Somalia Is Debating Power When It Should Be Debating the State Every time Somalia enters a new political crisis, the national debate returns to the same familiar questions: Who will become president? Which alliance will dominate? Which clan or political group will gain influence? What will happen
Remigration and the normalization of exclusion I have learned to pay close attention to language in politics. Not because words are harmless, but because they are powerful. Long before laws are passed or policies implemented, language quietly reshapes what feels normal, reasonable, and acceptable. That is why
East Africa lays bare the moral bankruptcy of the global climate regime.
When Equality Law Becomes Gender-Neutral I have followed the debate about making Norway’s Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act gender-neutral with a growing sense of concern. Each time the proposal is described as “modern” or “inclusive,” I find myself asking who is actually being included — and who quietly