What Is ‘Intangible World Heritage’? UNESCO’s Lesser-Known List Countries Strive to Be on
The 19th session of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee of UNESCO just concluded in Paraguay, adding 58 cultural practices…
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The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…
Moderate Reformer Wins in Iran: What Does it Mean for US and Regional Relations?
The 70-year-old cardiac surgeon from the reformist political factions in Iran has won the country’s presidential elections. Masoud Pezeshkian…
Pulled Towards Maximum Cooperation with China, Taiwan’s KMT Stuck in a Vice
The former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou was welcomed into the Great Hall of the People for a meeting…
Belt and Road’s Failures Are Well Documented—the Successes Not as Much
Story at a glance… China’s Belt and Road Initiative was launched 10 years ago this month. Despite immense difficulties…
Republicans Oust McCarthy as House Speaker In Clear Opposition to Ukraine Aid Which Is Drying Up Across Europe
In a first for American republican democracy, the Speaker of the House, the third most powerful person in political…
Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable
In this political climate, no one should take what the employees of a single Russian embassy say as gospel,…
Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle
Story at a glance… The RAND Corp. released a study on a conflict over Taiwan highlighting political leadership. Even…
World Military Spending Continues to Soar Inside and Outside of Warzones
Global military expenditures continue to rise around the world, with the 11 highest spenders all continuing to increase budgetary…
The Non-Aligned Countires Are Fed Up With Sanctions: NATO Isn’t
GENEVA, Switzerland. April 4th, 2023. The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution condemning the use of…
Number of Pentagon Bases in the Philippines Increased Under Outcry Against US Push to War
Under a renegotiation of an agreement known as the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the US has been…
France Commits to 40% Increase in Military Spending, Nuclear Weapon Modernization
French President Emmanuel Macron announced recently his administration would increase France’s national defense spending 40% over the next 6…
Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout
A crisis with the potential consequence of ethnic cleaning is seemingly being welcomed in Eastern Europe by several NATO…
While Ukraine War Continues Southeast Europe Braces for Conflict in Serbia
After 300 NATO-trained Kosovar military police officers occupied the northern city of Kosovska Mitrovica in southern Serbia/Kosovo in early…
UN Treaty Makes Nuclear Weapons Illegal While Nuclear Powers and Victims Baulk
NEW YORK CITY, U.S. October 25th 2020. A treaty that bans the use, manufacturing, sale, and maintenance of nuclear…
State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond
PICTURED: A CATM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), being mounted on an aircraft in an American airbase on…
Russia and U.S. Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements
PICTURED: Fu Cong, Director‐General of the Department of Arms Control of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the People’s Republic…
Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?
PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. President Trump’s administration announced on June…
On Feb. 10th, the New USAID Budget Got $2 Billion to Try and Eradicate Tuberculosis in Central Asia
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan. March 14, 2020, PICTURED: USAID received its personal protective equipment (PPE) shipment in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, as part…
House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries
WASHINGTON D.C. March 4th, 2020. Early reports of a bill slated to be introduced in the House that would…