International issues

Undoubtedly, after several tectonic praises for Africa, the continental organization (African Union) and its regional economic blocs, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, suddenly, changed his long-term political assessment and, most probably, perceptions over economic approach and leadership paradigm. The summit…

From ceasefire to creation: building a new stage of human civilization in the Middle East. Amid the unbearable loss, a new responsibility is emerging — and with it, a new window of opportunity for humanity. As Palestinians walk back through…

Spoiler alert – it already has. This is not a glib answer but a comment on the nature of the conflict. The US mission to wrench Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution out from its roots has a quarter-century pedigree. Stick around to…

As the New Cold War shifts from the US prioritizing Russia’s containment in Europe to China’s containment in Asia, so too is the trend of the US gradually revising the results of WWII in order to give it an edge…

To understand the nature of a war and be able to make an informed decision, it is not enough to rely on what is happening internally within societies engaged in armed conflict. A state may be considered democratic in its…

When Alfred Nobel created his celebrated prize in 1895, he imagined honoring those who ‘have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion…

“Illegal power is neither periphery nor shadow; it is a global system fed by formal politics and the formal economy” — inspired by Lucía Dammert Illegal power is neither accident nor exception. It is a parallel system spanning continents, sustained…

New York – October 10, 2025. At the UN, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, calls for the universal abolition of surrogacy: a historic turning point for women’s and children’s rights. The United Nations Special…

When I saw the headline Maria Corina Machado wins the Peace Prize, I almost laughed at the absurdity. But I didn’t, because there’s nothing funny about rewarding someone whose politics have brought so much suffering. Anyone who knows what she…

The Nobel Committee has frequently given the peace prize to major war makers, and frequently to do-gooders whose work in a variety of fields has been unrelated to abolishing war. It has also often given the prize to opponents and…