Jordanian Duplicity
There is a raging memefest in the Arab world about the Jordanian King Abdullah II. One of the most caustic meme images is of the Arab King wearing an Israeli Military uniform.
There is a raging memefest in the Arab world about the Jordanian King Abdullah II. One of the most caustic meme images is of the Arab King wearing an Israeli Military uniform.
The recent assembly of naval officials from around the globe in China’s Qingdao, hosted by the Chinese Navy, is an emblematic event that reveals the intricacies of diplomacy and power in the contested waters of the South China Sea.
In the face of geopolitical turmoil and escalating threats, the passage of a $95 billion aid package by the US House of Representatives stands as a beacon of hope and solidarity for the country’s allies in distress.
Afew years ago, I was on a return flight from New Delhi to Paris and New York, when the chief flight attendant suddenly broke up the humming silence and asked passengers to ring the call bell if anyone was a doctor.
As Russian forces continue their unyielding offensive against Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, civilian life is under siege. The repeated use of advanced weaponry like glide bombs has not only devastated the city’s infrastructure but has also left deep psychological scars on inhabitants.
A 2021 international study found that 80 per cent of individuals are indeed willing to make changes in how they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change.
The International Crisis group, established in 1995, possesses a staff of over 100 experts, drawn from all walks of life, spread across most trouble spots including Africa, West Asia and central America. China is covered in its field reports while it only monitors India.
The report that 300 million cases have been surpassed comes in parallel to the prognosis of experts that it is time to stop focusing on case numbers. The virus is spreading; more and more people are being afflicted or are dying, and beyond a point, the numbers mean little in the overall construct. After all, there has been a remarkable decline in small and less affluent South Africa.
While the talks are due in Geneva, Brussels and Vienna, the Russian deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has said it is entirely possible that the art and craft of diplomacy could end abruptly after a single meeting.
Are the universities becoming centres of dogmatic orthodoxy? If they become a place of fear and intimidation, free discourse will become rare. The weaponisation of cancel culture by the right is a worrying trend which bodes ill for the institutions of higher learning. The left is equally to blame
