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Message to Washington. India and Russia – Geopolitical Partners
India and Russia have opened a new chapter in their bilateral relations in December 2025, with an official visit of President Vladimir to New Delhi, India. Series of meetings held were create new business opportunities, expand prospects for strengthening economic cooperation. In fact, one of the most significant interaction was President Vladimir Putin and Prime…
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SIPRI and Red Cross convene roundtable on humanitarian action
SIPRI, the Swedish Red Cross Society and the Ukrainian Red Cross Society held a roundtable to discuss the future of principled humanitarian action in an increasingly contested operating environment.
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54 Years after Independence, Birangonas of ’71 are Struggling in Brothels
By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau): Many Birangonas (female war heroes/victims) who were subjected to brutal torture by the Pakistani occupying forces and their collaborators (Razakars) during the Great Liberation War could not return to their families. Due to negative societal reactions, their relatives did not accept them normally. Moreover, many tortured women voluntarily hid themselves…
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NATO Bases and the Armed Forces, Except When Serving as UN Blue Helmets, Endanger Our Security
The Casalecchio di Reno Massacre Exactly 35 years ago, on 6 December 1990, an out-of-control Italian Air Force Aermacchi MB-326 crashed into the Salvemini Institute in Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), killing 12 young people and injuring 88 others, including students and school staff. The aircraft had suffered a failure. After about ten minutes of flight,…
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Rizoma 2025: A Week of Learning, Exchange and Collective Reflection in Tunis
From 7 to 12 September 2025, NOVACT held the seventh edition of Rizoma in Tunis, bringing together 18 young participants for a week of training, field visits and collective learning. The programme aimed to strengthen skills, foster collaboration and create meaningful encounters with local organisations working on human rights, press freedom and community-based initiatives. …
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Press Release from the Pamoja kwa Amani Coalition Regarding the Signing of the Washington Agreements between the DR Congo and Rwanda and between These Two Countries and the United States of America
The Pamoja kwa Amani Coalition (C-PKA) is closely monitoring the various stages of the Doha and Washington peace processes. The Pamoja kwa Amani Coalition welcomes the signing on December 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., United States of America, by Their Excellencies Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, of the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of…
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Use Cases for Emerging Technologies to Strengthen High-containment Laboratory Governance
This research policy paper examines how emerging technologies intersect with biological research in high-containment laboratories (HCLs)—facilities designed to safely handle pathogens that cause infectious disease
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Use Cases for Emerging Technologies to Strengthen Export Controls on Biological Items
This research policy paper explores opportunities for export control authorities to adopt artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology—and to adapt to the adoption of these technologies by exporters—in order to reduce biological weapon proliferation risks.
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Tornar a disputar el relat: ESCAC I MAT posa en comú eines per frenar l’extrema dreta
El fòrum social de narratives contra l’extrema dreta reuneix moviments socials, activistes i professionals per analitzar l’ofensiva reaccionària i construir respostes col·lectives als carrers, a les aules i a les xarxes. El passat 18 d’octubre, l’Espai Jove La Fontana va acollir ESCAC I MAT: Fòrum social de narratives contra l’extrema dreta, una jornada que…
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SIPRI hosts two events on reducing military escalation risks
In November and December, SIPRI hosted two events on risk reduction.