USIP Attacked and Shuttered by DOGE
An important part of the intellectual, cultural, and national security landscape of think tanks here in Washington was assaulted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last week in…
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Gruesome Disinformation, Casualties of War
Sufficiently gruesome to learn of the casualties in the Ukraine/Russo war. More gruesome to learn that the statistics don’t reflect actuality and are only another weapon ─ humiliate the opponent…
Pakistan TB Deaths will Increase as USAID Funding Ends
On Friday, March 7 all tuberculosis (TB) related health activities were terminated in Pakistan and elsewhere as a result of President Trump’s January 20 executive order ending the $44 billion…
A Manhattan Project for AI Weaponry?
Alex Karp, the CEO of the controversial military tech firm Palantir, is the coauthor of a new book, The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West.…
Yemen: US airstrikes kill civilians, escalating regional crisis
Geneva - The US military airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and multiple Yemeni governorates have resulted in several civilian deaths and injuries. The provisions of the UN Charter and the principles…
US massacres dozens of civilians in airstrikes on Yemen
The US military carried out dozens of airstrikes on Yemen Saturday and Sunday, including strikes on residential areas in the densely populated city of Sanaa, killing at least 53 people,…
Mahmoud Khalil and the Deportation Nation
Thousands are protesting the detention and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student and green card holder who began life as a Palestinian refugee in Syria and led demonstrations…
The Script of Anxiety: Poland’s Nuclear Weapons Fascination
With the Ukraine War and the retreat of the United States from what has routinely been called Europe’s security architecture, states are galloping to whatever point of presumed sanctuary is…
As DRC-Rwanda region has already seen millions of conflict-related deaths, the escalating new crisis here must be resolved very soon
When a country or region is known to be extremely vulnerable to very high harm from conflict, any escalation of violence should lead early on to an adequate response in…
Indian Muslims condemn the mass killings of Syrian minorities by extremist Islamists
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) condemns the mass killing of civilians in the latest clashes between loyalists of the toppled Bashar al-Assad and the security forces of the present…
Sporting Contradictions: Athletes, the Olympics and Climate Change
The time has come for arguably the sporting world’s most famous mafia organisation to select its new chief. The various turf-conscious representatives of the International Olympic Committee will be busy…
Arrest of Ex-Philippine President Duterte also raises wider questions about the War on Drugs
Following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on March 11 in Manila. This is in relation to his so-called war…
Ukraine – The lost war
Ukraine and the US recently proposed a ceasefire agreement, but Russia has rejected it and offered an alternative proposal. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that while he agrees with the…
Puzzles of Digitalisation and Slowdown of Productivity Growth
From the World Wide Web to generative artificial intelligence, the ever-changing landscape of digitalization defines this century. From the 16-megabyte floppy disk, CDs and DVDs to multi-terabyte digital storage devices…
Children as Zones of Peace
Globally, 450 million children were living in conflict zones as of 2023, with countries like Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia remaining the most dangerous hotspots (UNICEF, 2023). As of last…
Seize the Moment – End the War in Ukraine!
