Category: World
Hiroshima’s Question: Will We Continue to Live Under the Nuclear Shadow?
On the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing, Hiroshima’s Peace Declaration and the U.N. secretary-general’s message set out two possible futures as the…
Burkina Faso’s Cancelled Democracy
Burkina Faso’s charismatic young military leader, army captain Ibrahim Traoré, has stopped pretending. In April, he declared that people should ‘forget about the…
The World’s Aid Workers Must Be Protected
This summer, an ambush on a marked humanitarian convoy in Duk County, South Sudan, left 17 dead and five injured. While the UN…
US Arms Stockpiles Hit by Iran War
The highly- unpredictable five-month-old US-Iran war has been plagued by on-again, off-again peace agreements — with such monotonous regularity– the conflict seems never…
Syria walks a tightrope as war engulfs the Middle East
Syria has so far avoided becoming a battlefield in the U.S.-Israel-Iran crisis, but it has not escaped the consequences. As regional peace remains…
DRC president claims Trump deal requires he seize another term
Last week, the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) opened the door for the country’s sitting president, Felix Tshisekedi,…
The rise or fail of middle powers will determine Middle East peace
For more than two decades, endless wars have destabilized the Middle East, creating huge amounts of human suffering, displacement and trauma. The region…
The Year of Pastoralists Must Be More Than Symbolic
This is supposed to be the year the world finally sees and recognizes pastoralists. The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International…
Rohingya Refugees Seeking Safe Haven in Bangladesh Hit by Fresh Disasters
Abdu Rozork awoke suddenly to the sound of children screaming. Heavy monsoon rains had sent a landslide barrelling into the section of their…
Surprise strikes signal Iran is digging in for a long war
In recent weeks, Iran has gone on the offensive, striking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launching a surprise attack on…
