Ethiopia’s National Dialogue needs time and an interim report An interim report may help the National Dialogue regain credibility, seize early wins and justify its need for additional time. Many agree that Ethiopia’s ongoing National Dialogue is a much-needed initiative, if not long overdue. Launched in 2022 to tackle core …

Blackouts and dry water taps are nothing new for Iranians, but this year the country’s infrastructure problems have become a true crisis, one that is gripping 90 million people at once. Water scarcity, extreme heat and power outages further weaken an already strained economy, in a population so disillusioned with …

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has faced nine months of mass protests against corruption and authoritarianism, with demonstrators facing off at times against riot police and violent pro-government thugs. But most Serbian media coverage has reflected the government narrative, depicting student and other protestors, as well as journalists, as “terrorists” conspiring …