Category: World
The Strait of Hormuz to re-open. Now what?
In a flurry of diplomatic activity over the last days, Iran and the U.S. appear at last to have reached an initial agreement…
After the Iran War, is UAE the odd man out?
The roles played by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey in facilitating the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” underscore the extent to which regional…
Trump Declared Peace in Congo. This Is the Reality
“General” Sultani Makenga stood before thousands of newly trained armed group recruits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in February and offered them…
The US wants to end aid to Israel but replace it with something worse
Americans’ support for Israel is declining at an unprecedented pace in the wake of U.S.-backed atrocities in Gaza, its invasion of Lebanon, and…
In Sikkim, Snow Leopards and Communities Share the High Mountains
The tea arrives before the conversation starts. Jayanta Mukhia sets two cups on the wooden table and pulls up a chair across from…
Global Economy Endures War Shock—So Far
More than three months into the war in the Middle East, the global economy appears to be holding up. Commodity prices, inflation and…
GLOBAL TAX TREATY: ‘Without Sustained Pressure from Organised Movements, the Political Space to Win Simply Doesn’t Open’
CIVICUS discusses a proposed United Nations (UN) tax treaty with Jenny Ricks, General Secretary of Fight Inequality Alliance, a global movement that…
New Caledonia’s Election to Set the Stage for New Talks With France on Its Political Future
The French overseas territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific will hold elections on 28 June in the wake of the latest agreement…
Fiscal Reform Needs More Than Strong Finance Ministries
In the human body, connective tissue rarely gets the attention given to the heart, lungs or brain. But without it, even the strongest…
Look who’s losing it over Trump’s Iran deal
When Donald Trump launched a war against Iran in late February, his MAGA movement suddenly became nearly indistinguishable from the neoconservative foreign policy…
