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Europe badly needs immigrants. Its leaders need to stop pretending otherwise
Demographic decline is a big problem. The population of the EU could decline by 6%, by 2100, which is one big reason why legal migrants should be welcome
The West should be a part of the emerging world order
The world lost a chance to unite after the disintegration of the Eastern Bloc. Let’s try not to lose another
The online world isn't buying biased Gaza narratives
Only a few weeks after October 7, many were already arguing that Israel had lost the war for global opinion among the billions who are clicking and swiping
We need to replace the dying US-led rules-based order
But for new rules to be formulated, the starting point must be to acknowledge the wide range of perspectives beyond the western world
Why the battle for 'golden rice' has gone off the boil
The fight to ban this genetically modified superfood will effectively deny millions of children much-needed nutrition
Georgia's foreign-funded NGO law should be none of Europe's business
There's only one way to interpret its objections to Tbilisi's attempt to curb foreign influence
Macron seeks engagement with China. The rest of Europe should, too
The West has nothing to gain from being confrontational with China, and everything to gain from working with it
Israel-Palestine: We need peacemakers, not provocateurs
Peace is predicated on both sides putting themselves in the shoes of the other
Why Asean will be desperate for a global treaty to address plastic pollution
A meeting in the Canadian capital this week could go a long away in tackling one of South East-Asia's biggest challenges
Lee Hsien Loong’s time in office made Singapore a centre of globalisation
The departing Prime Minister's belief in international co-operation is increasingly underappreciated
Why did it take the deaths of western aid workers for Biden to act?
The short answer seems to be: white lives matter. Palestinian lives? Well, not so much
Talk of a Chinese slump belies a world still keen to do business with Beijing
It isn't just ordinary South-East Asians who have a favourable view of the superpower – American and European investors do, too
Can we trust whatever the US government says any more?
Sample the many dubious claims Washington officials have made before, and it becomes obvious why
Indonesia and Malaysia are worthy of leading the Global South
Both countries maintain an independent and active foreign policy of non-alignment
Why do Arab lives not seem to matter to so many western leaders?
It's the most plausible conclusion for why the US still refuses to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
