Mon dieu! Quel bordel, as say the French. France, the home of reason and logic, is consumed by riots. How can a nation with such advanced education be in such a mess?
India’s judiciary and Election Commission have survived decades of political conflict, public criticism and institutional pressure. But the campaign against the Chief Election Commissioner over the Special Intensive Revision raises a more
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, civilian security remains deeply fragile despite repeated declarations that peace has been restored. With 306 deaths recorded, 49 people still missing and
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Rebeca Grynspan’s candidacy comes at a moment when the United Nations is struggling with a credibility gap of its own making: a Security Council paralysed by veto power, chronic funding shortfalls, recurring
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Bangladesh has every right to prosecute those responsible for serious crimes, but justice loses its meaning when political identity becomes a substitute for evidence. Mass arrests, restrictions on peaceful political activity, prolonged
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On the last Friday before the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections, the U.S. embassy and consulates in the country remained closed, following a generic order from the State Department regarding ‘security
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The death of Hashim Musa, a former Pakistan Army Special Services Group commando who joined Lashkar-e-Taiba after retiring from the military, raises uncomfortable questions about the movement of trained military personnel into
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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has returned to the center of high-level diplomatic conversation. Endorsements from Iran, the United States
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Venezuela’s post-Maduro reality is defined by a stark imbalance of power. The Rodríguez government has avoided direct confrontation with Washington while negotiating access to its vast oil resources and seeking to stabilise
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Afghanistan has once again become a major concern for regional counterterrorism. Around 13,000 foreign militants are estimated to be operating in the country, including thousands linked to the TTP, ISKP and al-Qaida.
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The struggle against deployment continues because for Korea’s social movements the goal is not just about keeping Korean sailors from the line of fire. Our struggle is to end the US’s illegal
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From once-violent streets in Masaya to nationwide consultations on electoral reform, Nicaragua’s government is presenting its political changes as a defence of popular sovereignty against Washington’s growing involvement in Latin American elections.
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The US-China summit aims to stabilise relations through cooperation on trade, investment, AI safety and people-to-people exchanges, while recognising that strategic competition will continue. New bilateral mechanisms could provide greater certainty for
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The latest Modi-Xi engagement has revived the rhetoric of improved India-China relations, but the border remains the central contradiction. From the Ladakh crisis and Galwan clashes to subsequent disengagement arrangements and alleged
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The demolition and eviction of Muslim religious institutions in Rajasthan’s border districts in June 2026 has triggered allegations of selective enforcement and communal targeting. An APCR fact-finding investigation documented notices issued to
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This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly takes place. Heads of State take the floor to send messages to the world. These messages are broadcast on TV, transcribed, and
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