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30 years of Fortress Europe – demarcation instead of community

It is always shocking to see how fundamentally political reality has changed in recent years, even in European countries. Thirty years ago, there was still cause for optimism when looking at the development of the European Union in the interests…

Exploring physician anti-nuclear war activism

Countway Library exhibit Prescriptions for Peace highlights role of health care professionals in anti-nuke movement. In 1961, at a time of high Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, a group of physicians and medical students in…

Dhaka eyeing deeper economic cooperation with Beijing ahead of Yunus’s China visit

Bangladesh and China have enjoyed friendly relations since establishing diplomatic ties in 1975. Since then, cooperations between China and Bangladesh have risen exponentially. Bilateral ties between the two countries started solidifying, identifying each other’s interests and priorities. The relationship has…

New coalition agreement in Greenland to be signed on Friday, 28 March 2025, and JD Vance’s Visit

Statement by Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Founder and Managing Director of Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI), on the new coalition agreement in Greenland to be signed on Friday, 28 March 2025, and JD Vance’s Visit Formation of New Coalition…

The US Will Struggle To Get Europe To Abide By Putin’s Demand To Stop Arming Ukraine

A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by the US into stockpiling their Ukrainian-destined arms in Poland and Romania for swift shipment across the border if hostilities re-erupt sometime after a ceasefire, armistice, or peace treaty is agreed…

Roots of Filipino Humanism (2) “Bayanihan”

The bayanihan spirit. It’s an age-old Filipino tradition of helping others without expecting anything in return, a core value of Filipino culture, a palpable sense of  community and cooperation, that is still alive today. The word bayanihan comes from the…

Explainer: Bashkortostan’s Modern Agricultural Technologies and Approaches Useful for Africa

The importance of introducing new technologies, the need for adopting innovative approaches as key drivers for the development of agriculture, as well as the need to develop an agricultural insurance system, in the context of climate change and global challenges,…

India shies over Yunus-Modi talks

India has not declined a meeting with Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, Chief adviser of Bangladesh Interim Government and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. South Block in New Delhi did not respond to a request for Yunus-Modi state-level bilateral meeting…

Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing on Global Threats Turns into a McCarthy Hearing of Lies about CODEPINK: Women for Peace

Yesterday, in the US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats with the five heads of intelligence agencies of the US government, Senator Tom Cotton, accused on national TV a group I have worked with for over 20 years, CODEPINK:…

A Beacon of Harmony: South India’s Inaugural Peace Pagoda Draws Global Celebration

by Mitsutake Ikeda In a historic moment for South India, the region’s first Peace Pagoda was officially inaugurated on February 21, 2025, on a serene site near Sankarankovil. The ceremony marked the culmination of a remarkable Peace March that began…

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