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Climate Meet COP 29: Sign Of Hope Or Despair? – OpEd
The forthcoming Climate Meet COP 29 that would take place from November 9 to November 22 at Azerbaijan does not seem to have created any euphoria. On the other hand, there is considerable skepticism...
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Geopolitical Expansion In BRICS Summit 2024: A Strategic Strength For Russia...
The recent expansion of BRICS presents considerable geopolitical ramifications, particularly for Russia, which has leveraged its membership to mitigate the economic and political isolation enforced by...
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The Synod On Synodality’s Final Document: What You Need To Know – Analysis
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú In a significant departure from previous synods, Pope Francis adopted the final document of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday, foregoing the traditional apostolic...
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Crippling UNRWA: The Knesset’s Collective Punishment Of Palestinians – OpEd
The man has a cheek. Having lectured Iranians and Lebanese about what (and who) is good for them in terms of rulers and rule (we already know what he thinks of the Palestinians), Israeli Prime...
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The Challenges Of Managing An Educational Institution Of Higher Learning:...
In this wide-ranging interview, Associate Professor Elisée Byelongo Isheloke, Rector/Vice Chancellor of Université Espoir du Congo (UEC), narrates his experiences of managing an educational...
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Institutionalized Statism And India’s Social Fabric – OpEd
India, once celebrated as a secular and pluralistic society, is increasingly becoming a nation defined by religious intolerance and communal divisions. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya...
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Beyond Borders: How Iran’s Internal Repression Fuels Regional Conflict And...
The news of Maryam Akbari Monfared's extended sentence was deeply shocking this week. A mother of three daughters, Maryam was arrested while putting her 4-year-old daughter to bed. Now, after 15 years...
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Factors Underlying Sino-Indian Rapprochement At BRICS – Analysis
India's disillusionment with the West, its need for Chinese investments and China's opening its doors to Indian tycoon and Modi acolyte Gautam Adani account for the change. Indian Prime Minister...
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Thailand: Time Runs Out For Justice In Tak Bai Massacre – Analysis
By Don Pathan It was always a long shot but Malay Muslims in Thailand’s southern border region never gave up hope that the government would amend the criminal code to extend the 20-year statute of...
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Will America Go To War Under Trump? – OpEd
By Jonathan Power A speech of General George Patton, a famous World War II warrior, has an uncanny resemblance to the philosophy of Donald Trump. “All real Americans love the sting and clash of...
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Can America’s ‘Self-Made’ Men Make A President? – OpEd
UBS, the giant Swiss private bank, has been tracking newcomers to the ranks of the world’s billionaire class for going on a decade now. The latest annual UBS count of the world’s new billionaires,...
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US Reiterates ‘One China’ Policy Amid Reports Of Xi’s Request On Taiwan
By Patsy Widakuswara Resisting pressure from Beijing to publicly reject independence for Taiwan, the Biden administration underscores there is no change in its “one China” policy which takes no stand...
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Voiceless Guam Feels ‘Injustice’ Of US Presidential Non-Vote
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Voters in the U.S. territory of Guam will be the country’s first to cast their choice for president on Nov. 5 but it will be a symbolic and democratically meaningless exercise....
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Inside The CIA’s (Largely) Secret Role In The Tibetan Resistance – Analysis
By Tenzin Pema, Dorjee Damdul, Passang Dhonden, and Lobsang Gelek High up in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado, at 9,200 feet, lies Camp Hale – widely known as the birthplace of backcountry...
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Houthis Attack Ashkelon, Ships Off Yemeni Coast
By Saeed Al-Batati Yemen’s Houthi militia said on Tuesday it launched drones at the Israeli city of Ashkelon a day after claiming to have attacked several ships in international waters off Yemen. In a...
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Mali And Algeria Feud Over How To Handle Tuareg Rebellion
Tensions between Algeria and Mali are growing over how to resolve Mali’s ongoing Tuareg rebellion, which has continued for more than a decade. Algeria supports a negotiated settlement that addresses...
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Georgia’s Crisis: Disputed Election Reveals Putin’s Power Struggle With...
Georgia is at the center of a political and geopolitical confrontation, with allegations of electoral fraud fueled by suspicions of pro-Russian interference. While President Salome Zurabishvili...
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Trump And The GOP Feeling It: Can They Win The Trifecta? – OpEd
By Tim Donner There are many ways to judge the state of a presidential or Senate race beyond the tsunami of polls we attempt to process in the run-up to Election Day. While the trajectory of national...
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A ‘Heroic’ Preference For Self-Destruction Is Taking Hold In Israel – OpEd
Centuries ago a boy was born. His parents understood that he had a remarkable fate before him which reflected the Will of the Great Shaman. His hair was light, his eyes were light green, and his skin...
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Scary National Debt Numbers – OpEd
Ready for a pre-Halloween scare? The U.S.government’stotal public debt outstanding surpassed$35.465 trillionat the end of its 2024 fiscal yearon September 30, 2024. That massive number is the...
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