Category: World
Pro-Israel voices win out, kill bill to stop US-Israel military integration
A House committee summarily struck down an amendment to strip a measure from the massive annual defense policy bill that would provide Israel…
PERU: ‘For 20 Years, Voters Have Had to Choose the Lesser of Two Evils’
CIVICUS discusses the outlook ahead of Peru’s runoff presidential election with David Hidalgo, journalist and executive director of OjoPúblico, a Peruvian digital…
At GEF’s Eighth Assembly, Uzbekistan Signals New Role as Donor
In a significant policy shift symbolising rising environmental ambition, Uzbekistan on Thursday announced that it will become a donor of international environmental funding…
Iran War Exposes Limits of US Power Projection
The outcome of the current Iran war is still in doubt, but one consequence is already becoming clear: it has weakened America’s capacity…
Trump’s art of the deal meets Iran’s long memory of foreign exploitation
As the government’s standing plummets to an all-time low due to a reckless disregard for the welfare of its people, mass protests sweep…
Oman walks a tightrope amid Trump’s threats to ‘blow them up’
Up until last week, it would have been unthinkable that a partner and mediating stalwart like Oman would be a target in Washington….
From War Zones to Global Environment Talks, Communities Seek Faster Green Finance
For three decades, Iffat Rachid Edriss walked Lebanon’s coastline with a clear purpose: protecting the sea she loves. She organised cleanups, conducted research,…
Finally: House vote to end Trump’s Iran war wins
The House of Representatives successfully passed a resolution Wednesday that would direct President Donald Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with…
What the Sino-Russian Declaration Exposes
The joint declaration issued by Russia and China on 20 May, Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of…
Governments Falling 90 percent Short of Climate Adaptation Finance Needs
Governments are falling 90 percent short of adaptation finance targets and leaving people in climate-vulnerable communities drastically under-equipped to cope with the devastating…
