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Pride 2025 Washington DC: A Missed Opportunity for Nonviolence

A year ago, billboards and posters across the country announced what was to be a landmark event: World Pride 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of Pride in Washington, D.C. Expectations soared. Many imagined it would be the celebration of the…

Nightmare of Nightmares – New (Big) CO2 Emissions

Global warming just got a brand-new source for trapping heat as Arctic tundra turns up the dial on CO2 emissions. It’s now in the ranks of cars, trains, and planes as an official emitter of carbon dioxide, CO2. But it…

Diplomacy’s Graveyard: How the UN Lost Its Purpose

The League of Nations, established after the First World War, was created to improve international cooperation and prevent future wars. However, it failed, and soon World War II began. After WWII, the United Nations (UN) was established. The primary reasons…

The incredible war preparations of NATO in Europe

We have heard mister Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, in his press conference in Vilnius, the 2 of June and his incredibly belligerent words. For sure in preparation of the NATO summit in the Hague, Netherlands in some…

The Violence We Carry, The Future We Shape

We are living through a time of escalating crisis: a growing right-wing movement edging toward fascism, rising economic inequality, and expanding wars with no just resolution in sight—from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. How did…

The Rise of Autonomous Drone Warfare: Threats to Humanity and Freedom

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal “Recent drone strikes deep inside Russian territory—destroying fighter jets—forced me to contemplate Earth’s future, especially after the latest India-Pakistan war crises. The Middle East is already engulfed in flames, with Israel relentlessly erasing Palestinian lives despite…

Will Israelis Repent for Gaza Genocide? Re-Humanization Takes Courage

The genocide in Gaza continues unabated as I write these lines. Belatedly, a few Israelis have begun decrying the starvation and mass murder that their army—a people’s army—has perpetrated since October 2023. These acts, supported by the majority of the…

The Futility of India-Pakistan Posturing in the Shadow of Ceasefire

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal The solution is simple: sit together, engage in dialogue, resolve conflicts, and establish trade relations to bring prosperity to South Asia. Yet our leaders embark on global tours, spouting complex rhetoric while avoiding the straightforward path…

Russia Securing its Borders with the Baltics and Europe

Building on the security concerns and achievements primarily in the Central Asian and Eurasian regions has been the main focus for Russia. The current global instability and rapidly changing geopolitical situation, combined with the Russia-Ukraine crisis, demand that Russia tightly…

The Soul-Feeding Power of Appreciation in Education

By Genevieve Balance Kupang As a professor guiding doctoral learners, there are moments when the impact of our work becomes profoundly clear. This academic year, I received messages from my mentees that resonated deeply, reaffirming the power of appreciation in education…

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