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Merja KYLLÖNEN (MEP): The European colonial legacy has caused deep-seated resentment in many African countries

An in-depth analysis of the future of Europe in Africa. Merja Kyllönen – is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Alliance, part of The Left in the European Parliament –…

Trump Abandons Europe to Russia: A Consequence of America First and Europe’s Complacency

The latest developments surrounding Ukraine reveal an uncomfortable truth: Europe has become a geopolitical pawn, its leaders reduced to mere spectators as Washington and Moscow dictate the terms of its future. The recent Trump-Putin call and subsequent US statements signal…

Bangladesh- India: Diplomatic Turmoil Turns into Chronic Upheaval on Bilateral Relations

Ironically, the so-called Honeymoon period of Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi hegemony collapsed by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July 2024 which drastically affected two trusted neighbors unprecedentedly that had never been seen before in the history of Bangladesh and…

Trump’s Confrontational Foreign Policy Defies His “America First” Agenda

Millions of Americans expected Trump to go rogue once he reassumed the presidency, but much fewer expected him to issue scores of reckless and damaging executive orders so swiftly. Pulling the US out of several United Nations agencies is one…

The Demise of USAID: Few Regrets in Latin America

“Take your money with you,” said Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, when told about Trump’s plans to cut aid to Latin America, “it’s poison.” By John Perry and Roger D. Harris USAID (US Agency for International Development) spends around $2 billion…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Fires Back at U.S. Over Drug Cartel Criticism

Tensions between Mexico and the United States have escalated since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with the two nations clashing over strategies to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist-turned-politician who assumed office…

Reviving The Death Penalty Is One Of Trump’s Greatest Moral Failures

One of Trump’s most despicable day-one executive orders revoked Biden’s moratorium on federal executions, ensured that states that still carry out capital punishment have “a sufficient supply of drugs needed to carry out lethal injection,” and urged the Attorney General…

Mexico Launches National Semiconductor Design Center “Kutsari” to Boost Technological Innovation

In a landmark move to position Mexico as a global leader in science and technology, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the creation of the National Center for Semiconductor Design “Kutsari”. The initiative, named after the Purépecha word for “sand,” symbolizes the…

Bangladesh’s Right to Ganges Water: Navigating the Renewal of the Ganges Treaty in 2026

The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems across their shared basin. In 1996, the two nations signed the historic Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, aimed at ensuring an equitable distribution…

Forcing The Palestinians Out Of Gaza Is A Recipe For Unimaginable Disaster

Even after Trump declared that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal, acquire Greenland by force, if necessary, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, I could not, like many others, imagine that his madness…

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