International issues

Online Conference: April 13, 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Register In October 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy recognized the urgent need for a diplomatic agreement with the Soviet Union so directly and immediately – a failure in those…

The star of the Argentine neoliberal firmament, Javier Milei, has become the living reflection of Trumpian incongruity, managing to make up for his lack of experience in public management with the media impact of his public interventions, while at the…

The Paraguayan Congress has approved the ‘Zero Hunger in Schools’ bill, presented by the executive to alleviate this serious social problem, which has led to criticism and protests from university students. The law was approved by the Senate and the…

The Russian economy grew by 3.6% last year, fully offsetting the 1.2% decline recorded in 2022, despite all the sanctions imposed by the Joe Biden administration and the European Union. By Leonardo Buitrago In 2023, Russia ranked fifth among the…

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB Celebrated annually on April 7th, International Beaver Day serves as a crucial extension of the themes explored in our discussion on beavers, emphasizing the significance of these ecosystem engineers in enhancing biodiversity, water management, and habitat…

The World Meteorological Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) State of Climate 2023 Report by Celste Saulo, secretary general, was issued on March 19th, 2024. “As secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization, I am now sounding the Red Alert about the state…

Interview with Senior Airman Larry Hebert, Active Duty Air Force, on hunger strike outside the White House, Mike Ferner National Director for Veterans for Peace and Jacqui Jill Peace Activist in Long Island NY and contributor with Pressenza Larry has…

The EU’s evolving common defense network is decades in the making, yet remains hindered by its inability to match NATO and apprehension by some member states. By John P. Ruehl At the European Defense Agency’s annual conference in November 2023,…

2023 was the hottest year on record for greenhouse gases, heat, and ocean acidification, which is raising sea levels and affecting glaciers. This is according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN’s authoritative voice on weather,…

Gladio (Latin for sword) was the name given to the “network of sleeper agents deployed by NATO in Italy, ready to go into action in the event of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe”. It would be the Allied forces…