Political debate in Spain’s parliament has become increasingly confrontational, with negative rhetoric rising sharply in plenary sessions since 2017, according to a study analysing 48,191 parliamentary speeches and interventions between 1996 and
In a G-Zero world, where no one country or group of countries is willing and able to provide global leadership, the law of the jungle prevails. And the law of the jungle says the
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In early January, most of the major military forces of Iran participated in a large military exercise called Payambar-e Azam (Great Prophet), which started as an annual exercise 19 years ago. These forces included
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Predicting the future has become increasingly difficult. The pace of global change is so rapid that events which once unfolded over decades now take place within a single year. While the equidistance
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After the Suez Crisis of 1956, when US President Dwight Eisenhower asked France and Britain to park and leave the African continent and grant independence to the colonially controlled states, Africa saw
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In John Updike’s 1992 novel Memories of the Ford Administration, the historian non-hero of the story just can’t finish writing his biography of James Buchanan because the fifteenth president of the United States
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In a diplomatic blunder that has raised eyebrows, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seemingly praised Taiwan during his address in Beijing while meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. The slip occurred when
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a major diplomatic breakthrough, incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered with the assistance of Qatar and Egypt.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held high-level talks in Beijing on Wednesday, signaling a new phase of bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The meeting marks
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At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has embarked on a state visit to China. On the morning of January 15, the President visited the
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Back in 2021, I wrote a blog post for American Purpose on “Silvio Berlusconi and the Decline of Western Civilization.” In it I argued that when historians 50 or 100 years from now investigate
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by Our Special Correspondent in Nairobi Africa’s mission to reclaim its mining independence is a momentous, albeit fraught, endeavour, driven by a legacy of systemic exploitation that spans centuries. The winds of
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Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has embarked on his first trip to China since taking office this week. International attention has been focused on this visit, and how he
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French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly expressed willingness to purchase Russian oil, gas, and nuclear fuel, with plans to resell these resources to Eastern European nations at marked-up prices, according to Slovak
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Editorial As a small island nation, Sri Lanka is no stranger to the shifting sands of international relations. Yet, as it embarks on its second official state visit to China from January
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The BRICS group of emerging economies marked the start of 2025 with significant expansions. On January 1, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Cuba, Bolivia, and Uganda became BRICS partner countries, while Indonesia officially joined as
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