Category: World
Crisis and Opportunity at the UN
At this year’s highest-profile UN event, Donald Trump publicly mused over his ‘big decision’ about whether to ‘annihilate’ Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
So you don’t like the war. What are you going to do about it?
The Iran war was a central point of tension in Senate debates Tuesday night. As the issue becomes harder to avoid, Republican candidates…
Why Trump is likely to join Saudi war against Houthis
For myriad obvious reasons, President Donald Trump has so far resisted calls from Saudi Arabia to assist in its fight with the Houthis,…
World Lost More Than 7 Million Hectares of Forest in 2025
The world lost more than 7 million hectares of forest to deforestation in 2025, a modest improvement on recent years but still far…
When Medicine Becomes a Tool for Torture: The Hidden Role of Medical Personnel in Russian Captivity
Medicine is supposed to protect human life and dignity. Yet testimonies from Ukrainians released from Russian captivity reveal a disturbing reality: medical personnel…
High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs
On Friday, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos wrote to the U.N. Security Council, citing Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, to say Eritrean…
Why the US will never give up Diego Garcia
Writing for the Daily Mail in 2023, Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sardonically argued, “The Americans don’t give us crucial nuclear secrets…
Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ is more fragile than it seems
President Donald Trump likes to say he is “nine for nine” with the candidates he has backed in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Middle East Escalation Could Leave 11.7 Million More Women and Girls Facing Food Insecurity by End-2026
Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions…
UN to Launch Survey to Track Down Racism at the Secretariat
The United Nations has once again revived a longstanding problem that has been left lingering behind closed doors for decades – racism and…
