Understanding The Vatican’s Novel Leadership Structure Of A Pro-Prefect And A...
By Andrea Gagliarducci In a move that raised eyebrows among Vatican observers, Pope Francis on Monday created an unprecedented leadership structure at the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life...
View ArticleRobert Reich: Advice And Consent Or Total Submission? – OpEd
The cast of characters Trump has chosen to populate his second term are a Star Wars cantina of fanatics, extremists, conspiracy theorists, sexual harassers, and disreputable no-goods. They have little...
View ArticleTibet: Dozens Killed After 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes
By Tashi Wangchuk, Dolkar, Tenzin Pema, and Taejun Kang At least 126 people were killed and 188 others were injured after a powerful earthquake hit Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state...
View ArticleTrump Says Ukraine Peace Talks Could Begin Soon After Taking Office
(RFE/RL) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said again that he is eager to see negotiations with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine begin soon after he returns to the White House but gave no...
View ArticleIndia’s Expanding Footprint In Africa: Naval Diplomacy And Maritime...
India and Africa share a deeply rooted historical connection, forged through their mutual struggles against colonialism and a shared vision for independence. Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, who began his...
View ArticleTrudeau Announces He Plans To Resign – OpEd
By Patrick Carroll In a subdued press conference on Monday morning, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he plans to step down from his role. The date he would actually leave office...
View ArticleNarva Becomes Cultural Capital Of Finno-Ugric World – OpEd
Narva has become the cultural capital of the Finno-Ugric world for 2025 and because of its own ethnic heritage has given that title a new and expanded meaning, one likely to encourage the smallest...
View ArticleNew Orleans Attack: ISIS’s Lone Wolf Terror May Take An Alarming New...
By Srijan Sharma Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old United States Army veteran, crashed a Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Orleans residents celebrating New Year’s Day. He then exited the...
View ArticleIreland And The Housing Crisis – OpEd
By Sergio Fernández Redondo The recent general election in Ireland has left a rather divided political scenario wherein no party has reached the required majority to form government. While the...
View ArticleThe Cost Of Facebook’s Now-Repudiated Censorship – OpEd
History will remember this era as the moment when America’s most sacred principles collided with unprecedented institutional power – and lost. The systematic dismantling of fundamental rights didn’t...
View ArticleJoe Biden: America’s Worst President? – OpEd
US President Joe Biden had the opportunity to leave a positive impact on America and the world. Unfortunately he was not made of the same stuff as Jimmy Carter. As the clock runs down on Biden's...
View ArticleEurope Isn’t The Real Threat To Ukraine Peace But UK – OpEd
The Biden Administration has not given up on Ukraine war. A meeting of the Ramstein Format Meeting is scheduled to take place in Germany on Thursday, chaired by the outgoing US Defence Secretary Lloyd...
View ArticleHow Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Asia’s Economies – Analysis
Asia-Pacific’s economies are likely to experience labor market shifts because of artificial intelligence, with advanced economies being affected more. About half of all jobs in the region’s advanced...
View ArticleCritical Minerals, Waning Western Influence A Focus Of Chinese FM’s African...
By Kate Bartlett Critical minerals and oil, a renewed focus on the Atlantic coast, and the West’s loss of influence in the Sahel are some of the reasons analysts believe Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...
View ArticleKeeping The Spotlight On Africa’s Child Soldiers – Analysis
By Naomi Haupt As violence and instability rise, African countries must reaffirm their commitment to protecting children and support DDR initiatives. Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as...
View ArticleRealigning International Approaches To Myanmar’s Crisis: Supporting Systemic...
As Myanmar's struggle for democracy enters its fourth-year post-coup, it is crucial to reassess international diplomatic efforts to ensure they align with ground realities and the aspirations of the...
View ArticleTurkmenistan: First Conscientious Objector Punishment Since 2021 – Analysis
By Felix Corley On 7 January, Mary Regional Court on appeal punished 21-year-old Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector Arslan Wepayew with two years' corrective labour, with 20 per cent of his...
View ArticleTaliban Refute Trump’s Claims On US Financial Aid To Afghanistan
By Ayaz Gul Taliban leaders in Afghanistan on Wednesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s assertions that they have received billions of dollars in U.S. financial aid since regaining control of...
View ArticleRomania Sets New Date For Presidential Polls After Vote Controversially Annulled
By Marian Chiriac The centrist and centre-left parties in Romania’s ruling coalition agreed on Wednesday to hold the country’s presidential election on May 4, with a potential run-off scheduled for...
View ArticleGeorgia’s Two Parallel Realities
By Giorgi Lomsadze (Eurasianet) -- Warbling carols, carrying candles and sharing sweets, revelers marched through the gorgeously illuminated streets of Tbilisi late on January 6. It was that time of...
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