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The most striking moment in recent talks between United Arab Emirates officials and U.S. Treasury officials in Washington wasn’t the Emiratis’ suggestion of a currency swap line, but the warning they attached to it. If the UAE runs out of...

This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 22 April 2026. By CIVICUS CIVICUS discusses the spread of AI-powered surveillance in Africa with Wairagala Wakabi, executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern...

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 23 April 2026. Bill mimics widely condemned Russia-style foreign agents law A bill before Uganda’s parliament that proposes sweeping controls over “foreign funding” and political activity threatens fundamental rights and could...

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 24 April 2026. End attacks; respect freedom of expression over presidential term extension Zimbabwean authorities have harassed, abducted, and arbitrarily detained student leaders protesting a proposed constitutional amendment to extend presidential...

Russia, based on a recent briefing by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, is taking Europe at its word and is preparing for the possibility of a full-scale war. In an annual “reality check” with Russian NGO leaders in Moscow (April 24,...

By Laurence Benhamou Chinese carmakers have quickly built up their presence in the lucrative European auto market, buoyed by technological advances their competitors are trying to copy, and analysts say their next step is to begin producing locally. Geely showroom...

The Hong Kong government’s attitude to the rule of law is interestingly ambiguous. It wishes to claim credit for being a law-abiding government, but it does not want to sacrifice for this purpose the achievement of other desires. A restaurant....

Hong Kong is famous for its tiny, cramped living spaces. Many flats lack balconies, making drying laundry a major challenge. Clothes and bedding hang on outdoor laundry racks installed at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25,...

A look at the Ottoman Empire’s rare and dramatic victory over the British at the 1916 siege of Kut, and what it reveals about colonial ambitions and Muslim resistance. By Ibrahim Moiz for MuslimMatters A Rare Ottoman Victory The First World...

Four Australian families on Friday left a camp in Syria that houses people with alleged ties to militants of the Islamic State group, in a renewed attempt to return to their home country, officials said. Associated Press...

Criminally, the NATO aggressors are creating a boiling frog situation for Russia. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The European Union announced its 20th round of economic sanctions against Russia this week. The...

The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and first reported by The Associated Press , makes...

Extreme weather has swept across large parts of the United States this month, bringing dozens of tornadoes, flooding, softball-sized hail, and winds near 200 miles per hour. Although much of it hit Texas, the Midwest, and Vermont, the extreme weather...

This post reviews some recent economics books published by various authors, both Marxist and non-Marxist. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Robert’s Blog Photo is made available under the...

Capitalist democracies face an inescapable trade-off between three objectives: sustaining economic growth, maintaining democratic legitimacy, and delivering serious climate action. They can pursue two. They cannot pursue all three. Aidan Regan is a professor of political economy at the school of...

The Trump era outpaces expectations. It routinely shows us that we can be abandoned by more institutions, and become much more fascist, much faster than we thought. The worst things happening for the worst reasons can feel hacky...

Gaza’s healthcare system, devastated by over two years of Israeli war, now requires $10 billion in investments over a period of five years, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Reinhilde Van de Weerdt, WHO Representative for the...

US software giant Palantir Technologies is expanding its work with several UK public bodies despite growing controversy over its political relationships, military contracts and the potential impact of its technology on privacy and civil liberties. Founded in 2003, Palantir builds...

The US is considering lifting sanctions on the repressive East African state of Eritrea as it looks to deepen its influence along the Red Sea coast, according to The Wall Street Journal . Trump's Africa envoy...

Former Syrian rebel leader Issam Buwaydani was released in April after being detained for nearly a year by the UAE , in a case that drew attention due to his past as head of one of the...

The closure of a UK Foreign Office unit tasked with documenting, recording, and verifying incidents and attacks where Israel has potentially breached international law has closed, citing funding cuts. The unit focused on Israeli activities in Gaza and, more...

When plans were announced for an open-pit copper mine in the cloud forests of Ecuador in 2004, they were vigorously opposed by residents. The project risked damaging forests, water sources and the area’s rich biodiversity, they said. In a rare victory...

The manifesto published by Palantir Technologies last week is neither a technical document nor an economic vision. It is an explicit political document announcing a new phase in the trajectory of digital capitalism, a phase in which it has...

GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Center for Human Rights has strongly condemned the escalating targeting of police and security personnel in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces, describing it as part of a recurring pattern aimed at weakening the structure of public...

At the recent British Academy Film Awards ceremony in London, the BBC failed to edit out of the TV broadcast a guest hurling a racial slur at members of the cast of “ Sinners .” What seemed a...

A saint, a prophet, a dragon-slayer. Saint George has made his mark on religion, folklore, and as a national symbol. He is the patron saint of dozens of countries and cities, including England, Ethiopia, and Stockholm but Saint George probably never...