Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dramatically changed some countries' strategic positions on neutrality. The unilateral and illegal attacks by the USA and Israel on Iran have reinforced a turning...

'Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God' (Mt 5:9). This is what Matthew, the evangelist, report Jesus Christ stating in the Sermon on the Mount. Although both Pope Leo...

In Malta's political culture, an electoral manifesto is never just a campaign document. It is a moral contract with the people, a roadmap for governance, and increasingly a benchmark against which...

Prime Minister Robert Abela returned to Gozo with a rediscovered sense of urgency that aligns neatly with the political calendar. He arrived alongside Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, who now carries a...

On 26 July 2006 Parliament approved the motion to rationalise the development boundaries. The motion, presented by George Pullicino, then Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs, increased the...

I still remember sitting at the kitchen table as a young girl, sketching endlessly on scraps of paper, convinced that one day I would grow up to be an artist. It wasn't just a pastime; it was a way of...

Elections have consequences beyond their immediate results, mainly in terms of the strategic lessons that are drawn from them by the leaders of the two major parties and the news media. Hard-core...

A party born just two years ago beats a party that seemed hard-wired to power after 16 years in power. And beats it in such a convincing way, ie not with a slim majority. A historic tsunami that...

This evening, Prime Minister and Labour leader Robert Abela delivers his concluding speech at the Labour Party Congress. It was a week-long congress that saw the participation of many people across...

We need a national project - distanced from all political interference and all prejudice - to generate a history of Malta over the last 400 to 500 years not only as a narrative of who ruled and who...