By Wang Wen* – Globetrotter Donald Trump’s second term may not be all bad for all nations, especially China. According to many Chinese internet users, Trump’s policies have unwittingly strengthened their country.
By Shiwen Yap* – Modern Diplomacy Europe must recognize a fundamental shift: we are entering a new Cold War between the US and China. This reality demands a complete reimagining of Europe’s approach to both the US and the evolving geopolitical landscape if it hopes to remain a…
By The Cradle’s Palestine Correspondent – The Cradle As Gaza lies in ruins, Egypt is pushing a massive Arab-backed reconstruction plan—one that keeps Palestinians in place rather than displacing them. But with Hamas facing internal rifts, Israel tightening its grip, and Trump…
By Jan Krikke* – Asia Times When Trump-led peace returns to Ukraine, Europe would do well to analyze the ideological role reversal that fueled the tragedy The public spat between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the White House last week…
By Michela Wrong* – Foreign Affairs In 1963, nearly three dozen newly independent African nations met in Addis Ababa to establish the Organization of African Unity. Among the core principles they embraced was the inviolability of existing, colonial-era national borders.
By Richard D Wolff* – Independent Media Institute* The deep contradictions of anti-immigration are not overcome by hiding them under the veneer of slogans like ‘America First’ Deporting immigrants may deliver electoral wins to politicians if voters have been sufficiently…
By Dhesigen Naidoo* – ISS Africa Today On his first day in office, United States (US) President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw his country from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement. This latest plunge of the US climate…
By Dan Perry* – Newsweek President Donald Trump’s gangster-like shakedown of Ukraine for its rare earth minerals is a breathtaking deviation from decades of American global leadership, effectively recasting the United States as a global gun for hire. At the most vulgar level…
By Michael Schaffer* – Politico Magazine The tech mogul’s decision to revamp the editorial pages around his own views threatens not only independent journalism, but the Post’s business future. On Wednesday morning, outgoing Washington Post Opinion Editor David Shipley huddled…
Ruehl * – Independent Media Institute Trump ushering in new era where great powers seize craved territories and their equally expansionist rivals look the other way Amid ongoing discussions over Donald Trump’s plans for trying to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, the US…
