Category: World
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…
US-Israel integration is far from ‘America First’
The war against Iran may have resulted in some tactical victories for Israel and the United States on the battlefield, but Israel is…
GEF Pushes Innovation, Blended Finance Ahead of the Eighth Assembly
As the Global Environment Facility (GEF) steps into the starting blocks of its next financial cycle, the Interim CEO Claude Gascon reflects on…
A Larger, Older, and More Diverse Population
In 2026, the population of the United States is significantly larger, older, and more diverse than it was 250 years ago when the…
Dems: $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget a ‘blank check’ for war
Amid the U.S. war on Iran and the looming prospect of conflict with Cuba, Democrats are gearing up for an especially bitter fight…
