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Highlights From Lavrov’s Interview That A Leading Italian Newspaper Refused To Publish

Lavrov did indeed inject some predictable polemics into his answers, which is his style as anyone who follows him knows, but those aren’t legitimate grounds not to publish his interview. Leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera scandalously refused to publish…

South Asian regional significance of Indian PM Modi’s Bhutan visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan from November 11-12 comes at a delicate moment for South Asia, a region navigating economic pressures, domestic political transitions, and the strategic uncertainty brought by shifting major-power relations. While India and Bhutan…

Obama, Biden and Trump: Changing U.S. Policy towards Africa

In this exclusive interview, Professor David Shinn, a former top U.S. diplomat and now an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs, discussed Washington’s changing policy initiatives for Africa, from Obama through Biden…

International Day for Tolerance

November 16 is the “International Day for Tolerance“. Tolerance is a key value in our lives, and there are some famous quotes about it, such as this one by Albert Einstein: “I could say analogously that tolerance is the affable appreciation…

Statement of the Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. for COP30 on Loss and Damage, Accountability, and Genuine Pathways to Climate Justice

The forthcoming COP30 convenes at a time when millions of our fellow Filipinos are grappling with seemingly unrelenting climate disasters: the recent super-typhoon that ravaged our coastlines and communities, successive earthquakes and floodings that claimed hundreds of lives, devastated ecosystems,…

Chaos: The Trump Doctrine for Latin America

The US, under Trump, is unapologetically an empire operating without pretense. International law is for losers. A newly minted War Department, deploying the most lethal killing machine in world history, need not hide behind the sham of promoting democracy. By…

Adults Wage War. Children Imagine Peace.

Adults wage war. Is peace then, children’s responsibility? According to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, “the number of civilian deaths in armed conflict soared by 72% in 2023 and “the proportion of women killed in 2023 doubled…

CEMS-Global Launches Major International Trade Exhibitions on Construction, Energy, and Water in Dhaka

The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Meherun N. Islam, President and Group Managing Director of CEMS-Global (USA & Asia-Pacific). Distinguished guests included Dr. Engr. Mohammad Giasuddin Haider, Director General, HBRI; M. A. Kamal Billah, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Industries;…

Spanish King’s China visit: Spain Shows Europe a Path of Pragmatism in Relations with China

When King Felipe VI of Spain touched down in Beijing this week, the first Spanish monarch to visit China in 18 years, he did more than exchange pleasantries and attend banquets. His royal visit to China from November 10-13 marks…

NYC Nov 20th: A Global Call for Nonviolent Renewal in the Middle East

The Davids Campaign invites the public, peace advocates, and members of the media to join an international dialogue titled “A Global Call for Nonviolent Renewal in the Middle East”, taking place on Thursday, November 20, at 6 PM at the…

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