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By Anwarul K. Chowdhury NEW YORK, Oct 27 2026 (IPS) The selection of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations has reached a critical juncture. It raises fundamental questions about fairness, transparency…
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As the Taliban enters its sixth year in power, it remains more powerful than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks. The Taliban’s flag flies in all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. While only Russia has formally recognized…
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Members of the Global Catholic Congress pose with a poster supporting an end to child marriage. Credit: JRC By Kizito Makoye ROME & DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 27 2026 (IPS) The message from Just Rights for Children (JRC) was…
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All it took was one or two careless teenage girls giving the vermin a taste of their snacks and they became the most well-fed animals imaginable I’ve written a fair amount about my boarding school years in Nigeria in the…
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By Mandeep S.Tiwana NEW YORK, Oct 27 2026 (IPS) Notwithstanding last minute shenanigans and the possibility of backroom deals by powerful states, two women from Latin America are leading contenders in the race for the…
Armed Conflicts
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 27 2026 (IPS) Much of the world has been bemused by US President Donald Trump’s expectation of the Nobel Peace Prize. While aggressive towards most of the world, friend…
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The recently released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 depicts North Korea’s destructive invasion of South Korea, featuring the collapse of defensive positions, urban warfare, and a counteroffensive by US-ROK forces…
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A leader who stood up to US President Donald Trump just won an election in Latin America’s biggest country, reversing a trend of new right-wing governments in the region over the past two years. Incumbent Luiz Inácio…
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The US needs to creatively combine two counter-drone capabilities it already has and do it quickly to deal with swarm attacks of drones and cruise missiles. The Russians are already doing it. Counter-drone warfare is…
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Angelenos are in for a treat. Some little-known but extraordinarily-consequential history is being presented in an absolutely riveting 50-actor immersive play aptly titled “Convention,” which opened at Hollywood’s…
Norway
The Trump administration’s latest initiative to end the war is creating heartburn in Europe. “We have to pressure the aggressor to stop the war, not the victim to surrender,” said European Union High Representative Kaja…
Diplomacy
Before 1986, a city named Reykjavík was best remembered for the “Match of the Century.” International eyes fixated on Iceland’s capital for the World Chess Championship of 1972. The American prodigy Bobby Fischer…
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I spent enough years at the Central Intelligence Agency that I learned how to read the press stories that the agency’s friends place for it. Shane Harris’s new profile of CIA Director John Ratcliffe in The Atlantic…
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On 20 January 2026 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave an unusually frank assessment of the state of the international system. Carney argued that the rules-based international…
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By: Majid Maqbool The continuing Gen Z protests in India over an official revision of the electoral rolls have become a full-blown crisis for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The protests have been led and…
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Since the new era began, the Party has forcefully resolved prominent contradictions and problems affecting its long-term governance, the country’s lasting peace and stability, and the people’s happiness and wellbeing. It…
EU politics
The Serbian student movement has gone from protest to power within just two years. In Government, it will face significant internal and external pressures that will require the movement to keep organising and mobilising…
National Politics
Lula’s presidential election victory was against the odds, but he still faces major challenges in power. Guilherme Casarões is Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies at Florida International University. Cross-posted…
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On Spain’s housing movement and election. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE . A protester shakes a keyring while holding a banner that reads “¡Derecho a techo a justo precio!” (“Right to housing at a…
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Long read exploring the drivers of the youth revolt in France and elsewhere in Europe. Henry A. Giroux currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural…
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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. ***IranIndications of a return to direct…
Brazil’s Lula da Silva, at the age of 80, was re-elected president of Brazil on Sunday night, defeating his right-wing rival, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, by a 52-48% margin: more than 4 million votes. The result was a…
War & Peace
Do I even faintly believe the times I’m living in? The simple answer is: no. Every now and then, I try to imagine going back in time to tell my long-dead parents about the world of President Donald Trump, which just…
Activism
Billionaires have funneled vast sums into the campaigns of Republicans at risk of losing both chambers of Congress. According to The Washington Post’s megadonor tracker , the top 50 billionaire donors have spent $2.8…
