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The world that has already changed and the institutions that do not exist

Technological acceleration has fractured historical time between regions of the world. While the East integrates, executes and organizes, the West debates, regulates and arrives late. In that vacuum, new international structures are beginning to emerge that no longer respond to…

The US Is Making A Play For Belarus’ Most Strategic Export

If the US becomes one of Belarus’ top potash clients after removing its sanctions on this resource, then its role as the main source of foreign currency for Belarus might accelerate their rapprochement, which the US envisages eventually weakening the…

U.S.-Israeli War on Iran: Africa’s Reactions Through the Prism of the Global South

(Moscow Bureau) – In an interview, Senator Mushahid Hussain, President of Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development Research (PAIDR), offers a few important insights into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and its implications for BRICS+ and Africa. Here are the interview excerpts:…

The U.S. War on Cuba’s Doctors

“Cuban eye doctors in Jamaica are the only reason why my grandmother didn’t go fully blind in one eye after she got a botched surgery. The work they’ve done for rural and poor Jamaicans is immeasurable”, wrote a Twitter user…

Ukraine’s Security Deals With The Gulf Are Worth Paying Attention To

The combined effect of the UAE and Saudi Arabia exerting pressure on Russia could really harm its interests. Zelensky dispatched drone experts and interceptor drones to the Gulf Kingdoms last month to aid them in thwarting Iranian attacks of the…

Where Power Is Really Decided: Bangladesh, the Philippines, and the New Frontline of U.S.- China Rivalry

“The global power is no longer negotiated only between great powers. It is executed in the territories where their influences collide.” Opening – the conflict on the ground The rivalry between the United States and China is no longer a…

Endangered Sundarbans: Will the Climate Crisis Destroy Bangladesh’s Natural Shield?

By G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) The Sundarbans, the world’s largest undivided mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is now in a battle for survival. Due to the devastating impacts of climate change, this ‘natural shield’ of…

Bangladesh clings to fuel stocks as Middle East war triggers panic and smuggling fears

by Asif Showkat Kallol  Long queues have returned to petrol stations across Bangladesh as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts global energy supplies, sparking panic buying and allegations of hoarding. Government officials insist there is no real shortage. On…

Understanding geopolitical reality

If there is one area of political knowledge that remains poorly understood, it is geopolitics. This field examines international power relations (domination and resistance, colonization, imperialism, war) as well as the strategies that actors deploy to preserve or strengthen their…

EcoWaste Coalition’s Community and Church Partners Re-Enact Christ’s Sufferings in Via Crucis Held Amid Crisis in Waste, Oil, and Corruption

31 March 2026, Tondo, Manila. Under the scorching sun, some 400 people donning black veils and buri hats joined the environmental- and social justice-themed Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) held today by members and partners of the EcoWaste Coalition…

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