The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
The American healthcare system, a $4.5 trillion industry that comprises more than 17 percent of the nation’s economy, continues to vex its citizens with mounting costs, denied claims, and burdensome out-of-pocket expenses.
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by Gerry Nolan Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland are scrambling to appear relevant as Donald Trump, true to his businessman persona, moves to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. Their sudden outrage over
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The following open letter was shared with the media by Anonymous Advocates for Justice to assist in capturing a global terrorist designated by the U.S. Justice Department since 2013. We hope the
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Nineteen U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers took their oaths today in Colombo, marking the second group of Volunteers to return to Sri Lanka since the program’s relaunch last year. The ceremony highlighted the
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Editorial The killing of Khalil-Ur-Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, marks a significant and symbolic turning point in Afghanistan’s fragile political landscape. Reported on 12 December 2024, Haqqani’s assassination
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Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, the daughter-in-law of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is being considered for the deputy director position at the CIA, a role that has sparked intrigue due to its connection to
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned his successor Donald Trump to not embrace Project 2025, even though the president-elect has denied on multiple occasions any connection to the concept. “I pray
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Just as monstrous and mutant algae invade the lagoon of Venice, so our television screens are populated, saturated, by ‘degenerate’ images and statements. In the field of social ecology, men like Donald
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President Donald Trump reluctantly met with Volodymyr Zelensky and Emanuel Macron in Paris to discuss the way forward in Ukraine. While Trump says that he has convinced Zelensky to move ahead with negotiations with
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US President-Elect Donald Trump has said that he is developing a concept to put an end to the “ridiculous” conflict in Ukraine. “I’m formulating a concept of how to end that ridiculous
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Going ‘where the oil is’ “You’ve got to go where the oil is. I don’t think about it [political volatility] very much,” Cheney told a meeting of Texas oilmen in 1998 when
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Robert D. Kaplan aptly stated in The Revenge of Geography that “geography is geopolitics.” This insight underscores the reality that Sri Lanka’s future hinges on its strategic location in the Indian Ocean
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Outgoing US President Joe Biden reported to Congress on the presence of 80,000 American troops in European countries, sent there to deter alleged Russian aggression. “Approximately 80,000 United States Armed Forces personnel
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Imagine a world where diplomacy—not military strikes—topples regimes, redraws borders, and weakens terror networks with mere negotiation. According to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable from March 2012,
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Colombo, Sri Lanka – US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, met with Sri Lankan leaders to discuss economic collaboration, anti-corruption initiatives, and regional security. While
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