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The rearmament the world most urgently needs is not military or nuclear, but moral

On Saturday, February 14, Pedro Sánchez delivered the following speech at the Munich Security Conference: “Thank you very much. Good morning. I’ve come to Munich to meet with friends and allies, to listen to experts, and to show Spain’s commitment…

Sudan under drones: when a medical communiqué reveals the anatomy of a permitted war

In just two weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières reported that 167 people were treated for severe injuries caused by drone attacks in civilian areas of Sudan. Penetrating chest wounds, fractured skulls, amputations of children. What the medical report describes in clinical…

China: reconverting taxi drivers in the era of the robotaxi

China has not waited for robotaxis to massively displace drivers before asking what to do with them. The expansion of autonomous driving in cities such as Wuhan, Shenzhen, or Beijing is not presented as an isolated experiment, but as an…

When Code Replaces Conscience

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Qurat al Ain Rana In the last century, millions perished in the fires of the First and Second World Wars. Europe, proud of its philosophy and its progress, burned the world in the name…

Iranian people should have the right to choose their living conditions

President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States.…

Trump’s Tariff Drama and Dhaka’s Diplomatic Daze

by Asif Showkat Kallol  Global politics often features characters whose mere presence shakes the stage. Donald Trump belongs to that rare category of politicians who treat law as an obstacle, courts as inconveniences, and tariffs as a universal political weapon.…

Sama-Bajau Weaving and Cultural Center Opens in Basilan, Strengthening Livelihoods and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage

Maluso, Basilan, Philippines — February 21, 2026. The Claret Samal Foundation Inc. (CSFI), in partnership with the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation (YBH), proudly and happily announces the opening of the Sama-Bajau Weaving and Cultural Center in Sitio Teheman, Maluso, Basilan…

Memory as norm and structural debt: the African initiative before the international economic order

At the most recent African Union summit held in Addis Ababa, Ghana secured the inclusion on the agenda of an initiative calling on the United Nations General Assembly to formally recognize the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the racialized enslavement of…

For crimes against humanity in Gaza: Israeli sniper accused in Chile

On February 16, 2026, a criminal complaint was filed before the 8th Guarantee Court of Santiago against Rom Kovtun, an Israeli-Ukrainian citizen, for his alleged participation in crimes committed during the 2024 military offensive in Gaza. The legal action, brought…

Hollow Power: Why the Democrats’ Gains May Be Fragile

Democrats are riding high in recent polls, but this surge may owe more to the current administration’s missteps than to their own vision. Without a generative, long-term blueprint—like Project 2025 on the right or the Green New Deal—liberal gains risk…

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