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Orbán Scowls, Academia Smiles

Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary since 2010, suffered a humiliating defeat (April 12th) after a record turnout of roughly 77.8 percent. His challenger, the center-right candidate Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, won 136 of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament, or…

Power vs. Humanity: Will World Politics Ever Learn to Follow the Path of Peace?

By Masum Parvez Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) The history of civilization is essentially a struggle between two parallel streams. On one side lies humanity’s eternal aspiration for peace, dignity, and coexistence; on the other is the state machinery’s perennial obsession with…

Pakistan’s Illusion of Mediation in the Iran-USA Ceasefire!

by Staikou Dimitra As Henry Kissinger once noted, diplomacy is, ultimately, the art of limiting power. In the case of Pakistan, however, the ceasefire in late March 2026 between the United States and Iran did not demonstrate diplomatic power—it revealed…

Reflections and perspectives after the No Kings Day in the United States

A week after the third major protest of the No Kings movement, activists are busy like bees. Events are numerous across the country: the event at Bixby Park in Long Beach commemorates the thousands of deaths in Gaza and the…

The U.S. Suspends the Attack – Winners and Losers

This war is hubris and barbarity. In this absurd conflict, we have arrived at a 10-point plan that has already been accepted by “all sides,” along with a ceasefire. The ceasefire was ratified by the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba…

This is absurd. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Citizens of the United States, you must remove your President from office immediately!

ENOUGH! How can you continue to accept that your president can announce his intention to “reduce to the Stone Age” a country, Iran, inhabited by approximately 100 million people, after having bombed it, by surprise and unilaterally, and publicly admitted…

First Impressions Of The Surprise US-Iranian Ceasefire

The victor only be confidently determined upon the conclusion of a peace deal based on the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, nuclear program, missile program, oil exports to China, and the petroyuan. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week…

The “Stone Age” Threat: Decoding the Strategic and Humanitarian Catastrophe

Introduction When former President Donald Trump articulates a threat to “destroy Iran and its civilian infrastructure” and send it “into the Stone Age,” this statement transcends mere political hyperbole. Analysts and strategic experts argue that such rhetoric is not an…

No Kings Day, more than 3,000 events across the United States

The third No Kings action day in the United States (following those in June and October 2025) involved over 3,000 locations, from large cities to small rural towns, and nearly 300 organizations. Photo by U.S. Democratic Socialists Opposition to Trump…

Trump extends his ultimatum amid the struggle for control of the narrative: five days for Iran to negotiate or burn

The U.S. president announced today that he is suspending, for a few days, attacks on Iran’s energy facilities, stating that there have been “productive” conversations with Tehran. Iran denies it. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz —through which nearly a fifth…

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