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Iran’s Planned Railway To The Black Sea Will Be Dependent On Azerbaijan

A popular Telegram channel falsely claimed that this is a “checkmate to US/Zangezur plans” and even shared a map showing a different route than what was confirmed in order to mislead their audience. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan told…

Born to Prevent Wars, It Ended Up Certifying Massacres

In 1945, when the bombs were still smoking over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nations of the world swore “never again.” Never again world wars, never again genocides, never again indifference in the face of barbarism. The promise was solemn. The…

When New Delhi Rejects Dhaka’s Allegation

The  Ministry of External Affairs recently dismissed the allegation of the Bangladesh government, where Dhaka alleged that New Delhi was inherently supporting the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political party. Terming it misplaced, the ministry clarified that India does not…

The power of future thinking – including thinking about UN reforms

Professor Zhang WeiWei, Fudan University, and Jan Oberg. It was indeed an honour and a joy to have this conversation about the global future with one of the most respected, outspoken and productive Chinese social science scholars, Professor Zhang Weiwei. It…

South Africa tying the Fashionable Knot with BRICS+ 

The South African Delegation will represent the country at the upcoming BRICS+ Fashion Summit, a major international platform shaping the future of the global fashion industry. The delegation includes Stephen Manzini, Founder and CEO of Soweto Fashion Week & SA…

The United Nations’ Security Force

In 1983, among the 50 diplomats interviewed, I’d meet a lifelong mentor, Permanent Representative of the UN, and Ambassador to the U.S. Zenon Rossides of Cyprus, and his wise, welcoming wife, Teresa. He was not only a constant outspoken champion…

The World Will Change When the Press Understands Its Power

The recent Putin–Trump spectacle mobilized a thousand journalists to Alaska, leading to an overhyped meeting with European leaders and President Zelensky at the White House. And for what? Nothing happened. Meanwhile, the Trump administration deployed the National Guard in Washington,…

The United Nations Recognizes Surrogacy as Violence and Calls for its Universal Abolition  

(Français ci-dessous) Paris  The Casablanca Declaration welcomes the report presented on 14 July 2025 by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, which marks a historic breakthrough in the fight against surrogacy (see the…

Can the UN Trusteeship Council be an Important Part of the Solution in the Middle East?

Many feel desperation and anger that the genocide of the Palestinians is not being stopped. How can the US, Germany and others continue to pour funds and weapons into Israel despite decisions in the UN’s highest bodies indicating complicity in…

Global Floods Beckon Noah

Devastating widespread flooding and flash floods are becoming normal. Try spinning a globe and stop at any continent, other than Antarctica, blindfolded, point a finger, spot a flood. There’s nothing fake about the global warming leviathan absorbing more moisture in…

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