Category: World
A UN Secretary-General who Defied the US – and Suffered a Backlash
When Egypt’s onetime Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali was running for the post of U.N. Secretary-General in late 1991, he had to contend with…
Team Trump squares up to rip Red and Blue critics of Iran peace deal
The Trump administration has spent the last several days blasting away at bipartisan critics in Congress and from the usually friendly rightwing media…
Unpopularity of war puts $1.5 trillion defense budget in crosshairs
The debates in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this month over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s annual…
Congress loves to buy failed jets and ships then make your kids pay
As Congress debates the 2027 defense budget, members must confront an essential reality: their children and grandchildren will be left footing the bill….
Hong Kong: No Safety in Exile
When performance artist Sammu Chen tried to tie a red thread to a streetpost, plainclothes police stopped him before he could finish. Chen…
‘We Came for Action, Not Promises’: Developing Nations Voice Frustration as Bonn Talks Conclude
The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support…
How AgricTech Cuts Labour for Zimbabwe’s Female Farmers
Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe’s female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they…
RightsCon’s Cancellation Signals a Growing Threat to Human Rights and Digital Freedoms
RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, has served for over a decade as a vital global gathering,…
Trump’s World Stagflation Also Undermines Dollar Hegemony
US President Trump’s policies are supposed to make America great again (MAGA), which means different things to various parties. Some of its consequences…
Don’t be fooled by the new China-North Korea love fest
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang earlier this month celebrated their decades-long alliance, with both…
