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Category: Peace & Security
Sudan’s split in two (again) is now more concrete
Khalid Elwalid in Khartoum ‘Hemedti’ now controls all of Darfur, continuing the genocide that began with…
The Illusion of Change: When Liberation Becomes Another Chain By Raïs Neza Boneza
“A dictator is a dictator — male or female. Power wears no gender.” The Mirage of…
80 Years after Hiroshima: High Time for a Fresh START By Marilyn Langlois
In On a Highway to Hell, former weapons inspector and anti-nuclear activist Scott Ritter alerted us to…
NATO: The No-Exit Trap of Hotel California? By Biljana Vankovska
My analysis of the beginnings of cracks in NATO had been published with a short delay, just enough…
War Between Cambodia and Thailand Around an Ancient Temple
By Kay Young The long-simmering border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand has escalated into open violence,…
Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire Denied Bail, Remanded to Prison By Ann Garrison
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire’s arrest belies Rwanda’s pretense to liberal democracy and its pretense to…
Somaliland, US Ally in the New Cold War
Somaliland officials, led by former President Muse Bihi, pose with US military and diplomatic officials after…
France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on
In recent months, the viability of France’s nuclear arsenal has been making headlines with talk of…
Will the UN Pillory Francesca Albanese? By RICHARD FALK
[Prefatory Note: The post below is based on my responses to Murat Sofuoglu, a journalist working…
Eastern Congo: The war continues, and so does the suffering of the civilian population
Neighbouring states now fear regional expansion by Peter Küpfer cc. Singaporean scholar and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani…
Tragic Burning of Two Rwandan Refugee Women in Munzenze Prison, Goma
Two Rwandan refugee women were deliberately burned alive in Munzenze Main Prison in Goma, Democratic Republic…
Can Small States Lead in Atrocity Prevention? Lessons from Ghana
By Frank Okyere Osei When discussing atrocity prevention, global attention often gravitates toward major powers. Yet,…
Commemorate Genocide against the People of DR Congo
UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne The Congolese Action Youth Platform (CAYP) is campaigning for the recognition of the…
To Build a Better Tomorrow
February 2025 * Combatants for Peace, Israel and Palestine, 2025 [3] At a time of great crisis…
A World’s Soul in Tatters
Yahya Al-Batran mourns the tragic death of his newborn son Jumaa, who froze in a tent…
Gunfire Near Presidential Palace in Chad Sparks Confusion and Media Frenzy
A series of gunshots rang out near the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad,…
“In war, the first victim is the truth”
Thirty years of economic warfare over raw materials in eastern Congo by Peter Küpfer On 9 November 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal punished a…
How to Understand the Change of Government in Syria
The fall of Damascus and rise of HTS signal a dangerous shift in Syria, deepening regional…
When Children Are Murdered, What Is There to Celebrate?
After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist…
Why Children’s Rights Are Critical for Climate Policy and Environmental Activism
The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since…
Mongolia welcomes Putin despite arrest warrant: A Geopolitics clash to test the ICC’s global authority By RUYANGE Jean-Fraterne
Author: RUYANGE Jean-Fraterne is a passionate journalist, writer, and web activist using storytelling to advocate for…
Rwanda’s Stillborn Middle-Income Economy
Rwanda’s Economic Miracle Is a Lie 10 Jul 2024 – On July 15, Rwandan President Paul…
?? Kenya’s Ruto dismisses almost entire cabinet after nationwide protests
The president’s decision comes after weeks of protests forced him to abandon proposed tax hikes.…