Category: World
2 hearings, 0 justification for a $1.5 trillion military budget
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees…
The Tale of Three Countries: Policy Independence Matters for Development
The Republic of Korea (Korea), Vietnam and Bangladesh are on three different rungs of the development ladder. While Korea is a member of…
Ambitious Great Green Wall Shows Slow, Steady Progress in Strengthening Landscapes, Improving Livelihoods
In 2021, Gadeja Shehu and about a hundred farmers in Garbadu village, Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria, were invited by officials of the…
The Iran War Is Costing Children’s Lives in Somalia
When war erupted in the Middle East in late February, the most visible consequences were playing out in the Persian Gulf, with smoke…
Food Systems and Policies Undermining Food Security
Transnational agribusinesses increasingly shape food policies worldwide. Claiming to best address recent food security concerns, they seek to profit more from innovations in…
As Rubio turns into punisher, Cubans wary of final blow
When Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Vatican last Thursday to smooth over the Trump administration’s shaky relationship with the Holy See,…
Poll: Ukrainians more threatened by corruption than by Russia
An explosive new poll suggests that a majority of Ukrainians feel their future is more threatened by corruption in the government than by…
Lockheed’s new Pentagon deal makes a bad bargain worse
In a recent earnings call Lockheed Martin described what may prove to be a highly consequential shift in Pentagon contracting. CEO Jim Taiclet…
Trump’s troop withdrawals from Germany might backfire. Here’s why.
At first glance, the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw two battalions from Germany and cancel the planned deployment of intermediate-range ground-launched missiles there…
PHILIPPINES: ‘A Protest Is One Day, but Organising Is the Thousands of Conversations That Make That Day Possible’
CIVICUS discusses Gen Z-led protests in the Philippines with Charles Zander, a 17-year-old climate justice activist from Bohol and youth campaigner for…
