Sholto Byrnes

In just half a century, the emirate – and indeed the UAE – has become a leading communications and technology hub where innovation is the name of the game

America's contributions to the rest of the world are undeniable but the US makes a poor case for itself

Once the pandemic is behind us, free-marketeers should stop treating government intervention so derisively

European governments reluctant to take back individuals who were involved with the terror group in Iraq and Syria should be dealing with the aftermath of their foreign interventions

Governments around the world need to police the truth more carefully, but also introduce critical thinking into school curriculums

The east may have had to learn lessons from the west in environmental protection in the past but that seems to be changing

Finding a new seat of government would provide relief to Jakarta, spur development in sleepy Borneo and cement the president's legacy

As traditional alliances fade, these groupings could prove more effective in addressing 21st century challenges

It is unprecedented since the Second World War for one state to claim that it had the right to assassinate senior officials in another

Regulations on all media to counter the propagation of falsehoods need to be tougher but I also hope politicians' consciences prick them into returning truth to the centre-stage of their discourse