Category: World
Trump’s Authoritarian Gambit to Muzzle the Foreign Press
For nearly a century, foreign correspondents have come to the United States precisely because this country prided itself on welcoming scrutiny. Now, the…
Don’t Cry for Milei, Argentina
Sunday’s World Cup final focused world attention on the stench of corruption, past and current, surrounding some of its main protagonists, including Argentina,…
‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere’? Latin America isn’t buying it
The Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, a rather staid event held every two years, is known mostly for its boilerplate language…
The West’s plan to pressure Putin has a glaring flaw
Ukraine’s 40-day deep-strike campaign – launched by President Volodymyr Zelensky to “push the aggressor toward ending the war” – is now at its…
Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?
Shortly after four members of Congress returned from a fact-finding visit to Havana early last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a…
Children in Conflict Zones and Remote Areas Bear the Brunt of Global
Despite growing up and working in vastly different geographic regions and environments — one shaped by decades of armed conflict and political instability,…
Thrilla in Manila: Rubio arrives as China-Philippines tensions spike
The South China Sea’s waters turned choppy again just as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Manila to attend an ASEAN…
Africa’s Health Defenses Have Improved But Its Funding Has Not
Against the backdrop of an Ebola disease outbreak, the new Africa Health Security (AHS) Index, released today, reveals significant gaps in critical health…
US Plans to Restrict Visas to Foreign Journalists Come Under Fire
A proposal to restrict US visas to foreign journalists assigned to cover the US has triggered a strong protest from the New York-based…
Africa Can Grow Faster With AI—If It Moves Now
A farmer in Kenya gets weather and planting advice on a basic phone. A teacher in Nigeria uses a chatbot to help students…
