Jonathan Power - weekly columns

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Since 1997, Jonathan's columns have been published on The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Justice blog. You can find them all here.

Nov 7, 2022
6 min

The need for a massive aid program for Africa

Surely a massive infusion of aid into Africa would be to pour money down a rat hole? Isn't this the mistake that was made in the past -...

Oct 31, 2022
5 min

Time to think again about abolishing torture.

Right now, 47 years ago to the day in the autumn of 1975, the corridors of the UN in New York were abuzz with a small army of Amnesty...

Oct 22, 2022
4 min

And what if Saudi Arabia were the owner of nuclear missiles?

In any body politic there will be a group of powerful people who, if not in the inner circle of the president or prime minister, can win...

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