How Far Can Vietnam’s To Lam Push His ‘Palace Coup’ Before Meeting...
By David Hutt Unlike China under paramount ruler Xi Jinping, the fellow Communist nation of Vietnam is not ruled by a single leader. For the past four decades, Vietnam has been governed by a "four...
View ArticleHaiti And Springfield, Ohio – OpEd
Haitians are unforgiven for waging a successful Black revolution. Racism follows wherever they go, even in a state like Ohio, which is in need of a labor force and a larger population. Of course, Ohio...
View ArticleUS Nuclear Arsenal: Do Kamala Harris And Donald Trump Think Alike? – OpEd
By Jonathan Power* So far in the US electoral contest there has not been a significant difference between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on nuclear armaments—unlike in the fight in 1960 between John...
View ArticleTwo Years Into His Drug War That Continues Today, Nixon Privately Stated That...
A newly reported on March of 1973 recording of a private conversation of then President Richard Nixon with some of his executive branch aides includes Nixoncommentingthat marijuana is “not...
View ArticleHaitian Americans: A Socioeconomic Snapshot – OpEd
In recent days, there have been false and incendiary claims about Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio. This has led to serious public safety concerns – including threats directed at local...
View ArticleWater Wars Dilemma For Lower Riparian Countries – OpEd
Water scarcity has emerged as a key issue in global geopolitics, particularly for lower riparian countries—those situated downstream of river systems shared with upstream states. The dependence of...
View ArticleMalaysia: Abuse Case At Child Welfare Homes Reflects Messy Regulatory...
By Iman Muttaqin Yusof and Nisha David Malaysian analysts have blamed the country’s messy system of licensing and overseeing child welfare homes as the main reason alleged abuse was rampant for years...
View ArticleWhen The ‘Flagship’ Starts Sinking: China’s CPEC Is Foundering In Balochistan...
By Sushant Sareen The shockwaves caused by the Balochistan Liberation Army’s (BLA) extremely complex, well-coordinated, and quite devastating Operation Herof continue to be felt inside Pakistan, where...
View ArticleOne Nation, One Election: The Death Knell Of Indian Federalism? – OpEd
The Modi government's push for "One Nation, One Election" — proposing simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies — marks a critical juncture in India’s democratic...
View ArticleRich Countries Cannot Buy Their Way Out Of Migration Crisis – OpEd
By Mohamed Chebaro Another week and yet another plan to reduce migration to Europe comes to life. But I am not sure any nation can pay their way to stemming the flow of people determined to make it to...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence And Its Impact On Financial Markets And Financial...
Remarks Bund Summit 2024 “Navigating a Changing World” Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) continue to unfold at a rapid pace. In the coming years, thesenew technologiesenabling computers and...
View ArticleSamples From Huanan Seafood Market Provide Further Evidence Of COVID-19...
A new international study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. The...
View ArticleRussia Diverted 40,000 Troops After Ukraine’s Kursk Insursion, Zelenskyy Claims
(RFE/RL) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on September 19 that Ukraine's incursion into Russia's southwestern Kursk region had resulted in the Russian military diverting 40,000 troops...
View ArticleArmenia Breaks Up Alleged Russian-Inspired Coup Attempt
By Ani Avetisyan (Eurasianet) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently announced that Russia was fine with letting Armenia and Azerbaijan work out their own peace deal without Kremlin...
View ArticleExplosive Pager, Walkie-Talkie Attacks Were ‘Severe Blow,’ Hezbollah Chief Says
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Thursday that this week’s deadly explosive attacks in Lebanon on the militant group’s communications devices were a “severe blow,” while contending that...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Recognizes Opposition Edmundo González As Legitimate...
By Fernando Heller (EurActiv) -- The European Parliament recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected president of the country with a...
View ArticleBrazil: Central Bank Raises Benchmark Interest Rate To 10.75% A Year
By Wellton Máximo The recent rise in the dollar, coupled with uncertainties surrounding inflation, has led the Central Bank to raise interest for the first time in over two years. Its Monetary Policy...
View ArticleGrowing Number Of Shahed Drones Launched Against Ukraine Suggests Joint...
By Can Kasapoğlu 1. Battlefield Assessment Last week the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed resilience in the face of intensifying clashes and a pressing operational tempo. The eastern Ukrainian towns of...
View ArticleUkraine: Law Banning Ukrainian Orthodox Church About To Enter Force – Analysis
By Dmytro Vovk and Elizabeth A. Clark Law No. 3894-IX banning the Russian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate (ROC) and Ukrainian religious organisations affiliated with the ROC comes into force on...
View ArticleHarris’ New Way Forward: Not So Different From The Old Way – OpEd
By Sarah Cowgill Not long ago, President Joe Biden asked the American people to allow his administration “to finish the job.” That was the whole kit and kaboodle until the first presidential debate...
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