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An Action Plan to Prevent Nuclear War (The New “Thirteen Steps”)

Initiatives Pour Le Désarmement Nucléaire (IDN) will be presented this plan in New York at the side event on ” Reducing the risks of nuclear war: a multi-faceted approach”  to be held on Monday 27 April at 3:00 pm at the…

Three Details That Most Observers Missed From SIPRI’s Latest International Arms Trends Report

What these three trends have in common is their adverse impact on Russian national security. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is regarded as the top authority on the international arms trade, released its latest report about related trends from…

When the Global System Tightens, Africa Once Again Absorbs the Impact

“The global system does not break where pressure originates, but where there is the least capacity to absorb it.” Iran is not Iran — it is global energy The conflict in Iran cannot be read as a regional episode or…

Basic Principles of Global Trading and WTO’s Trade Multilateralism

(Moscow Bureau) – The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (MC14) was held in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, from March 26-29. The landmark conference discussed diverse aspects of significant issues relating to the WTO today. The…

Climate Change: A Narrative of Global Injustice Hidden Behind Science

By Nazrul Islam (Dhaka Bureau) We generally measure climate change through carbon emission graphs, global warming statistics, or images of melting glaciers. However, in light of recent research by climate scientist Friederike Otto, published in the British media outlet The Guardian,…

The US Demanded That The Europeans Accelerate Their Transition To “NATO 3.0”

This might be the US’ final warning before it takes drastic action to punish those who continue to reject Trump’s demands. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby gave an important speech at the mid-April’s Ukraine Defense Contact Group in which…

Iran’s 10-point Plan Is Still a Workable Basis for Negotiations

The US government under Donald Trump has twice used disingenuous negotiations with Iran to provide cover for attacking it, in June 2025 and again before launching the current war in February. Now it is trying to do so for a third time. by Nicolas…

A strong show of support for nonviolent journalism: 223 people support Pressenza

Please find below the thank-you letter from the financial team coordinating Pressenza’s annual fundraising campaign. I would like to join in expressing my deep gratitude and also highlight that the English edition raised 30% more than in previous years. This…

Local Governments and Development Finance Institutions Partner to Increase Support for Resilient Urban Infrastructure Investment

High-level discussion among DFIs and city leaders lays the groundwork for new solutions to increase investment in resilient, low-carbon urban infrastructure Mayors and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) met during the World Bank Spring Meetings for the high-level roundtable “Scaling Sustainable…

Orbán Scowls, Academia Smiles

Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary since 2010, suffered a humiliating defeat (April 12th) after a record turnout of roughly 77.8 percent. His challenger, the center-right candidate Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, won 136 of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament, or…

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