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Africa’s Evolving Engagement with the SCO and BRICS: Key Highlights from “Russia’s Pivot to Asia”
On September 17, Russia’s leading analytical media platform, Russia’s Pivot To Asia, published an excellent and timely analysis examining the connections between Africa, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and BRICS. The analysis is highly informative, well-researched, logically structured, and well-argued. We think that its content provides valuable reference material for African leaders, policymakers, business communities,…
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The Savanna Can Catch Fire I: BRICS and a World That No Longer Accepts a Single Center
“Power begins to change long before maps do. It changes when those who obeyed discover that they can also choose.” NEW DELHI, MUCH MORE THAN ANOTHER SUMMIT The BRICS meeting in New Delhi is not simply another photograph of heads of state gathered around a table. Some of the planet’s largest populations are there, along…
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António Guterres proposed refocusing peacekeepers on their primary function: preserving a peace
You cannot keep a peace that does not exist, stated the Secretary-General addressing the Security Counciul on Friday. Faced with more numerous and complex wars, divisions among major powers, and shrinking resources, UN peacekeeping operations need a change in doctrine. Yesterday, António Guterres proposed refocusing peacekeepers on their primary function: preserving a peace that has…
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The Great Unraveling and the Humanist Leap
Generations, AI, and the Threshold of a New Epoch Special In-Depth Analysis: Humanist Historiology, Cliodynamics, and the Technological Acceleration of Civilizational Transition “History is not the blind unfolding of mechanical forces, nor is it written in external determinisms. History is the drama of human intentionality—the relentless, generational struggle of consciousness to overcome pain, transcend physical…
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Peru: Executive declares Ministry of the Environment to be undergoing reorganization
Today, the Executive Branch gave the country some worrying news: through Supreme Decree No. 012-2026-MINAM, it declared the “modernization and reorganization of the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), its programs and special projects, and the public agencies attached to the Environmental Sector, for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days”. Will the…
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The Interstices Through Which to See the Future
They were not humanist moments, but they pierced through their era: shared sovereignty and demilitarization have already been tried. By: Germán Osmar González We live in a moment when it seems natural that the only way to organize ourselves is to compete for scarce resources behind armed borders. Multilateralism is creaking: the Security Council paralyzed…
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+972 condemns escalating threats against ‘NAZA’ directors
A campaign of incitement by government ministers and far-right activists only proves how much Israel fears the truth — whoever is speaking it. In the week since their new documentary “NAZA” premiered at Venice Film Festival, directors Yuval Abraham (a reporter for +972 Magazine) and Rachel Szor have been the target of relentless attacks from…
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Beyond Library Limits: building opportunities through outreach, knowledge, and service
By: Meling Bobod-Solis When partner institutions, librarians, and educators collaborate for a common cause, they can bring immense joy and inspiration to a community. Traditional views often portray libraries as quiet, dusty repositories of books, but today’s libraries are far more dynamic. Academic and community institutions have evolved into active catalysts for literacy, learning, community…
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Pakistan at Zero Hour: The Militarisation of Power and the Stakes of September 27
by Chrysoula Asteriadou September 27, 2026 will not be just another day of political protest in Pakistan’s turbulent political calendar. The nationwide mobilisation being prepared by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), centred on demands for the release of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and the defence of constitutional order, is set to expose once again one…
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When violence leaves no bruise, is it even violence?
This week in England and Wales, the Home Office published new statutory guidance for Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews, the process previously known as Domestic Homicide Reviews. The change sounds bureaucratic, but it reflects something much more significant. A death related to domestic abuse does not necessarily follow a final murderous assault. It may be…