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Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s attendance at SCO meeting in Russia: China’s Growing Responsible Major-Country Role in Eurasian Development

As Chinese Premier Li Qiang is going to attend the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Moscow on November 17–18, expectations are rising across Eurasia for renewed vitality in regional…

Declaration of the Peoples’ summit towards COP30

We, the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 12 to 16 November 2025, declare to the peoples of the world what we have accumulated in struggles, debates, studies, exchanges of experiences, cultural activities and…

Contemporary coexistence: reinventing living together for a shared future

Coexistence: an art of living together based on recognizing the Other—inside and outside oneself—in their personal, cultural, ethnic, social, and religious diversity, in full equality, and on the inner feeling of their humanity. It all begins with human and spiritual…

Championing Youth in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution: A Collaborative Initiative by APPSAM and BCU

BAGUIO CITY – On October 17, 2025, the DepEd Teachers’ Camp served as the venue for the assembly and talent fest of over 700 high school student leaders from the Association of Philippine Private School Administrators and Mentors (APPSAM) who…

A Historic Final: Pakistan vs Bangladesh — Football as a Bridge of Peace in South Asia

The Triangular Inter-Universities Peace and Non-Violence Football Tournament marked a defining moment in South Asian youth diplomacy. Played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the vibrant football ground of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, the final match attracted an extraordinary crowd. Students…

Japan’s Push Toward “Aggressive Militarist Ambitions” Raises Alarms for Asia-Pacific and World Peace

By Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a sharp political storm across East Asia through her recent, highly provocative comments suggesting that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could meet Japan’s criteria for a…

South Asian regional significance of Indian PM Modi’s Bhutan visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan from November 11-12 comes at a delicate moment for South Asia, a region navigating economic pressures, domestic political transitions, and the strategic uncertainty brought by shifting major-power relations. While India and Bhutan…

Obama, Biden and Trump: Changing U.S. Policy towards Africa

In this exclusive interview, Professor David Shinn, a former top U.S. diplomat and now an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs, discussed Washington’s changing policy initiatives for Africa, from Obama through Biden…

Chaos: The Trump Doctrine for Latin America

The US, under Trump, is unapologetically an empire operating without pretense. International law is for losers. A newly minted War Department, deploying the most lethal killing machine in world history, need not hide behind the sham of promoting democracy. By…

Adults Wage War. Children Imagine Peace.

Adults wage war. Is peace then, children’s responsibility? According to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, “the number of civilian deaths in armed conflict soared by 72% in 2023 and “the proportion of women killed in 2023 doubled…

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