The Rise of Africa in the Twenty-First Century

Jacob Zuma is the President of South Africa Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity. –Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) MUCH has been said about the rise of Africa in the twenty-first century. As home to seven of […]
Our Blue Horizon – Opening New Development Frontiers with the Blue Economy

James Alix Michel is the President of Seychelles IN 2015 the world has two major challenges to address. Taken as a whole, these will draw up the legacy that we, as leaders of the world, wish to confer upon our children. The first relates to how we respond to the threat of climate change. The […]
An Urgent Call for Action

José Alberto Mujica Cordano is the 40th President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Democracy is A Way for Mongolia to Live

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is a two-term President of Mongolia, having previously served twice as the country’s Prime Minister.
Principles of Turkish Foreign Policy and Regional Political Structuring

Ahmet Davutoğlu is the Prime Minister of Turkey, having previously served for more than five years as Turkish foreign minister.
The Middle East and Energy Security – A Cyprus Perspective

Nicos Anastasiades is President of the Republic of Cyprus
Solidarity in the Mediterranean — Coming Together to Oppose Virulent Jihadism

Mariano Rajoy Brey is President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain
It’s Time for Palestine

Mahmoud Abbas is President of Palestine THE Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom and national independence has reached a decisive moment. The two-state formula is under serious threat, due to systematic Israeli policies and practices that have seriously undermined the solution-threatening to make it impracticable in the very near future. More alarmingly, while Palestine takes concrete […]
Mobilizing Resources for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Sam K. Kutesa is President of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly