Emma Sky
09 July 2026
Visiting the city that Trump and Musk both hate
The population of Bradford has changed, but to say this represents some kind of social failure is ridiculous. How do we get beyond these obvious lies?
Read the full article18 June 2026
Ukraine is showing Europe what it needs to become
A country many expected to fall in weeks has turned into a laboratory for the future of defence, digital government and national resilience. Now the EU must follow
Read the full article25 June 2025
The metamorphosis of Africa
In Senegal, young Africans are embracing cultural pride, rejecting victimhood and seeking a new identity for the continent
Read the full article10 June 2025
Africans are doing it for themselves
From poverty and conflict to inadequate infrastructure and stagnating economies, the challenges facing the continent are immense
Read the full article29 December 2023
With Kissinger in the Bahamas
Looking back at one of the most consequential lives lost in 2023… Emma Sky remembers an encounter with Henry Kissinger
Read the full article22 July 2023
We need the green transition. But, who’s going to pay for it?
The impact of climate change is felt unevenly across the globe. Any proposal tackling the issue must consider this
Read the full article04 June 2023
Iraq’s next crisis is over the climate
The country is running out of water – and a polluted Tigris makes things even worse
Read the full article24 March 2023
The state of Israel
Hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets, protesting that they no longer recognise their country. Flights from Ben Gurion airport are suspended. Universities are closed. And public sector workers are out on strike
Read the full article10 February 2023
Rwanda confronts its past
The country is so much more than a dumping ground for Britain’s asylum seekers
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