Category: World
Cockroach Protests: How India’s Youth Movement Led to Minister’s Resignation
On July 25, after 50 days of protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The movement had begun in…
UNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention Remains a Lifeline for Millions
Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the international refugee protection…
As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero
The Burmese people continue to suffer as the brutal civil war in Myanmar heads toward its sixth year. The conflict was recently brought…
Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
Earlier this month, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu met with Omani National Security Council Secretary-General Idris Abdulrahman Al Kindi. The pair reaffirmed…
Zelensky’s ‘Freya’ missile defense scheme could backfire. Here’s why.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, neutralizing Russia’s ballistic missile threat is a key to ending the war that continues to ravage his…
Guatemala: A Narrow Opening in a Captured Justice System
José Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico, Guatemala’s now-defunct leading investigative newspaper, spent 1,295 days in detention before a court granted him house arrest…
From Castel Gandolfo to Campidoglio: Call for Human Dignity to Be at the Heart of the AI Revolution
After two days of debate at an international conference devoted to the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI), nuclear war and global security, Nobel…
The Houthis Don’t Need to Close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Strangle the Suez Canal
With regional friction between Iran and the Gulf monarchies escalating, Houthi leadership in Yemen has proclaimed a total maritime blockade against all vessels…
What Development Looks like in Myanmar Today
When asked what development looks like today, a community leader in Kalaw township points to these fields. Once destroyed by a typhoon, they…
What a US war with Cuba would really look like
CBS News reported recently that Pentagon officials were exploring the possibility of military action against Cuba.“Military planners have in recent weeks examined a…
