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The promise President Petro speaks during his Coral site visit. His government is aiming to have installed 1-3 gigawatts of electrolysis capacity for the production of green hydrogen by 2030 (Image: Juan Cano / Presidencia de Colombia, PDM) Where is it produced? An...

Unusual speed and potential triggers: Assessing the latest purges in China’s military H.Seidl Fri, 02/13/2026 - 13:05 picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Ng Han Guan Comment Feb 13, 2026 5 min read Unusual speed and potential triggers: Assessing the latest purges...

A mother's anguish Political neglect Systemic failure A movement escalates But families vowed to continue. As one statement from bereaved parents declared: "Despite its cost, this struggle is a duty to our sons and daughters who are gone, and to the right of the...

"Stop the Genocide" as a crime Physical pressure Sunday surprises Za'atar, olive oil, and dabke Hate messages Intimidation through litigation The House was advised to hire a lawyer, but Qashoo asked, "Where would I get the funds to hire lawyers?" He contrasted their limited resources with the...

‘A lot of uncertainty’ RELATED Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned declassifieduk.org/revealed-how-palestine-action-was-banned/">announced in June 2025 shortly after activists broke into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and sprayed red paint into the turbines of two military aircraft used for refuelling and...

Five former UN Secretaries-Generals United Nations Faces Crisis Amid Global Retreat on Rights and Democracy United Nations member countries will select a new UN secretary-general this year to succeed António Guterres in January 2027. The change in leadership comes at a time...

Dawn is breaking and the world’s biggest refugee camp stirs to life. Smoke rises from small cooking fires among rows of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters as children line up for food. For 38-year-old Mon Bahar, one of over 1.1 million...

Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump issued sweeping executive orders promoting what he described as a “beautiful,” “clean,” “abundant,” and “cost-effective” energy source. But coal remains the dirtiest fossil fuel and the largest contributor to carbon emissions from fuel combustion....

The Foundations, like its counterparts around the world, shows that the outcome of modern Türkiye’s history requires the working class to secure its political and organizational independence from all representatives of the ruling class and to mobilize on the basis...

Richard D. Wolff is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor in the graduate program in...

Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace BRAVE NEW EUROPE is one of the very few Resistance Media in Europe. We publish expert analyses and reports by some of the leading thinkers from across the world...

Jürgen Mackert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He was a temporary Professor for the Structure of modern societies at the University of Erfurt, Germany and a visiting professor for Political Sociology at Humboldt University Berlin....

Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His new book, The Visions of inequality, was published October 10, 2023. BRAVE NEW EUROPE is one of the very few Resistance Media in Europe. We publish expert analyses and reports by some...

Related The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai lead a panel at a Google data center in Midlothian, Texas, on Nov. 14, 2025, where Google announced plans...

We need policies and collaboration that address glacier-fed water systems, cross-border cooperation, and risk-sharing and early warning mechanisms – especially as rivers fed by glaciers often span multiple countries Mountains cover more than a quarter of the world’s land and...

Political implications During his second tenure, Iraq's army was unable to prevent the Islamic State (IS) from seizing a third of the country's territory in 2014. Iraqi security forces, including the PMF and the Iraqi Kurdistan region's Peshmerga forces, with support...

Morocco in focus at the European Film Market No Good Men Shahrbanoo Sadat | Afghanistan, Germany, France, Norway, Denmark Opening Film In a Whisper Leyla Bouzid | Tunisia, France Competition Yellow Letters İlker Çatak | Turkey, Germany, France Competition Salvation Emin Alper | Turkey, France, Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Saudi Arabia Competition Chronicles from...

Losing bees means more than just having fewer flowers in our gardens – it will result in a chain reaction felt through entire ecosystems and food chains, including our own. Responsible for a third of global food production, bees are...

On January 29, 2026, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made an official visit to Moscow. Key areas of multifaceted Russian-UAE cooperation, the current situation in the Middle East, and other international issues were discussed. Arab Authors on the...

Broad effort 'A real test' The unions that filed the complaint also accuse Israel of violating the Protection of Wages Convention No. 95, which Israel ratified in 1959. The complaint focuses on the non-payment of wages and due benefits to tens of...

• 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), deployed submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and deployed heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments; • 1,550 nuclear warheads on deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs, and deployed heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments (each such heavy bomber is counted...

In suppressing the military uprising in Benin, the primary role belonged to its closest neighbour, Nigeria. In response to President Patrice Talon’s request for military support, Nigeria deployed its air force units and part of its ground forces. Abuja’s Motives...

In this episode, we speak with Tyler Creighton about the ongoing struggle to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from defunding and closure at the hands of Russell Vought in the second Trump Administration. Creighton is a lawyer at...

