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New Year Sees Uptick And Expansion Of Fighting On Ukraine’s Frontlines
The recent holiday and New Year season brought no respite in Ukraine, but rather an escalation and even expansion of the fighting, consistent with developments in 2024, the UN Under-Secretary-General...
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Biden’s Sordid Legacy: Ravaged Rights And Liberties – OpEd
Joe Biden’s presidency ends on January 20, 2025. There will likely be a media stampede to hallow his reign and trumpet his virtues. But Biden perpetually trampled his January 20, 2021, oath to...
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Ukraine Military Situation: Mounting North Korean Casualities – Analysis
By Can Kasapoğlu 1. North Korean Casualties Mount in Kursk North Korea has continued to deepen its engagement in the Russian region of Kursk, where Pyongyang’s troops have been pushed into high-risk...
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Why We Shouldn’t Be Concerned About AI Replacing Jobs – OpEd
By Walter Block I frequently fly from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Vancouver, British Columbia, and then back again. There is no direct airplane route between these two cities. Often, the best route is...
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Ralph Nader: Jimmy Carter Was My Last President – OpEd
Jimmy Carter was my last president. I believe that is true for progressive civic groups, too. He actively opened up the federal government to engagement and participation from long politically...
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Europe’s Economy Slows As Its Welfare State Grows – OpEd
By Mihai Macovei European countries are the largest welfare states in the OECD and among the highest in the World. At the same time, Europe’s economic dynamism has faded out and European leaders are...
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The Fatal Effort To Dismantle UNRWA – OpEd
Over the past 15 months, the international community has failed to prevent genocidal atrocities in Gaza. Dismantling the UN refugee agency would perfect the nightmare. Early in the year, State...
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The United States Makes A Play For Rojava – OpEd
In one of its final moves in office, the Biden administration is trying to secure U.S. influence over Rojava, the Kurdish-led region of northeastern Syria. Now that Rojava is being attacked by...
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Iran’s Jews In The Crosshairs – OpEd
By Sifra Lentin Iran has an indigenous Jewish community of about 9,000 persons[1]. This is the largest Jewish diaspora in the Middle East outside of Israel. Ever since the 7 October 2023 attack on...
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Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant Passes One Billion kWh
The Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant in Russia's Arctic Chukotka region has generated its first billion kilowatt hours, as it approaches five years since entering commercial operation....
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Navigating Myanmar’s Border Trade In The Post-Military Coup Era – Analysis
By Windia Soe From the impacts of post-coup policies and border trade disruptions to the rising influence of ethnic armed organizations and shifting power structures, Myanmar’s economic and political...
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Iraq Is In For A Rough 2025 – Analysis
Iraq is a developing democracy, but its location — between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Syria — means that it always faces pressure from outside its borders. The list of challenges it faced in 2024...
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With A New Government, Many Bulgarians Fear A Return To The Past – Analysis
By Katerina Vasileva and Ivan Bedrov (RFE/RL) -- With the approval of a new coalition government, Bulgaria's parliament has ended a prolonged stretch of political instability, during which the country...
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The US Strategy To Constrain China In The AI Sector Will Further Intensify –...
By Zhou Chao Since the Trump administration, the U.S. has gradually increased its restrictions and blockades on China in the field of high-tech industries, with the aim to curb the development speed...
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Thailand: Nationalism Rears Its Ugly Head Again – Analysis
By William J Jones On 9 December 2024, former yellow shirt street protest leader and media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul issued a public threat to the Thai government led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn...
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Syria’s Transition Under Ahmed Al-Sharaa: Diplomacy And Realpolitik – Analysis
By Kabir Taneja With only a few days left of Joe Biden’s administration in the White House, and as Donald Trump once again prepares to take over the American presidency, the Middle East will greet the...
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Spain: Former Catalan President Threatens To Topple Sánchez’s Government
By Fernando Heller (EurActiv) -- Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday that his government could face collapse if he fails to deliver on...
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Brazil: Supreme Court Denies Bolsonaro His Passport Again
After Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ refusal last Thursday (Jan. 16), former President Jair Bolsonaro’s defense filed an appeal against the ruling that prevented him from traveling to the...
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How Archaeologists Can Solve The Earth’s ‘Wicked Problems’ – OpEd
We used to have "balloon" debates in school: The hot-air balloon is losing height and, to avoid disaster, people must be jettisoned. To avoid this fate, everybody must justify why they should remain...
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Trump Already Concentrates Minds On Defense – Analysis
By Luke Coffey NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the European Parliament last week with a clear message: Europe isn’t spending enough on defense and the new US president will not like it....
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