The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already begun to have a negative economic impact on the five Central Asian republics.
Continue readingWhy Europe Needs to Take a Hard Look at Itself
Its leaders did not and do not have what it takes to deal with the Ukraine crisis.
Continue readingDon’t Forget the Refugee Crisis After the Fighting Stops
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.
Continue readingHow Russia’s Frozen Conflicts Could Warm Up Along Its Sizable Borders
Russia’s ongoing offensive in Ukraine reveals the Kremlin’s increasing willingness to use military force to manipulate conflicts and destabilize Europe’s security order. The lingering presence of the Russian military across the former states of the Soviet Union will only entice the Kremlin further.
Continue readingUnderstanding the War in Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine war began in 2014, not 2022.
Continue readingHow Pakistan Could Find a Development-First Path to Peace in Balochistan
The surge in cases relating to disappearances of Baloch activists highlights the urgency for Pakistan to resolve the grievances felt by the people of the region.
Continue readingThe War-Profiteering Gangsters Will Kill Us All Unless We Unite Against Them
Western media simplifies the conflict in Ukraine in ways that divide us. But what if instead, we chose to unite against those who profit from all wars throughout the world?
Continue readingUkraine: A Conflict Soaked in Contradictions and New Patterns in War and Media
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
Continue readingCan Iran and the U.S. Breathe Life Back Into Nuclear Deal?
Tehran knows the United States may be just a presidential election away from reneging on the deal, so U.S. stakes are temporary.
Continue readingUkraine: De-escalation and Negotiation Are the Only Way Out of This Crisis
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is indefensible but responsibility for this crisis is widely shared.
Continue readingFrance Withdraws From Mali, But Continues to Devastate Africa’s Sahel
French troops have now begun to leave Mali, but they are not returning to France.
Continue readingWestern Democracies Have Mutated Into Propagandists for War and Conflict
The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example.
Continue readingWhy Is China Fanning the Flames of Ethnic Politics in the Balkans?
Recent national holiday celebrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska were attended by Russian and Chinese officials, raising Western fears that independence is gaining traction as tensions with Moscow and Beijing intensify.
Continue readingThe Western Allied Nations Bully the World While Warning of Threats From China and Russia
When the U.S. illegally invaded Iraq, none of the Western press called it ‘aggression.’”
Continue readingToday’s Crisis Over Ukraine
Today we face an avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense.
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