Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga’s new novel Golondrinas begins with the burial of legendary boxer Urtain and follows three funerals in the same grave across 50 years, blending death, rural decline, fantasy and
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee expressed skepticism over the likelihood of a Palestinian state emerging from President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, emphasizing that any progress hinges on significant reforms within
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A deeper reach into human history is now possible, thanks to a growing body of archaeological data collected using advanced technologies and patient scholarly detective work accumulated across recent decades. Research into
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Our chapter in the human evolutionary story is one of a globally connected population that has ballooned thanks to a suite of recent technologies. We frequently congratulate ourselves on these achievements, unique
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor “Some would have you believe that Israel is the villain in Gaza, yet the reality is that Israel has lost more lives trying to save civilians than
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In the heart of Kyiv, behind antitank blocks and armed checkpoints, Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, embodies a quiet resilience that belies the extraordinary pressures of life at the epicentre of a
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Recently, I had the privilege of visiting his residence in Greater Noida, India to deliberate on some of the most pressing strategic and geopolitical challenges confronting South
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on an interview conducted by Aaron David Miller with William J. Burns, former Director of the CIA and former President of the Carnegie Endowment for
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Yossi Cohen, Israel’s former Mossad chief renowned for decades of covert operations and intelligence triumphs, has broken his silence with a candid and unflinching assessment of the nation’s future. Speaking to Times
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor He welcomed us with a charming smile, and with a deep sense of humour, he began by asking a simple yet profound question: “Why do we pray?”
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from an in-depth interview conducted by Christian Smith with George Friedman, chairman and founder of Geopolitical Futures. In the ever-shifting landscape of global
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The survival of Western democracies is at risk without fundamental reforms to Europe’s asylum framework, according to Hans-Jürgen Papier, Germany’s former president of the Federal Constitutional Court, The Times UK reports. Papier,
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President Vladimir Putin has outlined the deepening alliance between Russia and China, highlighting their shared historical legacy and common vision for a multipolar global order, in a written interview with Xinhua News
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from an in-depth interview conducted by Christian Smith with George Friedman, chairman and founder of Geopolitical Futures. The interview explores the geopolitical implications
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Weijian Shan’s journey from a teenager exiled to the Gobi Desert during China’s Cultural Revolution to one of Hong Kong’s most prominent financiers is a story of extraordinary contrasts. In an in-depth
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In an exclusive interview with Jaffna Monitor, Israel’s Ambassador to India and Non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan, Reuven Azar, highlighted the historical and cultural connections between the Jewish community and
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