As the Trump administration engages in tentative peace talks with Russia and Ukraine, the Peace In Ukraine Coalition, comprising many and various U.S. peace groups, issued the following statement this week,…
Non-rational decisions of a few leaders, based on imaginary fears, threaten durable peace in Europe
Rational, evidence-based decision-making is the most basic quality that leaders of any country must possess and use, particularly in very important and sensitive times. Unfortunately in very important times some…
Militarising Europe: The EU Defence Spending Bug
We live in dangerous times, and politicians are happy to be cheerleaders of that supposed fact. They do not care to reassure; they merely care to strike fear into hearts…
The Healthcare System in Cuba
How a Tiny Island Defies U.S. Sanctions to Lead in Healthcare In the heart of the Cuban capital, the Dr. Cosme Ordoñez Carceller Teaching Polyclinic stands as a testament to…
How to Resist This Fresh Hell:Withholding Consent from the Trump Regime
Not even two months since Inauguration Day and it’s already been quite a trip. Ping-ponging between vindictive pettiness and unconstitutional overreach while using everything in his power (and much that…
Aurangzeb, Chhaava Movie and Selective Historiography
As Communal hate is on the rise through the use of History on political battle grounds, new dimensions are being added up to this during the last few years. Apart…
Class and Ideology in African Publishing
Class & Ideology The political context of African publishing is not given the attention it deserves. The elephants in the room are capitalism and imperialism, which distort every aspect of…
Schwerpunkt
Nowadays, we have Nazism in the news again and not as simply a metonym for evil or a symbol of the degree to which -historically- a rich country can lapse,…
Iran Will Not be Bullied, Tells Trump to ‘Go to Hell’
One couldn’t help but feel a tinge of pleasure in Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian lashing out at Donald Trump. Without mincing his words, and certainly not sticking to diplomatic niceties,…
Black Lives Matter Plaza Removed for DC Funding
Emboldened by Donald Trump’s war on words and “woke” phrases, Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA) a member of the House - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 3 introduced bill H.R.…
What to Do When Faced with Tariffs? Diversify
The New York Times yesterday (11 March 2025) headlined: “Trump Intensifies Statehood Threats in Attack on Canada.” What particularly stood out was the sub headline: “The U.S. president on Tuesday…
Bow and Scrape or Stand and Fight?
At times like these—who am I kidding, when were there times like these?—one wants to stay in bed, bury one’s head, dream another dream. Or perhaps to privately twist and…
Is there Antisemitism in the Bible?
Historians widely agree that anti-Semitism was a dominant ideology in Christendom for over a millennium. The term 'anti-Semitism' is now commonly used to describe hostility or prejudice against Jews. While…
Tariffs, Territorial Ambitions And Other Trump Threats
Among tariffs, territorial ambitions and other threats to America's well-being by Pres. Trump, one of the more severe threats may be his willful ignorance concerning the severity of climate change. Michael Mann, one of America's most highly regarded climatologists, noted that the Trump Administration has…
Donald Trump’s distasteful State of the Disunion address
Donald Trump’s distasteful State of the Disunion address urged salvation, anything to obtain relief from the madness. A lack of empathy and gruff manner displayed a chilling use of the…
Aggrieved Speculation: The Trump Illness Hypothesis
The critics are utterly beside themselves in trying to understand the bruising odds and turns of Donald J. Trump, the reality showman and business tycoon who became US president twice. …
Myths and reality–How and Why A False Narrative on Ukraine was Created
At the time of the break-up of the Soviet Union and unification of Germany a promise was made at very high levels by representatives of the USA, Germany and others…
Educators Attempt to Educate DOGE on Education
One of the fundamental pillars of our free and democratic country is the right of every child to have a free public-school education. While this is not the case globally,…
You Will Cry Out Because of Your King
As a clergy person who has served congregations in the Black and of-color communities in Chicago, Boston and Washington, DC for over 45 years I am acutely aware of the…
How to Build a Deportation Machine in the Age of Trump
“Flights to Guantánamo Bay have begun. The worst of the worst have no place in our homeland.” With those words the U.S. government announced the fate awaiting “criminal aliens” in its custody.…
Future-Proofing Social Protection
by Florian Juergens-Grant and Luca Pellerano BEIRUT/LONDON – Since their inception in late-nineteenth-century Europe, social protection programs have been financed primarily through payroll contributions by workers and employers. These schemes…
Shut Down the Coup Rally Calls for Massive Resistance
Federal workers and taxpayers continue to protest daily across the city as they become more frustrated and infuriated by Elon Musk and DOGE in the illegal cutting of their jobs…
Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Woman at rally supporting peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Berlin, Germany (Photo: Reuters) When European Union leaders met in Brussels…
