Autor: pacifista

  • Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitics Are Becoming More Complex

    Tensions are growing between Turkiye-Pakistan and Israel-Cyprus-Greece. Stability in the Eastern Mediterranean can no longer be taken for granted as a result of three recent developments: 1) the growing Turkish-Israeli rivalry in post-Assad Syria; 2) Israel’s reported plans to establish a rapid response force with Cyprus and Greece; and 3) Turkish ally Pakistan’s new military ties with Eastern Libya’s General Khalifa…

  • Abebe Selassie to Retire as Director of African Department at IMF

    (Moscow Bureau) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the retirement of its director of the African department, Abebe Aemro Selassie, on May 1, 2026. Since his appointment in 2016, Abebe Selassie has served in this position for a decade. During his tenure, the IMF added a 25th chair to its Executive Board, increasing…

  • Yennayer 2976: The Amazigh New Year

    Every year on January 12th, Amazigh people across North Africa celebrate Yennayer, their traditional New Year. In the Amazigh language, it is called Aseggas Ameggaz, which means “Happy New Year.” This year, the Amazigh calendar counts the year 2976. Yennayer has very old roots in the farming calendar used by the Amazigh people, one of…

  • Women As Agents of Change: Students of Serbia

    Love is the quiet force that rebuilds what was broken. Unity is the light that guides us forward. This is their story… From Serbia to the world, a new vision and frequency moves through the youth, one woven with hope, compassion, and unbreakable solidarity At the forefront of this rising are the women, whose voices,…

  • The Sartrean Script: How Trump Perfected the Politics of Bad Faith

    In an era defined by polarized politics and performative leadership, few figures embody the philosophical concept of “bad faith” as completely as  President Donald Trump. The term, famously explored by Jean-Paul Sartre in his 1943 work “Being and Nothingness”, describes the act of self-deception—of denying one’s own freedom and responsibility by clinging to a rigid,…

  • EcoWaste Coalition Laments Uninhibited Littering in Luneta and Quiapo as Millions of Devotees Take Part in Traslacion 2026

    Zero waste advocacy group reiterates “kalakip ng debosyon ang malinis na Traslacion” 10 January 2026, Quezon City.  Traditional littering has again defiled public spaces in the City of Manila, particularly in Luneta and Quiapo, as huge crowds gathered yesterday to venerate the Black Nazarene during this year’s Traslacion. Widespread littering marred the mammoth procession re-enacting…

  • Green Alliance Assails Isko’s Golden Garbage Fees and Incineration Plans as Anti-poor, Pro-big Waste Capitalists

    Residents of Manila City, the Philippines’ capital, assailed Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso for implementing anti-poor waste policies, increasing garbage collection fees, and supporting waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration in the city. The Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance said these waste policies are illegal and do not benefit the local economy, the residents, and the environment, and only waste…

  • When Empires Fall, Neighbors Bleed

    The post–Cold War dream of a stable unipolar world, dominated first by the United States, is coming to an uneasy end. The global order now resembles a multi-polar chessboard in which old superpowers are losing coherence, medium powers are seeking new alignments, and emerging regions are testing their strength. The collapse of unipolar authority is…

  • William Hartung: Stand-Up & U.S. Military War Machine

    William Hartung — senior researcher at The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft — reads from his new book “The Trillion Dollar War Machine” and talks about The Big Five — the U.S. military industrial complex using American tax dollars to arm the world and make enormous profits. In the first half of the program Mr. Hartung talks about the insanity…

  • China Finances New ECOWAS Headquarters 

    (Moscow Bureau) – Under a signed bilateral agreement, China has completed and will hand over, in February 2026, the new headquarters (building) located in Abuja, Nigeria, to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It is a significant part of Beijing’s strategy to project China’s policy influence through gifting prestigious presidential palaces and parliamentary…