Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
On November 7, 2025, two unidentified terrorists were killed as Security Forces (SFs) foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara District in Jammu
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US President Trump ordered the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela “closed in its entirety” on November 29. Yet the US has as much legal and moral authority to shutter the skies over
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Why is America so dependent on Chinese rare earths? This question remains puzzling even in China. Americans have debated their rare-earth vulnerability for more than fifteen years, and yet it is shocking
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On November 30, 2025, Egypt proposed an ambitious plan to establish a commercial corridor linking the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) with Pakistan’s Gwadar Port. This proposal, articulated by Egypt’s Foreign Minister
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NATO is actively considering “pre-emptive” measures against Russia following a series of hybrid attacks across Europe, a senior alliance official has warned, signaling a potential shift toward a more forceful deterrence strategy
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If Antarctica were music, it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare. And yet it is something even greater; the only place on earth
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by Durga Velayudham The greatest tragedy in writing about other people’s suffering is when an author arrives not to understand, but to confirm a story she has already sold. Sonia Faleiro an
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There has been no let-up in nature’s fury; torrential rains and gale-force winds continue to lash many parts of Sri Lanka, triggering floods and landslides. About 60 lives had been lost at
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The Nobel Peace Prize was established in 1901. In the decades that followed, Mahatma Gandhi emerged as the international symbol of world peace for resistance to the dominant imperialism of his time
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The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their pores, a toxic
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A familiar drama has resurfaced in Skopje. While I was still in Beijing attending the CASS academic conference on the Belt and Road Initiative, news broke that the Vice Speaker of the
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Ximdo is a people’s peace movement that has been growing in the war- and famine-plagued Horn of Africa for several months now. The word comes from the Tigrinya language, used by Eritreans
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s highly anticipated visit to India, scheduled for December 2025, has been postponed, dealing a significant diplomatic blow to India. The postponement follows security concerns raised after the
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Indian media has launched a coordinated disinformation campaign, painting Türkiye as a supporter of terrorism and accusing it of providing logistical, diplomatic, and financial aid to groups operating in India. This narrative
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US President Donald Trump has authorised the USS Gerald R. Ford to enter the Caribbean. It now floats north of Puerto Rico, joining the USS Iwo Jima and other US navy assets to threaten Venezuela with an attack.
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