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The Future of Global Governance 

We are witnessing not only the collapse of neoliberal models but also the exhaustion of their so-called humanitarian counterpart. Crises demand our attention, yet deeper transformations are already underway. Humanitarians respond to immediate emergencies—such as Gaza and the Flotilla—but Humanists…

Kazakhstan Prepares: Dimash Qudaibergen Begins Filming International Music Production with China

Kazakh singer Dimash Qudaibergen will debut as executive producer at the helm of an ambitious mega music co-production with the Chinese broadcaster Hunan Broadcasting System. Filming, set to begin next week across various cities in Kazakhstan, aims to project the…

Carmen in Riyadh: When Chinese Opera Cracks Open the Kingdom’s Walls

In a land where, for decades, art was silenced under religious and political decrees, the appearance of *Carmen* on a Riyadh stage strikes with the force of lightning in the night. It is not merely an operatic performance: it is…

Sayonara Bites: Saying ‘Thank You for Your Hard Work,’ the Japanese Way

I ran the words through my mind as I taught the class.  The polite Japanese translation of  “today is my last day, I quit” scrolled across my forehead like a TV news ticker.   The words streamed as fast as…

Zero Waste Beats Incineration in Cutting Climate Pollution

Global Study Proves Incinerators Worsen Climate Impacts while Communities Push for Just Solutions Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  – 04 September 2025 — From Asia to Latin America to Africa, communities are at the frontlines of both climate impacts and the fight against false solutions…

AAEA Cautiously Appreciates the Ethanol Blending Mission with Petrol

Guwahati: As the Supreme Court of India has recently rejected a public interest litigation against the standardization of 20 percent ethanol blending with pure petrol across the country, an Assam-based graduate engineers’ forum cautiously appreciates the initiative with caveats for…

Canada needs diplomacy to reach out to growing economies

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has caused a shift in long-established patterns in the conduct of international relations. Many countries around the world have been grappling with this challenge. For Canada, the issue is particularly acute…

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation: 25 Years of Hope and Human Results in Education

The year 2025 marks a significant milestone in the history of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which celebrates twenty-five years since its establishment in 2000. As we commemorate a quarter century of this alliance, the world must pause to…

Libya Opens the Way in Global Diplomacy: Tokyo as a Turning Point in International Reconfiguration

At the close of August 2025, Libya sent clear signals that it wants to occupy a different place on the international stage. The participation of its delegation in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) marked a…

Yasin Malik’s Trail and Sentence – Legal Process or Political Agenda?

Press Briefing: Yasin Malik’s Trail and Sentence – Legal Process or Political Agenda? on 03 September 2025 in Brussel. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today. We are here to present a concise briefing on Yasin Malik—a Kashmiri…

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