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A Conversation with Peter Geffen on Civil Rights, the Holocaust, and the Power of Optimism

This interview with Peter Geffen is part of an ongoing series exploring one of the most pressing questions of our time: how do we find meaning in a world that seems increasingly unable to offer it? Two recent articles—pressenza.com and pressenza.com—examine the…

In Memoriam Berta Cáceres

Ten years ago Berta Cáceres, a campaigner against dams and mining projects that were displacing rural communities in Honduras, said that death threats had forced her to lead a ‘fugitive existence’. Most of the threats came from a company, Desarrollos…

Republican lawmakers, courts, governors, and conservative media are increasingly challenging Trump’s authority as the Iran war and economic policies deepen divisions inside the GOP

Trump’s Aura Of Invincibility Is Disintegrating The widening fissures inside the Republican Party over Trump’s broader unilateralism and chaotic foreign policy, and now the war of choice against Iran, are sharpening an older divide between nationalist populists, institutionalist conservatives, business-friendly…

Cultural Diplomacy and the Revival of Bangladesh–India Relations

Bangladesh hosts 90 per cent Muslims of its total population, along with other minorities, which is the fourth largest Muslim-inhabited country in the World. On the contrary, despite India having Hindu centrism, about 21 crore Muslims have been living in…

The Anglo-Japanese Military-Political Alliance against Russia (1902–1921) and the Consequences of its Termination for World Politics

Japan’s imperial ambitions in Pacific Asia from the 1880s to 1945 were shaped by a web of strategic alliances, racial politics, and great-power rivalries that ultimately drew it into World War II. Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović Japan and Southeast Asia…

Farewell, my departed friends…. 

It was shocking and heartbreaking news, even for an emotionless creature like me. Within a few days, we have lost at least three AECian friends because of ailments. Their untimely demise was highlighted and mourned in the WhatsApp group (created…

Signs of the Future: Building the Train Before the City Exists

We could argue that we are living in one of the most absurd moments in human history — a time when we – as a planet – have everything needed to satisfy our needs and live peaceful lives, yet we…

From Tehran to the World: What an Iran War Reveals About Global Fragility

A war with Iran could ripple far beyond the Middle East, testing energy systems, global markets, alliances, and human resilience. From immediate strikes to decades-long political, economic, and social transformations, the conflict exposes the fragility of international order and the…

War, religion, and the nuclear abyss

Religious fervor is pushing the world to the brink—and the TPNW is our red line Iran’s squares are once again filling with crowds. But this time, they are not protesting against the ruthless regime that has brutally repressed its own…

“The First Victim Was the Truth” – The Cognitive War on Venezuela

Two days before his kidnapping, President Nicolás Maduro gave an interview to Spanish writer Ignacio Ramonet and explained that the war on Venezuela is a cognitive one, “because the war is for the brain, the brain handles emotions and handles…

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