A few weeks ago the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek was in Malta. During one official speech Buzek remarked on the dearth of Maltese female representatives in the EU Parliament. He went on to suggest...

According to a United Nations’ “Human Development Report”, both Tunisia and Egypt were doing well. The report measures achievements in health and education ...

Though irregular migration at the moment isn’t hitting the headlines as frequently as it did in the recent past, the circumstance still exists, as does also the trend that Libya’s...

The deafening silence that met the educational reform is cause for concern. A reform that promised to bring about unprecedented changes is said to be unfolding with the introduction of the so-called benchmarking assessment. ...

Just over a year ago, and again this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a global commitment to Internet freedom. ...

It has been nine years since I coined the acronym ‘BRIC,’ which has become synonymous with the rise of Brazil, Russia, India, and China....

Last week we discussed Merkel’s ‘Competitiveness Pact’, which is also backed by Sarkozy, but not by many other European leaders...

Like so many across and from the Middle East, I’ve followed recent events in Tunisia and Egypt with intense interest...

Very often, people take every day tasks and activities for granted. For instance, most people take it for granted that they can read and write, have access to education and obtain academic qualifications, ...

Political rhetoric has shifted away from the need to respond to the “generational challenge” of climate change...