Only by recognizing and sharing the values derived from its unique transnational experience can Europe meet the promise of its holistic partnership with Africa.
As Ukraine and Russia once again come to the negotiating table over the war in eastern Ukraine, a frontline town is trying to put itself back on the map.
An increasingly limited US influence in the Middle East is exacerbated by policies that aggravate conflicts and lead other powers to push their agendas.
This is what I witness on this little Greek island that finds itself on the frontier of Europe. This tiny spot on the map has and continues to be a gateway into Europe for tens of thousands of refugees.
What these regimes have in common is the “man-made” nature of the Zeitgeist. Democracies are not dying in the world today; they are being killed by premeditated, deliberate acts on the part of the incumbent leaders.