By Mushahid Hussain*As the longest war in American history comes to an inglorious end, the impact of the post-9/11 era will be felt far and wide, but more so in Pakistan, which has been in the eye of the storm since the 1979 Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan spawned…
By Tom Phillips* – The Guardian With former president’s political rights restored, polls suggest he would thrash Jair Bolsonaro if he stands for election Rio de Janeiro , Fri 30 Jul 2021 – Anazir Maria de Oliveira has a simple message for the man they call Lula. “Comrade…
By Prabir Purkayastha* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute. Spyware like Pegasus is dangerous not only because it gives hackers complete control over an infected phone, but also because it introduces the skills and knowledge of nation-states into the civilian…
By Aida Chávez* – The Nation Party leadership blocked an amendment to roll back restrictions on the amount of money people in the US can send to their families in Cuba. This week, House Democratic leadership killed an attempt to end aspects of former President Donald Trump’s…
By Trevor Page* LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 29 2021 (IPS) – From an international humanitarian perspective, the first half of 2021 has been disappointing. We’re no further ahead in ending the conflict in Syria and Yemen. From the fledgling democracy that it had become, Myanmar has…
by DEVNET Japan Fumiyasu Akegawa – Chair & CEO DEVNET INTERNATIONAL TOKYO 2020 has started on July 23, but it is lacking excitement due to the decision to hold no spectators. On the contrary, just a few weeks ago, from July 6th to 11th, at Wembley Stadium in London…
Editorial – The Guardian Hungary’s prime minister is once again stoking the politics of division ahead of an election In his victory speech following a third successive election triumph in 2018, Viktor Orbán told jubilant supporters that the result gave voters “the opportunity…
By Tom Engelhardt* – TomDispatch.com Is This Country Heading for the Exit? It was all so long ago, in a world seemingly without challengers.
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures There is much discussion about the surging Chinese economy and the expanding international influence of China. There is no question that China’s economy has consistently expanded in the last 40 years, since the death of Mao…
By Elizabeth Mpofu and Edgardo Garcia (*) – Al Jazeera Social movements and scientists are staying out of the UN summit because it represents big agribusiness interests. The Global Food Systems Summit organised by the United Nations will be held in September in New York [File…
