Starmer is trying to make Labour the preferred choice of British business. Perhaps it should change its name to the "Shareholding/Management Party."

Vague glimpses of the developments in the war between Ethiopia and Tigray show that Ethiopia is doing great harm to Tigrayan civilians.

I have never seen enough clear information on what is happening in Ethiopia to understand what is going on in that war, or why. I wish I knew.

Chairman Xi has chosen China's highest officials (aside from him) based on personal obedience to him.

In the short term, this will encourage grave mistakes. It will also very likely leave China with weak leaders whenever Xi dies or retires. But that could be ten years from now.

China's repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong has brought China a well-deserved increase in world condemnation.

Can we envision a way that China could become a free, successful country?

Qatar made a start at reforming its unjust labor laws, but undid it when the big employers complained. Once again it is thoroughly unjust.

Parts of Australia blocked UN inspectors from visiting their prisons to check for respect for human rights.