Category: World
DoD wants to water down curbs to let ex-officials lobby more
As it pushes for a record breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget, the Department of Defense wants lawmakers to water down restrictions on the…
Reforming Global Finance Is Africa’s Most Urgent Water Policy
Somewhere in Africa today, a woman will spend more than 30 minutes collecting water that may make her and her children sick. At…
Amid Rising Military Tension in War Zones, World’s Nuclear Powers are Modernizing Their Arsenals
As ongoing military conflicts in Europe and the Middle East continue with no signsof winding down, there is increasing focus on nuclear weaponsamid…
South Africa: Activists Call for Greater Access to Newly-Launched HIV Prevention Drug
As South Africa officially launches the rollout of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, civic groups in the country have slammed the plan, saying…
We Knew About the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus for 20 Years. Why was There no Vaccine When the Outbreak Began?
When the world learned that Ebola was spreading across parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, one fact stood out above all…
World Bank Enables Corruption in Bangladesh
The World Bank considers corruption a major obstacle to eradicating global poverty. The Bank officially has a zero-tolerance policy against fraud and corruption…
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…
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…
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…
