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The world is not entering a grey zone of international law. It is leaving it. What is taking shape is not an anomaly, nor a “moment of tension,” nor an exception justified by geopolitical circumstances: it is the normalization of…

It is not the far-right; it is the parastate.

In a previous article referring to the Cultural Battle, we spoke of the growth of the extreme right in the world and its hegemonic project in the context of the struggle between factions, and we said that behind both the…

The Post–Cold War Era and the Rise of the Illiberal Order: An Essay on Hegemonic Decline and Democratic Erosion

From the “end of history” to the beginning of a new contradiction. Or how a Pinochet supporter managed to captivate an electorate he does not represent. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in…

Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the launch of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal

The Executive Director Catherine Russell highlighted escalating global humanitarian needs and the severe impact of funding cuts on children. UNICEF is appealing for $7.66 billion to reach 73 million children in 133 countries next year.  Friends, partners, colleagues, thank you…

Benevolence : An Inner Attitude, a Human Bond, a Path

Kindness, a Universal Bond that Nourishes Humanity Kindness is one of the simplest yet most profound human gestures: sincerely wishing the good of another. It takes a thousand forms—listening, empathy, attention, respect—and takes on different hues depending on cultures, life…

Gen Z and the bankruptcy of “Company-Store Democracy”*: From nitrate tokens to a generational verdict

Across the arid pampas of Tarapacá and Antofagasta, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Chilean nitrate mining camps erected a system of total domination that went far beyond ordinary labor exploitation. Thousands of workers—Chileans, Bolivians, Peruvians, Croatians, Italians—lived…

Message to Washington. India and Russia – Geopolitical Partners

India and Russia have opened a new chapter in their bilateral relations in December 2025, with an official visit of President Vladimir to New Delhi, India. Series of meetings held were create new business opportunities, expand prospects for strengthening economic…

54 Years after Independence, Birangonas of ’71 are Struggling in Brothels

By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau): Many Birangonas (female war heroes/victims) who were subjected to brutal torture by the Pakistani occupying forces and their collaborators (Razakars) during the Great Liberation War could not return to their families. Due to negative societal…

Rohingya Crisis: The Big Question—What Lies Ahead?

The word Rohingya refugee is about to settle in a dictionary now. Only woes continue for Rohingya refugees and make the atmosphere hostile, dump, nasty, and self-contained interest of some neighboring countries. Above one million Rohingya refugees are now becoming…

UK National Emergency Briefing Wakes Up World

 An impressive display of world-class scientists recently (Nov. 27th) held a UK National Emergency Briefing, informing the world of impending climate change disaster scenarios that can no longer be ignored. A wartime footing is necessary. Ten of the UK’s leading…

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