UN Security Council: reform or irrelevance
The United Nations Security Council faces a deepening crisis of effectiveness and legitimacy. Designed in 1945, its anachronistic…
South Asia’s Difficult Year – Foreign Policy
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. It has been a rough year for South Asia, which has suffered…
The government wanted to police NGOs. Slovakia’s top court said no.
Slovakia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday, 17 December, ruled that the law on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), pushed through by…
Offshore, Off Course — Global Issues
Europe’s push to shift asylum procedures to third countries risks outsourcing not only refugees, but also its moral…
UN rights chief decries ‘repressive tactics’ in Uganda ahead of vote • FRANCE 24 English
UN rights chief decries ‘repressive tactics’ in Uganda ahead of vote • FRANCE 24 English The Ugandan presidential…
Is Croatia Normalizing the Far Right in the Western Balkans?
Croatia, a member of the European Union, hosted a now notorious, pyrotechnic-studded rock concert in its capital city…
Out of the Shadow of War: Prospects and Challenges for Peace and Justice in Sudan
Out of the Shadow of War: Prospects and Challenges for Peace and Justice in Sudan | African Arguments…
Moldova’s Democratic Defiance — Global Issues
Credit: Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters via Gallo ImagesOpinion by Andrew Firmin (london)Thursday, October 09, 2025Inter Press Service LONDON, October 9 (IPS)…
Hungarian Foreign Minister Sharply Criticizes Austrian President Van der Bellen – Vindobona.org
In his opening speech at the European Forum Alpbach, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen sharply criticized Hungary,…
Pope Leo Inspires Youth to Aspire to Excellence in Jubilee Address
Pope Leo XIV drew the attention of the world in a bold homily Sunday that sought to inspire…
After Assad, Refugees Are Rebuilding Their Lives in Palmyra
PALMYRA, Syria—Not long after the Islamic State arrived, 15-year-old Abd al-Hamid al-Ali realized he had to escape. It…
Germany, France, Poland condemn ‘democratic backsliding’ in Georgia | World News
BERLIN: The leaders of Germany, France and Poland on Monday criticised actions by the Georgian government which they…