International issues

No fossil fuel interest or government can stop the world from working toward a clean energy future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday after holding a closed-door virtual meeting with 17 heads of government and state. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Participants in…

In the context of the ongoing debate about freedom of debate, there is a proverbial «elephant in the room» that many are reluctant to name explicitly. Recent measures such as revoking visas, detaining students and scholars, suppressing protests, restricting academic…

Poland is finally joining in the scramble for Ukraine after naively sitting on the sidelines all these years. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was surprisingly candid earlier this month when talking about how Poland plans to profit from Ukraine. In his words, “We…

By Ken Butigan It is said that when St Francis of Assisi died, the grief his followers felt was gradually transformed into profound gratitude and joy as they gathered to process with his body from the Porziuncola to the church…

Nobody is complaining anymore about Latin America and the Caribbean being neglected by the hegemon to the north. The Trump administration is contending with it on multiple fronts: prioritizing “massive deportations,” halting the “flood of drugs,” combatting “threats to US…

Several foreign actors, in the current rapidly changing geopolitical situation, are strategically involved in promoting their public diplomacy in Africa. The term ‘public diplomacy’ refers to well-crafted policies aimed at establishing and maintaining diverse communication with the public of external…

The Trump clowns are planning to close U.S. embassies in Africa. Good riddance, right? Wrong. They still plan to work on “coordinated counterterrorism operations” and “strategic extraction and trade of critical natural resources.” They also still plan to maintain U.S. military bases across…

Nearly a century ago, Indian soil echoed ‘Simon Go Back’ to protest the Simon Commission in 1928 as the British government appointed the commission to review the Government of India Act 1919 and propose constitutional reforms and it consisted entirely…

Lately, in Europe and elsewhere, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the so-called NGOs—Non-Governmental Organisations. Russia, Georgia, Slovakia, Serbia, and Hungary have all adopted laws aimed at increasing control over foreign NGOs operating within their borders. These new…

International law and human rights in the Americas: the perspective of lawyer Viviana Krsticevic, who will receive the ‘Prominent Woman in International Law’ award from the American Society of International Law on April 18. The “Prominent Woman in International Law”…