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Some Paratroopers Ordered to Minneapolis Might Just Say “Sir, No Sir!”
Air Force veteran has informed them for 18 months they can refuse illegal orders Some 1,500 paratroopers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright are on standby for immediate deployment to Minneapolis. Because of Veterans For Peace member Rob Mulford’s tenacity, a certain number of them will have seen the signs he’s held…
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Russia’s Future Outlook With Africa Depends On Strategic Action Plan (2023-2026)
(Moscow Bureau) – The scramble for the multidimensional control of the African continent by global players is a geopolitical reality. In order to be part of this geopolitical arena, foreign players have been devising different mechanisms for revitalizing partnership and strengthening cooperation with Africa, says Dr. Babafemi A. Badejo, Professor of Political Science and International Relations…
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Sahrawi Activist Denounces “Economic Warfare” and Torture by Moroccan Occupation Authorities in Occupied El-Aaiún
Sahrawi activist and journalist Braika Bahi has revealed a harrowing campaign of systematic retaliation aimed at silencing his voice. Bahi, a member of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Television team and an environmental activist, described a dual strategy of physical violence and economic extortion employed by the Moroccan occupation against him and his fellow…
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Europe Pretends to Talk About Self-Respect While Coated with U.S. Military Bases
Dear European governments, look at the map of U.S. military bases above and tell us again about your self-respect, about how you’re going to fight Trump in Greenland (where he also has a military base), about all the military violence metaphors in your newspapers’ columns about trade policies, but understand that we know about the thing you’ve…
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Why Nicaragua is not Washington’s next war – Yet
Since the US invasion of Venezuela on January 3rd and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, Nicaragua’s opposition figures – who enthusiastically identified with their confederates in Venezuela – have hoped that regime-change efforts in Caracas would encourage Washington to destroy Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. John Perry and Roger D. Harris Republican senator Rick Scott thinks…
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Inputs for OHCHR: Conscientious objection to military service in Belarus
Belarus systematically suppresses conscientious objection, expanding criminal penalties, militarization, and coercive recruitment while undermining international human rights standards. January 15, 2026 1. Brief summary Belarus maintains compulsory military service for male citizens of conscription age (18-27 years), with conscription generally taking place twice a year. IIn 2025, this is confirmed by official documents on spring and autumn conscription.1 2 After…
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IPB Statement on Iran Protests
The International Peace Bureau (IPB) expresses our deep concern for the situation in Iran, even as the most recent protests are reported to be winding down. The repeated cycle of protests have become more regular and have been met by disproportionate and unacceptable levels of violence against legitimate demands. The thousands of Iranians killed, injured,…
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Antonio Guterres final year as United Nations Secretary-General
Three Principles for the Year ahead Antonio Guterres United Nations Secretary-General I will make every day of 2026 count. I am fully committed and fully determined to keep fighting, and to keep pushing for the better world that we know is possible. In a world brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality, and unpredictability, we cannot afford…
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From Guantánamo to Davos 2026
The last twenty-five years trace the slow collapse of a global order built on legal exceptionalism, unchecked power, and the illusion that force could replace cooperation. Trumpism began long before Donald Trump took office. It emerged through the expansion of authoritarian executive power, justified by a permanent state of emergency. To understand this trajectory, we…
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In Europe, energy produced from renewables exceeds that produced from fossil fuels
Ember, a non-profit organization specializing in energy transition, released the tenth edition of its European Electricity Review today, January 22. This annual report highlights how, for the first time, energy production from renewable sources has exceeded that from fossil fuels in the European Union. In 2025, considering the 27 member states of the European Union…