The courage to stand alone, to challenge the mob, to think for oneself — these are no longer virtues but liabilities.

Last week, on the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Africa CDC convened a High-Level Domestic Financing Meeting to chart a path on self-reliance beyond donor aid. Thirdly, focusing ...

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Through this initiative, he has worked to enhance the competitiveness of African manufacturers, ensuring they meet international standards and contribute to the continent’s self-reliance in ...

But more than derivative or maladroit, Emerson’s poems crucially omit the fragility visible within his famous self-reliance ... his unruly pupil Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau had, in fact ...

The two-day event from February 27-28 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, comes at a key moment as India pushes for self-reliance in military technology and equipment. The panel will feature Admiral (Retd) ...

Elon Musk’s unconventional Department of Government Efficiency is certainly stirring the pot. Musk’s most recent shot across the bow came via the Office of Personnel Management. It saw DOGE ...

Such self-reliance should become more widespread. The Government’s duty here is to facilitate citizen action. When an individual or community tells officials that they are willing to undertake ...

Christian Democrats leader Friedrich Merz will likely be the next chancellor of Germany after his party won the majority of the seats in the country's election. Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via ...

While India has championed self-reliance through initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, there exists a parallel, often understated effort to keep India tied to foreign aerospace ...

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) 2025 Community Power Scorecard surveyed how states are doing in 18 policy areas, revealing that states overall have not improved much since last year.