Joanna York – France24 Myanmar’s military junta Monday sentenced elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail – later reduced to two – but this shows no sign of slowing all kinds of resistance against military rule. Suu Kyi has traditionally been seen as a…
By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo (*) – Project Syndicate Although the worldwide populist surge is far from over, liberal democratic forces in Central Europe and Turkey have shown that they can reverse this backwards march. By learning from each other, opposition parties…
By Katrina vanden Heuvel * – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On December 9 and 10, President Biden will host a virtual “Summit for Democracy.” The gathering will bring together leaders from 110 countries who work in government, civil society and the private…
By Christopher Rhodes* – Al Jazeera Backsliding on the part of Western powers, and the rise of autocrat-friendly China, have created an atmosphere in Africa that emboldens generals and military cliques to seize power The most recent coup in Sudan has been modified – not undone –…
By Baher Kamal MADRID, Dec 2021 (IPS) – ”All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” These words are a sound introduction to the transcendental issue of human rights and equalities, as stated by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human…
By Lili Bayer, Maïa de la Baume and Hannah Roberts – POLITICO Warsaw meeting discussed closer cooperation and aligning European Parliament votes, but made no mention of common political group. Europe’s far-right leaders keep flirting, but are still wary to tie the knot. In…
By Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets Media Enslaving ourselves to infotech speed and virtual reality Today, we are enslaving ourselves in efforts to keep up with ever-faster screen-based digitization of our societies, 5G speed, AI, IoT, cryptos, NFTs and…
By David Agren*- The Guardian The US has struck a deal with Mexico to make asylum seekers wait south side of the border while their applications are processed The Biden administration’s move to revive Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy will subject thousands of…
By Mansur Mirovalev – Al Jazeera Experts are divided on whether Moscow is planning an imminent incursion, or merely posturing to win geopolitical sway Kyiv, Ukraine – As early as January, the Kremlin may unleash a “brief and victorious” war on Ukraine, a top military expert…
By Mary Robinson* We are in a period of greatly avoidable loss, and it is in our hands to stop it. The coronavirus pandemic is far from over.
