Russia’s Toxic Military Politics
No group in history has posed as many dangers as soldiers who feel abandoned by their leaders. Whether they are conscripts, volunteers or mercenaries,...
Tajikistan: U.N experts deplore criminal proceedings against human rights defenders
GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human rights defenders in the...
Unilever accused of ‘sponsoring war’ over Russia sales
Unilever, the food giant that prides itself on its “social purpose”, has been named “an international sponsor of war” by the Ukrainian government. The...
ASEAN Seek to Ease US-China Tensions on Their Own Terms
“Antony Blinken, effectively, threw Taiwan under the bus,” lamented Rebekah Koffler, a former US defence intelligence officer, shortly after the US secretary of state’s...
Race riots in France could give far-right the edge Marine Le Pen needs to win in 2027
When Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of North African origin, was shot dead by police at a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre...
Putin crackdown on Wagner rebellion creates new weak points in Russian military
The Wagner Group rebellion is expected to have a harmful ripple effect across Russia’s armed forces as the Kremlin works to weed out supporters...
East Timor Independence Hero Xanana Gusmao Returns to Power
East Timor’s first democratically elected head of state, Xanana Gusmao, returned to power on Saturday, eight years after he resigned as prime minister of...
Why social media is being blamed for fuelling riots in France
Paris, July 1 — Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and...
‘Against the Empire’: Why Russia’s neighbours are fighting for Ukraine
Analysts say several hundred citizens of former Soviet republics have fled to Ukraine to avoid persecution at home, while others have joined Ukraine’s armed...
Report: Top Russian General Knew about Wagner Rebellion Plan
A high-ranking Russian general had previous knowledge of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion plans before he led the mercenary army’s attempted coup over...