Category: World
New Geopolitics Threatens More Food Crises
Recent geopolitical trends threaten more food crises, especially in developing countries. A new IPES-Food report urges a strategy of ‘resilient self-reliance’, proposing available…
Putin denies economic stagnation after four years of war
Given the uneven course of the Russian economy during the first five months of 2026, Russian authorities, especially President Vladimir Putin, were keen…
Armenia’s most critical elections since independence
For a small, land-locked nation between the Black and Caspian Seas and surrounded by Iran, Russia, and Turkey, Armenia has had a bright…
WaPo op-ed backs Section 224, omits author’s direct Israeli stake
On Monday, the Washington Post ran an opinion article defending Section 224, the controversial proposal to integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries by…
Did CNN just out Azerbaijan as Israel’s secret military partner?
Years ago, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described Baku’s relationship with Israel as an iceberg, with 90% hidden below the surface. Last week, CNN…
Next 72 hrs will tell us whether Israel plans to kill Trump peace
It remains unclear whether Iran’s effort to establish a new equation in the region has truly succeeded — an equation in which, for…
Trump is losing control of the Iran war
Amid a rapid escalation between Israel and Iran, Yemen’s Houthis have rejoined the Iran war, launching a volley of missiles at Israel and…
GAZA: ‘If Civilians Can Get This Close to Establishing a Humanitarian Corridor, Then Governments Can Do It’
CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza with Musa…
Downfall of a Superstar
This is the downfall of a diplomatic superstar. Germany’s defeat in the election to the UN Security Council is the consequence of a…
Billions Lost as Secret Financial Networks Fuel Forest Destruction in Brazil and Cameroon
A new report has found that billions of dollars linked to illegal deforestation are flowing through global supply chains, with secrecy around land…
