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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 16:16

Poland's Ukrainian rehabilitation

Poland's Ukrainian rehabilitation

Russia's war against Ukraine has been reshaping European politics. The former Soviet bloc countries of Central and Eastern Europe - all now members of the European Union and NATO - have proved to be a major force in shaping the West's strategy for preserving Ukraine as an independent nation-state. And none more so than Poland.

2023-02-26 16:30

'We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes'

'We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes'

A year ago today, Russia's tanks rolled into Ukrainian territory, artillery shells fell on Ukrainian civilians, and Russia's troops headed for Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. Many expected Ukraine's president to flee and Ukraine's resistance to break. It hasn't. A year on, Ukraine has fought back, regained control over half of the territory that Russia captured, and will not stop un...

2023-02-23 16:50

One year of war against Ukraine: Acting together to ensure international law prevails

One year of war against Ukraine: Acting together to ensure international law prevails

Feb. 24, 2022, will forever be recalled as the day when Russia started its brutal, unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine. This was and remains a case of pure aggression and a clear-cut breach of the U.N. Charter. This war is neither just a European issue nor is it about the West versus the rest. It is about the kind of world we all want to live in: no one is safe in a wo...

2023-02-23 16:30

Netanyahu's sabotage of Israeli democracy

Netanyahu's sabotage of Israeli democracy

Another front has opened in the global rise of populist authoritarianism. With their efforts to weaken Israel's independent judiciary, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his corrupt coalition of Messianic fascists and ultra-Orthodox allies are determined to translate their anti-democratic rhetoric into authoritarian policy.

2023-02-23 16:20

If Russia had won

If Russia had won

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not met any of the strategic objectives that he alluded to when he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago. In fact, no reasonable person can deny that the war has been a complete debacle for Russia.

2023-02-22 16:30

Dark side of neutrality

Dark side of neutrality

Last May, before being newly re-elected as president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, bear equal responsibility for the war in Ukraine. Yet whether the refusal to pick sides comes from Brazil, South Africa, or India, claiming to be “neutral” on Russia's war of aggression is u...

2023-02-21 16:30

The mistrust of politics

The mistrust of politics

There are no small number of accusations lately that - shocking as it may be - some of our politicians are lying to us. Some Republicans shouted the “L” word during President Biden's State of the Union Address, when he said Republicans wanted to end Social Security and Medicare.

2023-02-20 16:30

Revolutionizing public services in Latin America

Revolutionizing public services in Latin America

The barriers to economic progress in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are as well-known as they are formidable. Inequality is high, tax evasion is rampant, and education systems are inadequate. Poverty and extreme poverty are widespread, especially in the wake of the pandemic. And the public subsidies that could support the most vulnerable are poorly targeted, underminin...

2023-02-19 16:30

China is dying out

China is dying out

China's population decline, which the Chinese government officially confirmed in January, has led many observers to wonder if the country's current demographic trends threaten its stability.According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's population shrank last year for the first time in 60 years, nine years earlier than government projections had anticipated.

2023-02-16 16:40

Nigeria's make-or-break election

Nigeria's make-or-break election

Nigeria's election on Feb. 25 might be its most critical since independence in 1960. After eight years of turmoil under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, the next government has an opportunity to embark on necessary and long-overdue reforms that, if done right, could usher in an era of explosive - and, one hopes, inclusive - economic growth.

2023-02-16 16:30

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