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Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each week, we bring you a curated selection of articles from…
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Children’s Literature Laureates for Ireland and Wales, Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies, have pledged the royalties from the sale of their works to Irish novelist Sally Rooney . Rooney is a favourite target of the far…
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It has been a wild few weeks for the US-Ukraine relationship as Trump, more and more, has been able to be what he always wanted to be: a friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin. It started openly with the diesel deal…
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In 1996, Israel’s then-Prime Minister Simon Peres appeared to be on his way to victory in parliamentary elections that would keep him and his center-left Labor Party in power. On the key issue of peace, he had pledged to…
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Beijing’s vision for protecting religious diversity from political manipulation and incitement in the Middle East is based on the principle of comprehensive security and developmental solutions. It views Al-Azhar’s…
Northeast Asia
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China and Russia opened new bridges to North Korea a month apart, a sign that the two countries are competing for the favor of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Yalu River bridge to China sat unused for more than a…
Active Citizens
A young protester holds a sign that reads ‘Listen to us’ in Paris, France, on 22 October 2026. Credit: Eric Broncard/Hans Lucas via AFP By Andrew Firmin LONDON, Oct 26 2026 (IPS) Classrooms with mouldy walls, riddled…
Economy
Africa’s largest IPO is reaching investors in Nairobi, Gaborone, Kampala, Kigali, Cairo and Addis Ababa through a patchwork of depositary receipts. The plumbing is imperfect, the access uneven, but the idea it proves was…
Activism
With soaring healthcare costs and a plunge in coverage rates, there is growing interest in “Medicare for All.” Polls show that a large majority of the public now favors a universal Medicare system, with even a…
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Pro-democracy campaigners urged governments around the world, including in the US, to formally recognize Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva victory in Sunday’s runoff election as his far-right challenger…
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TSMC’s CoWoS-S is critical to the artificial intelligence era because it solves the central systems problem facing modern accelerators: computing capability is growing faster than conventional packages can supply data…
ASIA NARRATIVES China Systems Weekly: Political, Economic, and Social Narratives October 19–October 25, 2026 Executive Assessment The developments from October 19–25 reflect a persistent structural asymmetry in China’s…
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On the eve of a party plenum that has purged 45 of 376 members, China faces its most pressing question: is the model it has adopted right for its historical phase? Beijing is uncertain. Domestically, it faces many…
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British government lawyers will tomorrow ask the UK Supreme Court to block a public inquiry into the role of state agents in the unsolved murder of Sean Brown in 1997. Brown was a 61-year-old Catholic father of six with…
China’s economy steadies as surging exports lift Q3 growth above forecasts Linda_Heyer Mon, 10/26/2026 - 13:46 picture alliance / Chen Xiaodong / Costfoto Tracker China Economic Indicators Oct 26, 2026 6 min read China’s…
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Dockworkers and other anti-Zionists and peace activists will hold a day of action this Friday, in Liverpool and other port cities around Europe, against the UK’s continuing support for genocidal Israel , the EU’s push…
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The November 2026 midterm elections could reshape the balance of power in the US Senate, with Democrats targeting Republican-held seats in traditionally conservative states while Republicans seek to flip several…
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Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese army Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack against five power stations, causing mass…
Armed Conflicts
Manvel Arzumanyan, retired veterinarian, says animal movements have been impacted by the conflict. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella Paul YEREVAN and SHIKAHOGH STATE RESERVE, Armenia, Oct 26 2026 (IPS) Less than 100…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / A new episode of Palestine News Network’s Al-Makshouf programme has highlighted how independent journalism and public accountability can support Palestinians working to protect their land…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / Palestinian athletes preparing for the World Armwrestling Championships in India are facing travel and training restrictions, while farmers grapple with a sharp decline in grape production…
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Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written. The far-right presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, had…
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Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a scandal that she is even being considered Over the past few years, you can plot the plunge into global…
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Japan’s debate over nuclear-powered submarines is gaining momentum, but political deliberation should not be mistaken for a done deal. As Tokyo prepares to revise its three principal national security documents by the…