Category: World
Trump: giving Ukraine Patriot Missile license is ‘cool.’ No it’s not.
President Donald Trump said this morning from the NATO Summit that the U.S. will give Ukraine the licenses to build America’s prestige Patriot…
Roma Need Special Consideration After Ukraine War is Over
Governments, donors, NGOs, development banks and businesses recently gathered in Gdansk, Poland, to discuss reconstruction in Ukraine even as Russia’s full-scale invasion continues….
US-Iran on dangerous path to blowing up MOU over Hormuz
For the second time since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, Washington and Tehran have slipped back into direct military confrontation….
We Owe Future Generations a Path Out of the Global Debt Crisis
Almost half of the world’s population now lives in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or…
Why is the Selective Service war gaming a ‘special skills’ draft?
Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request show that the Selective Service recently gamed out what a military draft would look…
Inside the growing religious revolt against Christian Zionism
Each year, hundreds of activists from Christians United for Israel (CUFI), America’s largest Zionist organization, descend on the Capitol for a marathon lobbying…
Ayatollah Khamenei’s carefully crafted and choreographed funeral
Meticulously choreographed, this week’s funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei across Iran are honoring the country’s highest political and religious authority, while…
Cutting Hair, Cutting Freedom: Afghanistan’s Barbers Under Taliban Rule
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons …
Inside GEF’s Blended Finance Push: Turning Public Money Into Private Capital Leverage
For most of the Eighth Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly last month, the atmosphere inside Samarkand’s sprawling Congress Centre echoed a growing confidence…
Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis Deepens After Worst Earthquake in Decades
In recent weeks, Venezuela’s humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply following the twin earthquakes on June 24. Marking the strongest seismic event since 1990,…
