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Getting to Greener Steel

NEW YORK – Burning coal to generate power is so uneconomical that the Trump administration has resorted to issuing stay-open orders to prop up the dying industry. However, there is one area where coal is still king: in the production of primary iron to make steel. This matters, because iron and steel

Are US Democrats Really Soft on Crime?

The narrative that Democratic mayors are “soft on crime” crumbles under scrutiny. While 43 of the 50 largest US cities

Trump’s Peacemaker Hype

A recent poll indicates that only 22% of US adults believe that Trump deserves the Nobel Prize – a far cry from

Violence Against Health Workers Must End

Nigeria is not alone. Reports of violence against health-care workers have been on the rise over the last five years in a wide

Government Shutdowns and America’s Broken Democracy

Congress spent this month tying up loose ends, after spending the year reviewing White House budget requests, listening to lobbyists,

North Africa’s Scramble for the Sahel

The Sahel is no longer a chessboard on which the struggles between the West and Russia play out. More importantly,

What a China-EU Climate Deal Could Do for the World

China has committed to achieve peak emissions by 2030 and net-zero by 2060; but this still implies that its cumulative

How Off-Grid Solar Can Transform an Economy

LILONGWE – Like many African countries, Malawi faces significant energy-access challenges. In 2024, just 26% of the population had regular access to

How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

Although these tariffs were presented as being directly proportional to the barriers other countries allegedly impose on US goods, they

Trump’s Tariffs Will Widen the North-South Divide

In fact, Trump’s tariffs – which reflect the view that economic interconnectedness is a strategic weapon to wield, rather than