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Humanity at the Crossroads: Power, Technology, and the Silent Surrender of Critical Thought
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital technologies has been celebrated as the dawn of a new era of human progress. From automated industries to smart governance, from predictive algorithms to global digital connectivity, technology promises efficiency, convenience, and unprecedented growth. Yet beneath this shining surface lies a troubling paradox: while machines grow…
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The $18 Billion Handshake: US and Bangladesh Seal Landmark Reciprocal Trade Deal
by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) In a move set to redraw the economic map of South Asia, the United States and Bangladesh have signed a comprehensive Reciprocal Trade Agreement, signaling a ‘new era’ of bilateral cooperation that moves beyond traditional aid and toward a robust commercial partnership. The agreement, signed on Monday in Washington,…
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The US Weaponized Russophobic Paranoia & Energy Geopolitics To Capture Control Of Europe
It’s unimaginable that the US would allow any competitor to reduce its enormous new market share in the European energy industry, which it plans to further expand to make Europe even more dependent on it, and that the US wouldn’t weaponize this if Europe ever defies it on anything of significance. The US’ dispute with…
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Sean Conner: “Venezuela represents a change in the tactics of war with immeasurable consequences”
The attack on Venezuela by the United States and a series of threats, the application of sanctions and punishments, through blockades or the raising of tariffs, against Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Canada, Greenland, among others, represent a clear threat to International Law, returning to the law of the strongest.</ By Pablo Ruiz* On the other…
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Hanging them all: Israel moves toward the death penalty
What is happening in Israeli prisons can no longer be read as a series of isolated abuses or as circumstantial deviations inherent to a prolonged conflict. The accumulated reports of Palestinian, Israeli, and United Nations organizations describe a coherent, progressive, and deliberate architecture of dehumanization, which today allows one to speak with solid grounds of…
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The NFL Gives Meaning to Its Games
Bad Bunny has dominated headlines following his halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl. Credit where it is due: he delivered what many expected—an unapologetic expression of cultural diversity, historical memory, and solidarity with Latino communities and other marginalized and discriminated voices. What is discussed far less is a deeper and more consequential question: why did the…
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Bad Bunny, Good Neighbor
For thirteen minutes on the most-watched stage in American culture, Bad Bunny made the United States feel expansive, uncontained, Caribbean rhythm–centered, and alive with a sense of belonging that crossed borders without asking permission. As a Venezuelan-American, I felt chills from the very first second to the last. I was a child again, asleep across…
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The City at the Heart of Darkness (Part 1)
Establishment Pundits Call for a Return to “Reasonableness” Over the course of the last 5 to 10 years there have been an array of celebrity pundits, journalists and politically oriented personalities speaking about a collective need to return to “sanity” and/or “reasonableness”. Here I’m referring to people like Thomas Friedman, Bill Maher, Ann Coulter, Sam…
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SIPRI to co-host military AI course
SIPRI is co-hosting ‘Military AI: International Law and Governance’, a two-day capacity-building course organized in collaboration with the Asser Institute.
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Meeting on the Topic of Beliefs and Prejudices in Prague
On Friday, February 6, 2026, another in a series of evenings inspired by documentaries from the FICNOVA International Film Festival of Active Nonviolence took place in Prague. The festival was launched last year in Prague as part of the third World March for Peace and Nonviolence and is jointly organized by several organizations: the humanist…