After Iran’s attack on Israel, is a devastating regional war next?
Apr 15, 2024 10:30 am UTC| Insights & Views
After almost two weeks of waiting, Tehran retaliated against Israel for the April 1 bombing of its consulate in Damascus, Syria, launching multiple waves of drones and cruise missiles at Israel. More than 300 weapons...
Once enemies, Japan and US strengthen their alliance – and it goes beyond AUKUS
Apr 12, 2024 03:19 am UTC| Insights & Views
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidas state visit to the White House has already resulted in one of the most ambitious boosts to the United States-Japan alliance. This alliance is now at the core of American strategy to...
Apr 08, 2024 06:11 am UTC| Insights & Views
The fraying relationship between the U.S. and Israel over the latter countrys conduct of its war in Gaza got even worse on April 4, 2024, several days after Israel killed seven aid workers in a drone strike. President Joe...
Moldova: Russia continues its mischief-making in breakaway Transnistria
Apr 01, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
In mid-February, the leader of Moldovas breakaway region of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, summoned deputies of all levels of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. The purpose of their meeting, he announced, would be...
Why EU information campaigns are failing to deter migrants from leaving
Mar 28, 2024 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
It was everywhere on the news and social media. In September 2023, 10,000 migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa, more than doubling the islands population of 6,000 and overwhelming its resources. The migrants mostly...
ISIS-K’s attack in Moscow risks escalating the Russia-Ukraine war
Mar 25, 2024 05:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
A music concert in suburban Moscow became the scene of a bloody terrorist attack on March 22 as gunmen with automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails killed more than 130 people and injured dozens more. Immediately after...
Mar 22, 2024 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
The crisis in Gaza transcends mere statistics to reveal a deep human tragedy that continues to escalate. According to the latest figures from the Gaza health ministry, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 30,000...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects