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One Second Closer to Doomsday

“Cada segundo cuenta (every second counts),” said Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their symbolic “Doomsday Clock” one second closer to midnight on January 28th of this year. By Timmon Wallis for…

Human Security and its Dimensions

The concept of human security is a controversial approach by a certain group of post-Cold War 1.0 academicians (after 1990) for the purpose of redefining and at the same time making broader the meaning of security in global politics and…

Whether Biden or Trump, US’s Latin American Policy Will Still Be Contemptible – Migration, Drugs, and Tariffs

With Donald Trump as the new US president, pundits are speculating about how US policy towards Latin America might change. By John Perry and Roger D. Harris In this article, we look at some of the speculations and then address…

Bangladesh-China ties to reach a unique height

Over the years, there have been regular high-level bilateral talks and visits between the two countries. Ministers of both countries have historically taken the lead in helping to establish this link. In an effort to build closer ties with Beijing,…

“Borderland | The Line Within: Exposing the Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Inspiring Resistance”

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accelerates its efforts to deport Latino immigrants, Pressenza, in collaboration with Tsuru for Solidarity, is sponsoring a screening of the documentary Borderland | The Line Within, hosted by Rosa Luxemburg in New York…

Looking Ahead to the Arctic Century: Greenland as Kingmaker

Let us be clear: we are soon entering the Arctic Century, and its most defining feature will be Greenland’s meteoric rise, sustained prominence and ubiquitous influence. Over the coming decades, developments in Greenland and the wider Arctic will impact every…

US Media Promotes Military Intervention in Venezuela

The New York Times, the so-called US “newspaper of record,” carried an opinion piece by one of its columnists promoting “military intervention” to promote “democracy” by overturning the democratically elected government of Venezuela. By Francisco Dominguez and Roger D. Harris…

Venezuelan President Maduro Assumes a Third Term – Prospects and Problematics

The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not to be outdone, the US had slapped a $25 million bounty on the…

Trump’s sanctions threats against Russia usual routine – Kremlin

The Kremlin views US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose sanctions against Russia if a deal on the Ukrainian conflict settlement is not reached as the usual routine, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. “We do not see…

Addressing Climate Change Strengthens Rather Than Stifles Economic Growth

The sweeping wildfires in Los Angeles are just another horrific manifestation of the rapidly increasing and deadly effects of climate change. Those who deny that there is such a thing as climate change are misguided and can cause further incalculable…

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