In May, Turkey unveiled Yıldırımhan , its first intercontinental ballistic missile project, in a move that came as a surprise even to many in the Turkish defense community. Until then, public attention in Turkey had focused mostly on short- and...
Last week, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations led by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Kazan, Russia, to celebrate 35 years of ASEAN-Russia relations and 30 years of dialogue cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of...
When PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) began operating in North Morowali, it represented everything Indonesia wanted its nickel industry to become. Built with US$2.7 billion in Chinese investment, inaugurated by then-President Joko Widodo in 2021 and designated a National Strategic...
Migration and cultural exchange have always been the norm between coastal European and African nations. We should celebrate this shared history We are used to mapping the world by continents, dividing the globe into rigid geopolitical blocks. But to understand the...
By: Tita C. Valderama - - - - For years, Asia’s renewable energy transition has been defined by familiar players. China dominates clean-energy manufacturing, India has become a solar powerhouse, and countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia have pursued ambitious...
Israel said on Thursday that it had set no timetable for withdrawing its forces from Lebanon , Gaza and Syria, as Israeli and Lebanese officials engaged in US-brokered talks in Washington. The Israeli military has launched widespread airstrikes in Lebanon...
Since its inception, the government of the United States has inexorably exceeded its powers under the Constitution. All three branches have been complicit in a consistent pattern of constitutional indifference. Congress has regulated in areas of governance nowhere articulated in...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has every right to condition European relations with any other country or bloc on respect for human rights. That, of course, would hold true if she genuinely cared about such values herself. In...
Washington's top diplomat said on Thursday there are limits to what it would accept in any Iran deal, as an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz led the UN to suspend an effort to evacuate trapped...
As the United States and China escalate their rivalry over quantum technology, companies across the sector are already repositioning to navigate the geopolitical storm, from building domestic manufacturing bases to carving out independent units for non-Western markets. In the lab...
In December 2024, a photograph spread around the world. A doctor in a white coat walked alone across the rubble of northern Gaza, towards an Israeli tank. He had stayed in his hospital to the very end, treating children while...
La storia ci insegna che fu possibile pianificare una guerra utilizzando frecce persiane appositamente destinate a distruggere Crasso e le legioni romane. Segue nostro Telegram . On this dark street, the sun is black The winter life is coming back...
In this webinar, Google Cloud and NetApp explore how semiconductor companies can address the growing infrastructure demands of modern Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workflows. As process technologies continue to advance and chip designs become increasingly complex, engineering teams require scalable,...
Fans will be allowed to bring rainbow flags when Egypt face Iran in Seattle's designated "Pride Match" at the World Cup , FIFA said on Thursday, setting up an awkward collision between local celebrations and two nations where homosexuality...
A recent precision strike against a senior Islamic State leader underscored Washington's continued counterterrorism mission in Syria. Separately, US President Donald Trump urged Syria's new government to consider intervening against Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, but Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa...
Dozens of Turkish journalists have been denied accreditation for a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara next month, media outlets and journalist associations said on Thursday, with NATO saying it relied on Turkey for guidance about journalists. Turkey...
A Scene Setter for an Energy Intelligence Colloquium Ambassador Freeman chairs Projects International, Inc. He is a retired U.S. defense official, diplomat, and interpreter Cross-posted from Chas Freeman’s website Peace is more than the absence of combat between warring parties....
What keeps the Gulf running is not aircraft carriers or air defense systems or generals talking about “maritime security” in policy briefings and strategic forums. What keeps the Gulf running is people. A welder from Tamil Nadu, India works 12-hour shifts...
As of now, geopolitics overtook trade policy uncertainty as the primary concern for countries. Credit: Unsplash / Sajimon Sahadevan By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25 2026 (IPS) Amidst increased geopolitical tensions, the risk of volatile energy markets, trade corridors, and...
The White House sent lawmakers a request for an $87.6 billion supplemental funding package Wednesday. Observers warn the request lacks transparency — and that it’s stuffed with pork. Of the $87.6 billion request, a majority ($67 billion) would go to the...
When agricultural crops are lost to flooding, food costs rise, food systems are weakened, and our ability to meet our food security needs is threatened. Credit: Shutterstock By Esther Ngumbi and Christy Gibson URBANA, Illinois, US, Jun 25 2026 (IPS)...
Painting by Safia Latif Our Prophet ﷺ never gave up on fasting on Ashura, which is the 10th day of Muharram (Sunan al-Nasa’i, 2416). The Quraysh used to fast on this day in times of Jahiliyyah, and so did he ﷺ...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday backed a Trump administration move to strip deportation protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living in the United States. The 6-3 ruling by the conservative-dominated court could have implications...
Senior research associate Emile Dirks has been elected to serve as a member of PEN Canada’s board of directors. Emile will chair the newly-formed Digital Threats committee, which will explore how digital and emerging technologies are impacting freedom...
A decision by prospective UK prime minister Andy Burnham to appoint former head of Labour Friends of Israel James Purnell as his chief of staff has sparked consternation amid Israel’s ongoing wars in the Middle East ,...
Aber Kawas Wins SD-12 Primary, on Track to Become First Palestinian, First Muslim Woman Elected in New York State On Tuesday, Aber Kawas won the Democratic primary and became the Democratic nominee for State Senate for SD-12 in Queens, bringing...
Embedded systems programs often fail because critical engineering documentation drifts out of alignment over time and distance. This results in a team that is correctly following the wrong instructions. All forms of engineering documentation suffer from this problem, and it...
Expansionist Israel will not stop dragging the US to war in the Middle East Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002...
Ali Abunimah Returns to Zurich to Give the Talk That Got Him Arrested Esad Širbegović is a writer and analyst based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a member of the International Expert Team at the Institute for Research of Genocide...
Nada vai mudar enquanto as mesmas elites de sempre seguirem governando o Reino Unido. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Keir Starmer renunciou, após atuar como primeiro-ministro por pouco menos de 2...
EUA foram democracia direta no século XIX: cidadãos elegiam juízes, milícias e cobradores. Estado fraco, poder local. Mas o capitalismo destruiu tudo. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su “Governo do povo, pelo...
Although the United States and Iran reportedly made progress during their first round of talks in Switzerland, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) remains fragile. The remainder of the 60-day negotiating period is likely to be turbulent. Further military...
By Vijay PRASHAD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every...
By Vijay PRASHAD Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every...
By Thomas FAZI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The European Central Bank (ECB) scored a parliamentary breakthrough on Tuesday. The European Parliament’s economic affairs (ECON) committee endorsed its long-gestating plan for a digital...
Marco Rubio's statements regarding the status of the Anchorage negotiations fundamentally change the situation surrounding the conflict in Ukraine and the position of the Russian leadership. United States Rejects Anchorage Understandings Rubio stated that the summit in Alaska produced "proposals, not...
Opposition figures fear changes will further tighten 83-year-old president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on power Zimbabwe is on the brink of amending its constitution to give the president more time in office, a change that the government says will bring stability but...
Palestinians are expressing growing alarm as Gaza ceasefire negotiations stall , heightening fears of a broader Israeli military escalation and potential new displacement. The deadlock appears to centre on unresolved disputes over the second phase of...
The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia under strict conditions, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Thursday. The woman and her...
GAZA, (PIC) The Association of Palestinian Scholars has warned against calls for protests targeting resistance factions in the Gaza Strip, saying the planned demonstrations on Friday, June 26, could threaten Palestinian unity and serve Israeli interests. In a statement on Thursday accompanied...
SALFIT, (PIC) Palestinian writer and political analyst Marwan al-Aqra said the killing of Mustafa Taha Mustafa Khatib during an Israeli raid on the village of Sarta, west of Salfit, represented a dangerous indication of how Israeli occupation forces (IOF) treat Palestinians...
Israeli forces shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man while he was still asleep during a pre-dawn military raid in the northern occupied West Bank on Thursday, with family members saying he was shot multiple times inside his bedroom. Mustafa...
Morocco twice overcame the shock of conceding to Haiti to win a World Cup thriller 4-2 in Atlanta on Wednesday, but missed out on top spot in Group C to Brazil. Haiti bowed out with their first World Cup goals...
- - - - Photo by Richard Lee on Unsplash I’ve never been a fan of Obama. I started my political-writing life shortly after his election, and I had plenty of chances to criticize him over the...
President Donald Trump ’s energy secretary has downplayed the threat of rising temperatures at a fossil fuel industry-funded event in London, even as millions in the U.K., France, Spain and Italy endure a deadly record-breaking heatwave. Chris Wright...
Debkat al zamr (Dabke on the Flute) is one of the first titles that catches my eye as I browse the Syrian Cassette Archives website. Released in 2007, the cassette is a compilation of high-energy regional dabke and shaabi...
The red emergency light is flashing on America’s democracy dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain. Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should make us tremble for the future of self-governing republics. It’s as...
KINSHASA, DRC — When people first began dying in the dusty hills of Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, few suspected Ebola. It all started in late April, when a nurse returned...
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