Zelenskyy Says Putin Aiming To Regain Kursk Territory Before Trump Takes Office
(RFE/RL) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russia is seeking to drive his forces out of the Kursk region before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year but added...
View ArticleRobert Reich: GM, Corporate Greed, And The Reason The Democrats Lost The...
At the same time Democrats and progressives are justifiably enraged at Trump’s gonzo Cabinet picks, they’re all but mute about corporate America’s continued siphoning of economic gains to the top....
View ArticleMSMEs In ASEAN: Addressing The Financing Gap – OpEd
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the life blood of ASEAN's economy. They make up for over 97% of all businesses, provide nearly 70% of employment, and contribute around 40% to the...
View ArticlePoland: Warsaw Mayor Runs For President As Ruling Party’s Candidate
By Aleksandra Krzysztoszek (EurActiv) -- The Warsaw mayor won his party's primaries and will run to be the Polish president as the candidate of Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO, EPP) alliance. In...
View ArticleAbkhazia: Lots Of Drama Unlikely To Produce Change
By Irakli Machaidze (Eurasianet) -- A political crisis in the Russian-dominated, separatist entity of Abkhazia has been defused, but the underlying issue that prompted the unrest – legislation that...
View ArticleWhat Happens When China Puts Boots On The Ground In Myanmar? – Analysis
By David Hutt It now appears to be a question of “when, not if” Chinese security personnel will arrive in Myanmar, with Beijing looking to secure its strategic interests in the war-torn country and...
View ArticleDisparate Impact Is A Legal Trick – OpEd
By Wanjiru Njoya One of the most destructive fallacies of critical race theory is its insistence that racial disparities are caused by discrimination. The CRT premise is that any gap in racial...
View ArticleIran’s Regime Reacts To IAEA Resolution Against Its Nuclear Program – OpEd
On November 21, 2024, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s regime for its lack of cooperation with the agency and provide a...
View ArticleGermany At A Crossroads: Coalition Breakdown Portends Sweeping Change In 2025...
By Melanie Banerjee On November 6, shortly after the results of the 2024 US elections became clear, Germany was plunged into political uncertainty when Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a confidence...
View ArticleChina’s Increasing Global Drone Footprint – Analysis
By Abhishek Kumar Darbey China has established the world’ largest Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry. It has become the world’s largest exporter of military UAVs, with its signature models—the...
View ArticleWhat Lies Ahead: Understanding Trump’s Return To Power – Analysis
By Manoj Joshi Donald Trump’s victory will lead to major changes in almost all policy areas in the United States (US), from tariffs and immigration to the Ukraine war. How they will be prioritised is...
View ArticleMaldives Embraces India Fully, Disengaging From China – Analysis
An Indo-Maldivian Comprehensive Economic and Defence Partnership Agreement is on the cards. Maldives was ardently pro-China from 2013 to 2018 during the Presidency of Abdulla Yameen. But it swung...
View ArticleIran Confirms Plan For Talks With EU3
The Iranian Foreign Ministry affirmed that diplomats from Iran and the European troika will be holding talks about regional and international issues as well as Iran’s nuclear program. Spokesperson...
View ArticleAustin Bolsters US Cooperation With Fiji, Concludes 12th Trip To Indo-Pacific
By Joseph Clark Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a new agreement Saturday aimed at enhancing the United States' logistics cooperation with Fiji today as he closed out his 12th trip to...
View ArticleMikati Warns Israeli Military Action In Lebanon A Rejection Of Political...
By Najia Houssari An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed a soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said, with the caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, calling the...
View ArticleTrump ‘Incredibly Concerned’ About Escalation Of Munitions In Russia-Ukraine...
By Ken Bredemeier U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “incredibly concerned” about the escalating use of different types of weaponry in Russia’s nearly three-year war on Ukraine, his designated...
View ArticleTrump’s Promise: What Ending Global Wars Means For US Defense And Arms Trade...
Donald Trump's recent announcement to end global wars if elected president has sent shockwaves through the American arms industry and international defense circles. This proclamation, while appealing...
View ArticleRalph Nader: From Mount Trump – How Trump Sees His World – OpEd
Let’s look at the political scene from Trump’s viewpoint. Sitting in his luxurious Mar-a-Lago palace receiving the daily obeisant supplicants eager to heed his every word and praise exuberantly his...
View ArticlePro-West PM Leads Romanian Presidential Vote, Russia-Friendly Candidate Makes...
(RFE/RL) -- Partial preliminary results in Romania's presidential vote give Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu a narrow lead, but a surprisingly strong showing by pro-Russia candidate Cailin Georgescu has...
View ArticleECOWAS Collapses Abidjan-Lagos Highway – OpEd
Never underestimate the power of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), also known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese, created on 28th May 1975 as a regional political and economic union...
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