voted for change

The symbolism – and challenges – of the election victory of Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Márquez

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Multiple crisis

12/07/2022 – by Karim Okanla

ECOWAS adopts climate strategy

West Africa’s regional organisation responds to worsening climate impacts

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Secondhand clothes

07/07/2022 – by Thomas Ahlmann

Used clothing collection in Germany

The quantity collected by clothing drives has risen significantly since the mid-1990s as consumption habits have changed

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SECONDHAND CLOTHES

06/07/2022 – by Thomas Ahlmann

The benefits outweigh the costs

The export of secondhand clothing has been criticised, but it has advantages, particularly for low-income people

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Geopolitics

01/07/2022 – by Jane Escher

The strategic relevance of Ukrainian grain

Why negotiations regarding shipping routes across the Black Sea are unlikely to deliver results soon

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Our view

29/06/2022 – by Hans Dembowski

The nightmare of states that are too small

For informal businesses, state absence means people can only trust those who are close to them

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Sahel region

28/06/2022 – by Paolo Cernuschi

Innocent suffering

Innocent suffering in the Sahel region

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Extreme weather

19/06/2022 – by Katie Cashman

Normalising disasters

North America’s wildfires, heatwaves, storms and floods are becoming more frequent, more dangerous and more costly

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Disaster response

14/06/2022 – by Wolf R. Dombrowsky

Learning from the catastrophe in the German Ahr Valley

The flooding in July 2021 could have been less disastrous if the authorities had learned from the past and from other countries

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