Israel Has Voted, But What Comes Next? Dissecting A Messy Ballot
The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was...
World View
To Vote Or Not: Palestinian Citizens’ Painful Choice In Israel’s Election
Elections are typically framed as a choice for voters. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, however, the country’s national ballots pose...
UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Either Threaten Or Bolster Human Rights
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is the first international treaty aimed at combating criminal acts committed online and at...
Epstein Photo Shock Puts Puri And Modi Government On The Defensive
The photograph of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri sitting across a table from Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender...
How Govts Worldwide Are Shaping What AI Can Say About Politics
With the U.S. midterms approaching, about 1 in 5 voters has asked AI chatbots about elections and politics, a recent...
Cities Are Sinking – But Citywide Averages Hide The Real Problem
Cities worldwide are sinking at alarming rates, but that doesn’t mean the ground is sinking at the same rate everywhere....
Israeli Insiders Expose Gaza Deaths, Echoing Palestinian Isolation
There’s a powerful scene in Moroccan-French-Israeli filmmaker Simone Bitton’s 2004 documentary “Wall,” which tells the story of the construction of...
Why The UN Is Facing A Crisis Of Trust And Possible Bankruptcy
The United Nations is deep into the process of looking for its next Secretary General as Portugal’s Antonio Guterres steps...
Hunter-Gatherer Societies: Equality Is More Complicated Than Imagined
On the shores of Lake Eyasi in Northern Tanzania, a small number of people still hunt and gather their food....
Secrecy By Authoritarian Regimes Makes Climate Disasters Worse
Authoritarian regimes have a history of keeping information about escalating disasters secret, even when it could harm their own citizens....
BRICS 2026 Reveals Contradictions In Ambition & An Uncertain Future
Much fanfare accompanied the two-day (September 12-13) 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The Indian government shut down the capital...
The Iran Crisis Runs Through Banks As Much As Oil Routes…
Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter on Monday, September 14, as a planned meeting between Iran and other Gulf states...
Why AI Increasingly Resembles A Charismatic Religious Leader
People are turning to artificial intelligence for a seemingly unending variety of reasons. Many ask AI what to cook for...
Lessons For The 21st Century From A 200‑Year‑Old Book
Even if you have never read it, you know the story of Mary Shelley’s second great work of political science...
Russia-Ukraine War Fuels Race For Autonomous Drones
A battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian...
What Is End Times Fascism And What’s The Role Of Big Tech Here?
“A moment of reckoning has arrived for the West,” reads a recent recruitment ad for Palantir, a Silicon Valley firm...
Nepal’s Flood Disaster Puts Global Loss-And-Damage Fund To The Test
Nepal has approached the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for quick relief following the August 26 floods. Himalayan...
BAPS Controversy: When Religious Deference Comes At Women’s Cost
The controversy surrounding a recent BAPS delegation at Paris’s Eiffel Tower is about more than an awkward protocol dispute. It...
How An Israeli Crocodile Moat Plan Dehumanizes Palestinian Prisoners
When Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed surrounding a prison holding Palestinian security detainees with Nile crocodiles, many people...
How Community-Based Warnings Saved Lives During Nepal Floods
During Nepal’s devastating August 2026 floods, an important lesson emerged: community-based warnings were often faster and more effective than the...
Q&A: ‘There Was A Gap Between Alert And Action’ In Nepal Floods
Following the devastating floods that swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August, over 1,000 people have been confirmed dead,...
From Partnership To Penalty: US Tariffs Shadow India Trade Deal
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor recently claimed that the US-India trade agreement is on the verge of finalisation and...
Gaza ‘Road Map’ Struggles Amid Distrust And Political Resistance
Nearly 10 months after agreeing to the first phase of a ceasefire, Israel and Hamas are being compelled – somewhat...
India & Pakistan’s Rivalry Has Made The Dangerous Move Into Space
India and Pakistan fought an intense four-day war in May 2025. But while the media narrative was dominated by fighter...
In Asia, A New Geopolitics Might Be Emerging After Khamenei’s Funeral
Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a...
