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Robert Reich: We The People Will Prevail – OpEd
The holidays provide an apt time to pause and assess where we are. You have every reason to be worried about what happens after January 20. Many people could be harmed. Yet I continue to have an...
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Syrians Welcome New Rulers’ Pledge Of Moderation But Concerned About...
By Sirwan Kajjo With the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) consolidating power in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, many Syrians fear the influence of extremist factions...
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How The Third Reich Remade German Christmas In The Nazi Image – OpEd
By Ryan McMaken Revolutionary totalitarian regimes have long attempted to make Christmas disappear, or to at least make Christmas into something more to the state’s liking. The earliest example of...
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Japanese Automotive Giants Honda And Nissan Announce Merger To Tackle Global...
By Wei Wei According to Nikkei Asia, Japanese automotive giants Honda and Nissan are in talks to establish a holding company that would oversee both automakers, with plans to sign a memorandum of...
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Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Militant Hideouts In Afghanistan
(RFE/RL) -- Pakistani military jets on December 24 conducted air strikes inside Afghanistan, targeting suspected hideouts of the Islamist militant group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP...
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A Quick Note On Trade And Inequality – OpEd
Oren Cass, the head economist of Compass, had a column in the New York Times touting Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. The gist of the piece is that “free trade” has not worked out as economists’...
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Bangladesh’s Tentative Election Timeline And Reform Challenges – Analysis
By Imran Ahmed In his recent national address, Bangladesh’s interim government leader, Muhammad Yunus, laid out a tentative timeline for the country’s democratic future stating that general elections...
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Syria’s Ten Post-Assad Challenges – OpEd
By Anwar Abas It took barely ten days for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to fall. But his dramatic ousting was not simply down to the surprise military offensive by Islamist group...
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The Progressive Authoritarian Tide Retreats – OpEd
Two months ago in the UK, a 17-year old girl with autism took the field in her all-women team for a match in a single-sex soccer league. She noticed that one of the players in the opposing...
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Malaysia Aggressively Closes Informal Border Crossings With Thailand – Analysis
The Thais are the greatest beneficiaries On December 1, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) swooped onto all of the informal and illegal border crossing points between Kelantan and Thailand. The...
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No Easy Courses For Chagos Consensus On Sovereignty And Security – Analysis
The Chagos Archipelago dispute is a microcosm of the broader tensions shaping global maritime geopolitics. By Timothy Walker The United Kingdom’s (UK) October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the...
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Keeping Ukraine Out Of NATO Will Not Advance Peace With Russia – Analysis
By Vladimir Socor The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) “open door” policy toward membership-seeking countries was never intended as an across-the-board policy. It has been implemented on a...
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Self-Determination Of Tibet: A Contentious Issue – Analysis
Negotiations on self-determination of Tibet has been a contentious matter between the Tibetan ethnic minority and the PRC government. The PRC government has failed to implement in letter and spirit...
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Will Pope Francis Visit Ukraine In 2025?
By AC Wimmer Media reports about Pope Francis potentially visiting Ukraine have raised hopes the Holy Father could accept an invitation to visit the war-torn country in 2025. According to a report by...
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A Tribute To Former PM Manmohan Singh: Remembered For Empowering Marginalized...
Manmohan Singh (September 26, 1932 - December 26, 2024) was an Indian statesman, economist, scholar, and bureaucrat. From 2004 to 2014, he served as the 13th Prime Minister of India. He was born in...
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NATO Vows To Bolster Baltic Presence Amid Suspected Undersea Sabotage
(RFE/RL) -- NATO has said it would bolster its presence in the Baltic Sea after undersea power lines and Internet cables were damaged by suspected sabotage believed to be carried out by vessels...
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Justice As Infection: A Wild Reading Of Jaun Elia – OpEd
In today’s age of neo-fascism and neoliberal capitalism, there is a rising pressure to conform to social norms. The decimation of state welfare, the rise of precarious employment, violent xenophobia,...
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Russia Says Ready To Help Armenia In Rapprochement With BRICS
Russia has completed its chairmanship of BRICS, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin said Friday, December 27, Sputnik Armenia reports. The ambassador noted that if Armenia shows interest in...
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Tough Energy Poker In Eastern Mediterranean After Assad’s Fall In Syria
By Sarantis Michalopoulos (EurActiv) -- Turkey’s growing influence in Syria’s situation since the fall of Bashar al-Assad has raised eyebrows in Greece and Cyprus, as Ankara reportedly wants to...
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Taliban Hint At Shielding Anti-Pakistan Militants In Afghanistan As ‘Guests’
By Ayaz Gul A senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan has indicated that they will continue to provide refuge to anti-Pakistan militants, describing them as "guests" under the country's traditions....
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