When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish
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Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen
Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against
Nato leaders pledge increased defence spending – is this really the price for peace and prosperity?
Nato leaders agreed to ramp up defence spending to 5% of their countries’ economic output by 2035 at a summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25. US president Donald
UK to recognise Palestinian statehood unless Israel agrees to ceasefire – here’s what that would mean
The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine in September unless Israel acts to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza. After an emergency cabinet meeting, Downing Street released a
As Trump has pulled back from the highest tariffs, this chart shows the economic shock has eased
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July, the United States has issued another flurry of tariff announcements, revising the
Air-dropping food into Gaza is a ‘smokescreen’ – this is what must be done to prevent mass starvation
Israel partially lifted its aid blockade of Gaza this week in response to intensifying international pressure over the man-made famine in the devastated coastal strip. The United Arab Emirates and
New Pope Possesses Attributes That Could Expand Vatican's Diplomatic Influence in Global Geopolitics
The beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate coincides with one of the most tense periods in international politics since the end of the Cold War. The current landscape is marked
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When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world
Sudan’s war, now entering its third year, has taken another unexpected turn. In March 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), also known as the Janjaweed, withdrew from Khartoum, abandoning the
Chinese researchers have unveiled a new deep-sea tool capable of cutting through the world’s most secure subsea cables − and it has many in the West feeling a little jittery.
Numerous studies consistently indicate that we have not only surpassed the 1.5°C global warming threshold but are also on a trend to break it and dangerously approach 2°C. Greenhouse gas
The year marks 40 years since the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985), and with the debate around the period reignited by the success of the film “I Am
China’s president Xi Jinping recently held a meeting with 40 leaders of multinational companies, including BMW and AstraZeneca. In contrast to Donald Trump’s rhetoric, Xi told the top level executives
We now have a clearer picture of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and how they will affect other trading nations, including the United States itself. The US administration claims these
In February 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was time to reflect on the European dimension of French nuclear deterrence. He proposed a strategic dialogue as well as joint nuclear
Periodically, the global trade undergoes adjustment phases that, in the early stages, bring desperation and misfortune until they finally stabilize. While awaiting that moment, the trade tensions driven by the
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01Pepe Mujica: The Rich Legacy of the Peasant Who Knew How to Make Concessions to the Market Without Losing Ideological Direction -
02New Pope Possesses Attributes That Could Expand Vatican’s Diplomatic Influence in Global Geopolitics -
0350 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war – and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine -
04What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains -
05Democracy in the Face of Ecological Collapse -
06New modelling reveals full impact of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – with the US hit hardest -
07China’s new underwater tool cuts deep, exposing vulnerability of vital network of subsea cables.
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