Over 1,000 dead as Western-backed HTS regime in Syria escalates massacre of Alawites
In Syria, the Western-backed Haiat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime’s massacre of Alawites has escalated, with over 1,000 people killed. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that armed…
Syria: Revenge is not justice; it is fuel for an endless cycle of violence
The escalation in serious crimes across several villages and towns in the Latakia and Tartus governorates along the Syrian coast is deeply concerning, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement. Armed…
Denmark’s Colonial Debts: Lessons from the Virgin Islands for Greenland
Denmark often portrays itself as a bastion of equality and human rights. Yet its history in both the Caribbean and the Arctic tells a different story. The U.S. Virgin Islands—once…
Courage Is Contagious: Moving from Fear to Action in a Disturbing World
“It is pretty wild how you can make someone mad by just holding a sign,” my 18-year-old Ro told me, as an irate driver peeled out of the intersection, shaking…
Elon Musk Loses Billions as Tesla Protests Rise Nationwide
Located on busy M Street in tony Georgetown, the Tesla dealership was the scene of a weekly protest on March 8 as part of an ongoing worldwide #TeslaTakeDown campaign. Protesters…
Standing up for Science Against DOGE Attacks
Science matters! And on March 7 a “Nationwide Stand up for Science” rally took place along with 32 other “nerd parties across the country” protesting the Trump administration’s attack on…
For all women and girls: Rights, Equality and Empowerment
On this International Women’s Day, We, Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) stand in unwavering solidarity with women and girls across the Global South, whose lives and futures are…
The Emerging Trend of Tycoon Nationalism
Under the guidance and massive supply of money by Elon Musk, Donald Trump won the elections in 2024. Ever since the electoral democratic systems came into being in the world,…
Negotiating a Lasting Peace in Ukraine
There should be little doubt about how a lasting peace can be established in Ukraine. In April 2022, Russia and Ukraine were on the verge of signing a peace agreement…
Discourse on Colonialism: A Brief Review
Discourse on Colonialism is a text published in 1950 by Martinique poet Aimé Césaire. Césaire was deeply influenced by Hegel, Marx, and the Surrealist movement. African and French literature was…
Why Ending Ukraine War as Early as Possible Should Get Universal Support
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia War has been among the most tragic conflicts of recent times, in terms of the huge loss of life and other extreme human distress this has caused.…
Donald Trump’s Reverse Kissinger Strategy
US President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that the US government is committed to a peace process in Ukraine. As part of the deal, Trump’s…
Macron’s Offer: France and the Delusions of Nuclear Deterrence
The singular antics of US President Donald Trump, notably towards supposed allies, has stirred the pot regarding national security in various capitals. From Canberra to Brussels, there is concern that…
Did Science Fiction Prophesy Our Tech Broligarchy?
The opening weeks of the second Trump administration have produced daily headlines that read — no, this is not hyperbole! — like science fiction. The spectacle of a South African…
Trump’s tariffs rock US and global economy
US President Trump’s imposition of a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, which came into effect on Tuesday, has sent a shock wave through the global economy…
What Are the Possibilities for Peace in Ukraine?
The whole thing is a fiasco. The theatrical drama in the White House’s Oval Office triggered a series of predictable responses around the world. Outrage at US President Donald Trump…
Refocusing the Kenya Resistance: From GenZ to Working Class
There has been much attention given to the actions by GenZs and others under the RutoMustGo resistance activities in Kenya . This is appropriate as these actions have been the…
Dalai Lama is a pawn in the game of America’s Asia Pacific Strategy: USA intensifies its interference with ‘Resolve Tibet Act’, while Modi-led India connives with it
Chou En-Lai, Panchen Lama, Mao Tse-Tung and His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Beijing, China in 1955. (Photo courtesy Tibet Images). July 1954 to June 1955 / Dalai Lama Visits China…
Call to Refuse Fascism Ahead of Trump Address to Congress
WASHINGTON (03-04) – Activists gathered outside across from the Capitol prior to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress this evening in an event titled “Refuse Fascism.” The…
Prospective German Chancellor’s Call for Europe’s Strategic Rethink Amid Global Power Shifts
2025 is marking a threshold of a transformative era for Europe. As the prospective coalition tends to take shape for Germany’s incoming government in the midst of swiftly changing global…
Righteous, Confused and Unwilling: Europe’s Ukrainian Predicament
There is something deeply moving about the ignorance and scatty nature of politicians. At points, it can even be endearing. In the apparently wide wake left by the mauling of…
The Arrogance of Power Revived
In April 1966, Senator J.W. Fulbright, Chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, gave a remarkable and highly-publicized speech at Johns Hopkins University, condemning the U.S. role in the…
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