by John P. Ruehl | Jul 21, 2022 | Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Economics, Eritrea, Europe, Finland, Immigration, Iran, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Politics, Russia, Social Justice, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, War, Yemen
Instability and rising living costs have caused significant growth in refugee and other migrant numbers globally. The opportunity to exploit the crisis will not be missed by other countries, most notably Russia.
by Murad Qureshi | Jul 13, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Bangladesh, Climate Change, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Environment, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Middle East, Nigeria, Russia, Social Justice, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Yemen
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
by John P. Ruehl | Jun 22, 2022 | Africa, Burkina Faso, China, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, India, Japan, Kenya, Middle East, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Politics, Russia, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations, War, Yemen
The effects of the war in Ukraine have brought much of the world’s attention to energy prices. But food insecurity is also rising and will likely get worse.
by Nontobeko Hlela | May 3, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Angola, Asia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Climate Change, Comoros, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Economics, Environment, Eswatini, Europe, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, Identity Politics, India, Japan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North America, North Macedonia, Politics, Russia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Social Justice, South Africa, South America, Tanzania, Tech, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, War, Zambia, Zimbabwe
As the United States escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines.
by Katrina vanden Heuvel | Mar 14, 2022 | Afghanistan, Haiti, Human Rights, Nigeria, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, War
The cruelly inadequate U.S. policy for aiding refugees continues. While the United States has offered aid to help other countries welcome Ukrainian refugees, our own annual refugee cap remains at just 125,000. Instead of welcoming refugees with open arms, our current efforts hold them at arm’s length.
