A tribute to Henry Kissinger

A tribute to Henry Kissinger

The highest point of Henry Kissinger’s diplomatic career was probably his secret visit to Beijing in July 1971. It set in motion a series of geopolitical shifts that further isolated the Soviet Union and led, two decades later, to the United States’ great victory in...
Anwar Ibrahim’s Quiet Triumph

Anwar Ibrahim’s Quiet Triumph

The path from political prisoner to political power is by no means well-trodden, but those who have made the arduous journey in recent decades include luminaries such as Nelson Mandela, Jawaharlal Nehru, Aung San Suu Kyi, Michelle Bachelet, and Václav Havel. To this...
The Global South: A new North Star

The Global South: A new North Star

We live in surprising times. Many short-term shocks continue to surprise us: the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war and the latest Hamas attack. Yet, what makes our world truly hard to understand and grasp in totality is that we are also experiencing simultaneously...