Jacob Zuma and South Africa’s moment of reckoning
Decades of corruption and misrule have exhausted South Africa. Hope for the future remains, but it is slighter than ever.
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The Afghanistan crisis shows Europe cannot wall itself off from the world
As migration linked to conflict and climate change escalates, the EU will need to rethink its approach to refugees.
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The Taliban has taken lessons from the global jihadist movement
A dangerous and empty rhetoric of moderation has helped jihadist groups across the world endure.
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How the world failed Africa on Covid-19 vaccination
Experts warn coronavirus risks becoming a “two-track pandemic”.
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Tokyo 2020: The Covid Olympics
The New Statesman's coverage of the world's first pandemic Games since 1920.
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The courage of Desmond Tutu
As South Africa experiences fresh violence, the Archbishop’s life is a reminder of the human capacity for solidarity and political…
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The poorest countries have received just 0.3 per cent of Covid-19 vaccine doses
The wealthiest countries in the world have received one hundred times as many vaccine doses as the poorest.
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As the Mediterranean’s migrant tragedy deepens, Europe looks away
A first-hand account from one of the few migrant rescue boats still in operation in the Mediterranean reveals the extent…
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