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The most terrifying feeling in the world is listing your mother as a missing person in Ukraine

From the first days of the war in Ukraine, Mariupol has been surrounded by Russian troops. On the seventh day of the war, I lost contact with my family there. The city is under constant shelling. This attack on our country is a genocide of Ukrainians, with a methodical destruction of houses, hospitals, maternity wards, and city infrastructure.

While most of the focus is on governments and NGOs, the private sector also has a role to play. 

When a month ago Russia decided to brutally attack the Ukrainian people and their sovereignty, most of the attention of the public opinion turned to the role that governments and NGOs play in responding to the situation.

The unfortunate story of my friend, Pamela Adie who was turned back at the borders of Mozambique a few days ago isn’t new but reinforces the horrible and ridiculous travel situations for many Africans within the continent.

Happy New Year to all our readers

Dear readers, 

I want to wish all of you a happy new year. I hope that the end year brings you nothing but happiness and health. 

Warren’s economic ideas are closer to Chavismo than to standard economic thinking.

If you have been to a supermarket during the last year, you should have noticed that our economy is experiencing a rise in its inflation rate. In the last year, consumer prices have rose by 6.8 percent.

Nearly three months after the Taliban illegitimately wrested power, Afghanistan is at the edge of abyss. United Nations has already warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of one of the world's  worst humanitarian crises.

Achieving peace in Ukraine is vital to Europe’s Future

Dear readers, 

Since 1939, there has never been a greater chance of war between two major countries in Europe than the one we face today. 

On Lebanon’s Independence Day, SFL alumna Romy Haber writes about her country’s critical situation. 

Next month, I will be giving my first in-person lecture since the pandemic. At Maastricht University’s Law School, I will be talking about the interrelation of economic development and political stability. 

Dear readers,

“A trending video on social media illustrated that in some states of Venezuela, people are using gold for their everyday transactions. In fact, it shows that they are using the domestic currency to wrap the grams of Gold. It is that worthless.”