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After some delays, the United States is dispatching a second aircraft-carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Caribbean to the Middle East to join the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and threaten Iran. By Nicolas J. S. Davies This is the third Atlantic crossing for the Ford’s crew since it set sail from Norfolk, Virginia,…

The kidnapping of a sitting head of state marks a grave escalation in US-Venezuela relations. By seizing Venezuela’s constitutional president, Washington signaled both its disregard for international law and its confidence that it would face little immediate consequence. By Roger D. Harris and John Perry The response within the US political establishment to the attack…

We live in an age that prides itself on vigilance. We are told—often correctly—that history never ends, that reaction never sleeps, that injustice returns in new guises the moment we look away. The lesson appears sober, even responsible: there will always be another battle. And so we prepare ourselves for endurance rather than transformation. Paul…

In some Latino communities, Thanksgiving is playfully called “Sanguiving,” or holy giving. This play on words shifts the focus from simple thanks to the act of giving itself. Around a shared table, no one is meant to be left alone. For a brief moment, generosity feels sacred — before the machinery of consumption resumes on…

After interviewing Rick Rosales of CyclingxSolidarity, we continue to give a voice to the associations that organise solidarity and protection initiatives in Chicago for undocumented immigrants against ICE violence. This time we talk with Maria Orozco, Development Manager/ Outreach Coordinator of the Street Vendors Association Of Chicago. What is the current situation in the city regarding…

Amb seu a Erbil (Regió del Kurdistan de l’Iraq) i viatges freqüents a Síria, la persona seleccionada coordinarà els projectes de cooperació, construcció de pau i ajuda humanitària de NOVACT a la regió. Les candidatures es poden enviar fins a l’1 de març de 2026. A NOVACT obrim convocatòria per incorporar una persona com a…

Amb seu a Amman i viatges periòdics a Palestina, la persona seleccionada assumirà la coordinació dels projectes i la representació institucional de NOVACT a la regió. Les candidatures es poden enviar fins a l’1 de març de 2026. A NOVACT obrim convocatòria per incorporar una persona com a Coordinador/a de l’Oficina Regional a Jordània i…

This research policy paper provides an overview of Chinese and British priorities in space security and strategic stability and identifies space threats which China and the United Kingdom may have a mutual interest in addressing.

As Bangladesh has constituted a new government under the leadership of  Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after a largely fair and peaceful national election on 12 February 2026, the people of eastern India (the region virtually embraces the poverty stricken country except a few kilometers in Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal)  hope for a progressive…

by Dimitra Staikou The 2026 national elections in Bangladesh were not merely a parliamentary realignment. They evolved into a social referendum on gender, authority, and the limits of ideological revival within a rapidly transforming Muslim-majority democracy. While the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a commanding majority, the most symbolically charged development was the unprecedented rise…