Mahsa Amini And Movements In Iran Among 2023 Sakharov Prize Candidates
By Eleonora Vasques (EurActiv) — Iranian women, the activist Mahsa Amini, and opposition movements in Iran have been nominated as candidates for the EU’s Sakharov prize by the European Parliament’s...
View ArticleJapan Builds On ASEAN’s Infrastructure Ambitions – Analysis
By Souknilanh Keola Japan was ASEAN’s largest provider of financial and technical resources until the 2000s. Japan’s overseas development aid (ODA) through loans and grants to ASEAN member states goes...
View ArticleKarabakh Agrees To All Of Azerbaijan’s Conditions To End War
The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed to all of Azerbaijan’s conditions, including the dissolution of the Defense Army, according to a statement from the Karabakh President’s office....
View ArticleZelenskyy Upstages UN Climate Summit – Analysis
By Alex Willemyns A high-profile climate change summit hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Wednesday was derailed after he was whisked away to an unexpected meeting of the...
View ArticleOusted USA And Canada Institute Head Refuses To Back Down From His...
On August 29, Valery Garbuzov, the head of the Institute for the Study of the USA and Canada, published one of the most significant articles to appear in the Moscow media in recent months. He...
View ArticleWhy Barack Obama Can’t Shut Up – OpEd
Barack Obama devastated millions of people all over the world and speaks of his actions as if they were committed by someone else. It is a masterful performance by a man committed to deception. “If...
View ArticleHaiti May Have Won Independence, But It Is Not Independent Of Chaos And...
By Lipton Matthews Haiti is engulfed by an ongoing political crisis and the world is desperately awaiting solutions to ease a turbulent political atmosphere. Her neighbors in the Caribbean are being...
View ArticleCanada’s Endorsement Of Terrorism Will Come Back To Haunt It – Analysis
By Sushant Sareen and Gautam Chikermane Relations between India and Canada have been strained ever since Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister. But it is, perhaps, Trudeau’s most dubious achievement to...
View ArticlePrachanda’s Visit To China: Opportunities And Challenges – Analysis
By Saurav Raj Pant Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” will undertake an official visit to China on 22 September 2023. This would be his second foreign visit after assuming office....
View ArticleChina’s Belt And Road Initiative: Politics Over Economics – Analysis
By Felix K. Chang When international delegates to the Third Belt and Road Forum gather in October 2023, they might find the focus of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has shifted again. If that...
View ArticleEthiopia’s National Dialogue Needs Greater Credibility And Inclusivity –...
By Tegbaru Yared In December 2021, at the height of the war between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces, authorities established a National Dialogue Commission to resolve differences of...
View ArticleIn Kyiv, EU Assures Ukraine Of Lasting Support Amid Signs Of Fatigue
By Alexandra Brzozowski (EurActiv) — EU foreign ministers assured Kyiv of their continued support on Monday (2 October), amid concerns that a pro-Russian candidate’s win in Slovakia and the US...
View ArticleTrump Slams Judge, Prosecutor As New York Business Fraud Case Opens
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared Monday at the opening of his New York civil trial accusing him of fraudulently boosting the value of his vast real estate holdings to benefit himself...
View ArticleNew Golda Meir Movie Sells War Crimes As Empowerment – OpEd
A new movie glorifying the legacy of Zionist leader and fourth Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir was released in selected theaters in the US and Europe in August. The movie is typical Israeli...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence In The Nuclear Age – OpEd
The nuclear age has seen remarkable advancements in technology, policy, and international diplomacy. Now, a new player has emerged in this complex arena: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial...
View ArticleUN: More Than 2,500 People Lost Or Dead Crossing Mediterranean Thus Far In 2023
According to a September 29 article by Al Jazeera, the United Nations has said that more than 2,500 migrants and refugees have gone missing or lost their lives trying to cross into Europe across the...
View ArticleNigeriens Demand Exit Of French Troops From Country
“Democracy Now!” reported on September 29 that Nigeriens had again gathered outside a French military base in Niamey, the capital, to demand that the European country’s troops leave Niger. The news...
View ArticleWhy Does Ak Orda Refrain From Quoting Olaf Scholz’s Words Of Hope And Praise...
Last Friday, September 29, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, hosted the leaders of five Central Asian nations, according to some media reports, in a bid to boost ties as Russia’s influence in the...
View ArticleUSA’s Latest Great Game East – OpEd
Why is the US so hell-bent on pushing Bangladesh on democracy and human rights? Is Bangladesh any worse than Pakistan or many other Middle Eastern sheikhdoms on these issues? Why is the US even...
View ArticleIndia: The Remains Of Rebellion In Dantewada – Analysis
By Deepak Kumar Nayak On September 24, 2023, a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Hire Sapna, who was injured in the encounter on September 20 (below), and subsequently arrested...
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