Why Are We Silent About Tanzania’s New President?
Samia Suluhu Hassan is President of Tanzania, only 1 of 2 African women & 1 of 2 Muslim women as a current Head of State. So why are so few people noticing?
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Analysis
Can UK Labour Leader Starmer Succeed with A Message of “Competence”?
“Starmer must get to core message that put Labour into office in 1945/1997: at time of challenge, better society rather than divided society is possible.”
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What Happens When Right-Wing Populism Meets Gender Politics?
Women are underrepresented in right-wing populist parties but “gendered activism, policies, and images require more nuanced view & more considered response”
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Why Italy’s New Government Will Be A Bumpy Ride
“Italy’s crisis has given way to political continuity — but in-fighting between ruling parties looks likely to be permanent feature of Draghi Government.”
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The Vaccines: Combating Fake News in the UK’s South Asian Communities
The UK’s South Asians have a disproportionate share of country’s 85,000 Coronavirus deaths. How to combat fake news in the community about vaccines?
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After the Capitol Attack: Facing the Authoritarian, the Racists, and the Overtones of Fascism
“Let us be clear: among those involved in US Capitol attack were racists, some with overtones of fascism, enabled by a would-be authoritarian named Trump.”
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Triumphing Over the UK’s “Culture Wars”
“Those peddling UK ‘culture wars’ have to be engaged and converted, using a smile and good humor. Their division has to be met by a message of inclusion.”
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EA on Monocle 24: Trump’s Ego — and Plotting — Over Coronavirus Relief
So why did Donald Trump rail for almost a week about a “disgraceful” Coronavirus relief package, but then suddenly accept it? Scott Lucas explains.
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Deep Dive Politics Videocast: Will Sanctions Threaten the US-Turkey Relationship?
Deep Dive Politics Videocast: Prospect of US sanctions on Turkey and how they will affect relationship between Washington and Ankara in Biden Administration
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Brexit: It’s Deal or No Deal Time
Beginner’s Guide: “UK is heading for a hard Brexit – a thin trade deal that barely avoids tariffs and quotas, or even more economically damaging No Deal.”
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Trump Is A Terrible Leader, But He’s Not a Fascist
“If we want to keep the flame of democracy alive, we need to get smart about Fascism, get smart about Trump – and get smart about what democracy really is.”
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Engaging with the Anti-Vaxxers Over a Coronavirus Vaccine
Coronavirus and Anti-Vaxxers: “We must shift from containing disinformation to acting in advance of it. We must establish reality and engage in communities”
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UK Politics: Why Boris Ditched Dom
Boris and Dom: In shifting political wind, UK PM Johnson ditches advisor Cummings, but “now opportunist faces reckoning of policy rather than communication”.
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The Dangerous Silence Over Trump’s Attack on Democracy
“This failure to call Trump out for what he is — a sore loser and an angry autocrat — is dangerous for democracy and lends credibility to his statements.”
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Joe Biden and the Promise of Decency
“Decency needs reclaiming. Relating to what is best in people, it deserves better than misappropriation by those who practice politics without human warmth.”
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How English Footballer Marcus Rashford Exposed the Nastiness of Austerity — But What Must Be Done Now?
“Can Manchester United score? They always score” — the footballing words in...
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A Beginner’s Guide: Packing the Supreme Court with Conservative Judges
A conservative-packed Supreme Court: “Restrictions on abortion, progressive economic or social measures struck down, a hands-off approach to voting rights.”
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Brexit — UK Government Rattles Sabre, Breaks Law, Wounds Itself
UK Government rattles sabre over Brexit by withdrawing from an international treaty — but only threatens Ireland future and faces legal proceedings by EU.
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Don’t Blame the Unemployed as UK Enters Its Economic Winter
As UK autumn turns cold, economy teeters on edge with double whammy of No Deal Brexit & Coronavirus — so Government might try to shift blame to unemployed
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Careful, Precise, and Unwavering Advocate for Rights and Justice
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Careful & precise lawyer, firm in belief in equal status for all, with enormously significant contribution to US constitutional order”
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Why Virtual UN Meetings Make Diplomacy Difficult
“Technology allows state officials to see each other on screen in seconds, but virtual diplomacy appears unlikely to ever replace face-to-face interaction.”
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US Democrats Repeat: No Secure Irish Border = No US-UK Trade Deal
US-UK Trade Deal: “The UK reneging on the Irish dimension of its Brexit deal with the European Union would be an act of grotesque self-sabotage”
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How Can We Properly Remember in the Time of TikTok Holocaust?
Amid the TikTok Holocaust trend, how do we ensure that young people are fully supported in their wish to remember while avoiding “simplistic role playing”?
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WAP: What’s So Dangerous About a Sexually-Liberated Black Woman?
“Danger of WAP lies not in its unabashed celebration of sex but in audacity of Black women to lay claim to their bodies and own their sexual satisfaction”
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Imran Khan’s Strengthened Pakistan and Its Strategic Possibility for the UK
Imran Khan’s Pakistan has bolstered its global image and foreign relations. Does it provide a strategic lifeline for a post-Brexit Britain?
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The Beirut Port Explosion: Ripping Out the Heart of A City
“It cannot be understated how much has been lost in investment in port of Beirut, and how much the explosion has taken from the heart of surrounding city.”
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How to Avert UK Science’s Bleak Brexit Future?
“Leaving EU does not mean UK must sever its connections to a European network of scientists and collaborative links, But failure to act will cost lives.”
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EA in Daily Express: What if Trump Refuses to Concede the Election?
How might Trump refuse to leave the White House if he loses November election? Could he be removed from the Oval Office by security personnel?
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75 Years Later, It is Time for the UK to Properly Celebrate the End of World War II
“Amid remembrance of 75th anniversary of end of World War II, opportunity for UK to reconnect with its former Empire & its present-day Commonwealth is lost.”
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Understanding the Johnson-Trump Special Relationship
EA contributor David Dunn tells Newsweek, amid the intersecting crises of Coronavirus and Brexit,...
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