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On Ukrainian Identity: Ukraine as a Buffer Zone

An imagined community Ukraine is an Eastern European territory that was originally part of the western part of the Russian Empire and the eastern portion of the Polish Kingdom in the mid-17th century (the division according to the 1667 Peace…

Japan and Africa: Inseparable Development Partners 

Japan has one combined distinctive goal on the African agenda – investment, trade, and development. This was indicated explicitly in most of the speeches and presentations at the three-day development summit, from August 20-22, attended by African leaders and top-level…

United Nations at 80: A Turning Point for Humanity

Pressenza and the Humanist Movement have always recognized the United Nations as a historic step toward the humanization of the world. In November 2025, the UN will mark its 80th anniversary—a milestone that invites us to reflect on its achievements,…

Broken Promises: The Unfinished Story of Rohingya Repatriation

The 25th August 2017 was the witness of the tragic Rohingya refugees from their homeland. The huge influx of about 1 million Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh was talk of the town then, across the World Community. The shift in global…

Green hydrogen and the new world order. The energy that will define wars and alliances

There will be no power without energy, nor energy without hydrogen — and in the race to control it, geopolitics will once again be stained with oil, but this time it will be green. Hydrogen as the new key to…

Qudaibergen, Domingo, and Carreras — The semiotic reconfiguration of “The Three Tenors”: A constructive mosaic across temporal antipodes

The performance of Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Dimash Qudaibergen—standing in for the late master of all masters, Luciano Pavarotti—and cellist Stjepan Hauser in the final of Virtuosos, delivering a moving rendition of the classic My Way, became an event of…

In Search of Bipin Joshi: Mother and Sister Travel to Israel with Hope of Global Help

For nearly two years, Padma Joshi has been living with the same unanswered question—“When will my son come home?” Every day feels the same: she enters his room, stares at his neatly stacked books and folded clothes, and then sits…

Despite Wide Agreement on the Need to Address the Plastics Crisis, Oil States Derail Efforts for a Global Plastics Treaty

Geneva – The Plastics Treaty INC-5.2 negotiations closed today without an agreement, despite the majority of nations calling for meaningful, global solutions to protect health and the environment. While the INC has called for negotiations to continue at a date…

Global South Governments and CSOs Demand to Secure a Strong Plastic Treaty at INC-5.2 

Geneva, Switzerland– Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb plastic production, in a media briefing on the closing day of the second part of the fifth session of…

India Defied US Pressure To Dump Russia For These Five Reasons

The common denominator is India’s rivalry with China. Trump recently made a show of doubling his 25% tariffs on India as punishment for its continued purchase of Russian energy and military-technical equipment. Influenced by Lindsey Graham, he expected that India…

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