It’s getting a little old at this point, but as the Deep State log rolls for another U.S. attack on Iran, it is promoting a new Iranian national savior, one with a familiar name. Here’s a graphic seen on X,...

Africa’s challenge lies not in a lack of ambition, but in ensuring that governance and accountability mechanisms are strong enough to turn commitments into results. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS The Kampala Correction • Align and update laws governing food, trade, climate and health; •...

Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum BRAVE NEW EUROPE is one of the very few Resistance Media in Europe. We publish expert analyses and reports by some of the leading thinkers from...

Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from July 2014 to February 2019. He recently published his memoir, “A Misfit...

Moscow does not refuse dialogue with Europe; the key point, however, is that Emmanuel Macron should not stage yet another show, creating noise to bolster himself at the expense of substance. Macron Backs Dialogue With Russia Not long ago, Emmanuel Macron...

We’ve been keeping an eye on the Hercules Gymnasium…there’s this Lichtenfeld kid, already a champion wrestler, takes a particular interest in street fighting. Understands that there are no rule books, this isn’t sport, it’s Nazis who are out to kill...

Medics practice evacuating a detained immigrant in a simulated exercise at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in April 2025. (U.S. Air Force/Aubree Owens) Into the unknown U.S. service members stand by during a simulated medical evacuation of immigrants detained at the U.S. base at...

Defeatist Europe is set for growing dependence on China without decisive action H.Seidl Wed, 02/11/2026 - 16:13 picture alliance / REUTERS | Dado Ruvic Comment Feb 13, 2026 5 min read Defeatist Europe is set for growing dependence on China without decisive...

The Epstein saga, revived by millions of declassified documents, has ensnared names from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump, Prince Andrew to tech moguls – figures at the very heart of Western power. In the wake of the latest Epstein document...

Antonia Baumgartner argues that behind the promise of peace, a set of recent U.S.-backed agreements have reshaped how the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s minerals, infrastructure, and political choices are tied to Washington’s strategic priorities. Under these arrangements, unlicensed and...

Since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in October of last year, humanitarian conditions in Gaza have notably improved — but aid agencies warn that progress is extremely fragile. Acute shortages of lifesaving medical care and psychosocial support persist,...

A silent threat The lack of safe housing alternatives has made returning to the damaged home a forced choice with no way out. "There are no ready homes, no sufficient tents, and no apartments for rent. Everything is either destroyed or full....

The COVID-19 pandemic reminded everyone how important care work is to daily life. When schools closed and hospitals filled up, often it was women and girls who stepped up at home. Their contributions made a big difference, yet these responsibilities...

The US National Defense Strategy published on January 23, 2026 (the 2026 NDS), demonstrates noticeable differences in how key national security challenges are defined compared to the document released just two months earlier. These discrepancies deserve close attention. No Taiwan...

For the U.S., this is indeed a fine line to walk, and its success will depend on prudent statesmanship that has been largely unfamiliar to the post-Cold War generation of America’s political elites. Vance’s trip to Armenia and Azerbaijan sends...

The Socialist Equality Party (SGP) is standing in the Berlin state elections in September. We oppose the all-party coalition for war and social spending cuts. Together with our sister parties in the International Committee of the Fourth International, we are...

When Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States, he famously declared that his “proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.” However, US involvement in the Middle East has only grown with the...

Consider me an A-bomb baby. I was just a year old when, in the war my father had been part of, my country dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastating those two cities and killing more than 200,000 people, including...

Greece and Malta have voiced doubts over the advisability of a complete European Union ban on services related to the transportation of Russian oil during discussions on the 20th EU sanctions package. Shipping Economies Face Direct Losses The issue emerged at...

China’s overcapacity threatens to reshuffle global industrial bases H.Seidl Tue, 02/10/2026 - 16:01 picture alliance / CFOTO Comment Feb 10, 2026 6 min read China’s overcapacity threatens to reshuffle global industrial bases Vicious price wars have driven many Chinese firms to make...

Russian officials have begun openly dismantling the notion of a "spirit of Anchorage,” accusing the US of failing to honor understandings and warning that Moscow must act decisively to protect key partners, including Iran. Lavrov Accuses the US of Violating Anchorage...

Mikhail Mishustin’s high-level visit to Brazil highlights a calculated Russia–Brazil convergence, reshaping BRICS cooperation, de-dollarization and challenging U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere. The official visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Brasília on 5–6 February 2026, leading a...

Hunger strikers and the significance of sacrifice Moving beyond healing The truth is, the limits of mental health has always been known, echoed on the streets of every major city: no justice, no peace. We are not going to ‘therapy’ our...