The End Of Oil? 53 Nations Gather To Plan A Fossil Fuel Phaseout
US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy...
World View
What Iran’s Resilience Shows About Decentralisation, Collective Action
As the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States deepens, there’s increasing clarity on the manner in which Iran...
4 Ways The Iran War Has Weakened The US In The Great Power Game
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well have been in the minds...
Could Radical Humility Save The Planet?
In 1989, environmentalist Bill McKibben announced to the world that nature was dead. Due to the rapid rate and scale...
AIs Have ‘Personalities’ And Affect You More Deeply Than You May Realize
Many people are interacting with AI large language models, and most of them would say the models have different “personalities.”...
US Ceasefire With Iran: A Former Diplomat Explains 3 Possible Future Scenarios
President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a...
Bollywood Helped Make Me – Now, It Projects Modi’s Indian Nationalism
My earliest memories are of Methodist Mission quarters in the diocese of Dilkusha, Fiji. Dilkusha, the name of a minor...
‘Vishwaguru Exposed’: Congress Targets PM Modi’s Foreign Policy
The Congress party has launched a sharp political attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arguing that recent geopolitical developments have...
How Closure Of Strait Of Hormuz Threatens Global Food Supply
The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic...
How ‘Eco‑Dystopian’ Novels From Asia & Africa Are Pushing Boundaries
Speculative and futuristic visions of environmental calamity are being imagined globally through environmental fiction. Eco-dystopian novels can help people process...
How These Demographic Dynamics Are Upending The World
Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years...
Shiite Grief Over Attacks On Iran’s Sacred Cities Has Deep Historical Roots
Several Shiite communities in South Asia recently refrained from celebrating Eid as they mourned the death of Iran’s supreme leader,...
Overconfidence Is How Wars Are Lost…
Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they...
A Look At Iran’s New Leaders
The Trump administration announced a US$10 million reward on March 15, 2026, for information leading to the capture of several...
Over 2,100 Dead Or Injured: Devastating Toll Of Iran Conflict On Children
The ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has inflicted a devastating toll on children across the Middle...
In War‑Torn Iran, Air Pollution Unleashes Invisible Health Threats
The waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s missile and drone attacks on neighboring...
This Is Why Parliament Must Debate The Iran War
The ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has rapidly evolved into a major geopolitical crisis with far-reaching...
Rumours & Reality: Has Benjamin Netanyahu Died?
Periods of conflict often generate intense speculation, misinformation, and conspiracy theories, particularly when prominent political leaders are involved. During the...
Donald Trump: The Most Volatile POTUS Ever
The presidency of Donald Trump marks one of the most unconventional and controversial periods in the modern political history of...
‘I Played With These Words As If With New Toys’
The long arm of the library has made a writer of me. This long arm, a composite of many libraries,...
Iran Conflict Could Disrupt Markets For Everything From Plastics To Fertilizers
Tensions in the Middle East often trigger concerns about rising gasoline prices. But disruptions to oil supplies could affect much...
Why Trump’s War In Iran Is Uniquely Unpopular
It’s clear that regime change is among the biggest objectives of the U.S. war in Iran. “I have to be...
How ‘Looksmaxxing’ Self‑Improvement Apps Are Marketing Misogyny
A theory about male “sexual market value” that began in online manosphere forums is now appearing in the TikTok feeds...
How Dangerous Has The Conflict In Iran Become?
The conflict in the Middle East is now in its sixth day and is showing no sign of letting up....
“Govt Looks ‘Timid, Fearful’ After A US Submarine Sinks An Iranian Warship”
A day after a United States submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in international waters off the...
