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The Silent War for Submarine Cables

The Hidden Nervous System of the Digital Economy In the popular imagination, the internet is often depicted as an intangible cloud floating above the planet. The physical reality, however, is very different. Beneath the world’s oceans lies a vast network…

International Women’s day: cyclops monocular vision and old ways of thinking will destroy the world, but there is a way out!

  (Credit image Wikipedia: patriarchal ancestors, the cyclops monsters drinking wine) Today most occidental organizations are rooted in historical European, Greco-Roman, and Judeo-Christian traditions. Even though the women’s movement has succeeded to bring great changes in the world, these organizations…

Ramadan Under the Blockade: The Women of Havana’s Only Mosque

In the Spring of 2022, I spent the last nights of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha in Havana, Cuba. I made it to Mezquita Abdallah, the only mosque in the whole country, before the sun went down — I’d missed the…

When Empires Gamble With Fire

The confrontation among Iran, Israel, and the United States has entered a dangerous phase where retreat appears increasingly difficult, and the road ahead seems shadowed by destruction. When wars begin with the language of absolute victory and existential threats, they…

Bangladesh Defends US Trade Deal Amid Geopolitical Balancing

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh has mounted a robust defence of its newly concluded trade understanding with the United States, presenting the agreement as a transparent, reciprocal arrangement rooted in national interest rather than a concession to Washington.…

Chile, the submarine cable, and the strategic competition between the United States and China

“In the 21st century, whoever controls the flows of data controls the architecture of power.” In public debate, submarine cables often appear as technical projects associated with connectivity, digital commerce or telecommunications modernization. However, behind these invisible routes under the…

Is Cuba Under Threat from United States?

(Moscow Bureau) – The United States is attempting to destabilize the situation in Cuba in order to achieve a change of power on the island, according to experts interviewed by Izvestia. In recent days, authorities in the republic arrested 10…

Sanchez: The Spanish Government’s position is: “No to war.”

This was stated this morning by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez at the Moncloa Palace. The president analyzed the crisis in the Middle East, clarified his government’s position, and affirmed: “We will not be complicit in something that is bad for…

Civilized Masks, Violent Hearts

Sirens cut through the night like a scream that has forgotten how to end. Children cry in basements and stairwells; mothers clutch trembling hands; fathers scan the sky as if their eyes alone could shield their homes from fire. Across…

A manifesto from Iran: No to war

We publish this significant appeal from 353 Iranian activists and academics — residing in Iran — who have released a manifesto with a simple and unequivocal title: “No to war.” It is essential to show the warmongering Iranian diaspora and…

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