The Media and People’s Power
Again, the influence of the new media in giving citizens a voice in the decision about who governs them was on display during the attempted coup against the government of…
Rethinking Democratic Representation
By Uchenna Ekwo The surprising outcome of the British referendum to leave the European Union and the unexpected rise of Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in…
Revisiting the Scandal at ICC
By Lawrence Freeman A potentially devastating scandal involving the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Alejandra Fernandez Gurmendi, was brought to light in the July 3rd edition…
Ethiopia’s Economic Growth as Model for Africa
By Lawrence Freeman It is common these days, when Western nations are discussing the government of Ethiopia, to hear a raft of attacks on that nation for “human rights…
