Biden Won’t Reset U.S. Foreign Policy On His Own
By John Feffer
Joe Biden’s foreign policy team will have to navigate this new world. Their intentions — good, bad, indifferent — may end up mattering very little as they come up against the new geopolitical realities.
US Election: A Beginning to the Fall of Autocrats
By John Feffer
Authoritarianism has been on the march for years, but people powered revolutions are pushing regimes toward democracy on nearly every continent.
Nobel Peace Prize Spotlights the Links Between Hunger and Conflict
By Jessica Eise
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Program for its efforts to combat hunger, foster conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war.
The Global Obsession With Cheap Migrant Workers
By Randall Hansen
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the world’s structural dependence on exploitable migrant workers. Additionally, in a poorer world suffering major virus-inflicted structural damage, the demand for cheap labour – and cheap migrant labour – will only be stronger.
Trump’s Anti-Military Rhetoric: A Master Plan Or Political Suicide
By John Feffer
Trump’s anti-military remarks reported in the recent Atlantic article by Jeffrey Goldberg — “Trump Calls Americans Who Died in War ‘Losers’” — are no surprise. Because they are blunter than even what the president blurts in public, the alleged remarks are causing a larger-than-usual frisson of schadenfreude among anti-Trumpers.
The ‘Great Game’ between China and the United States
By Conn Hallinan
For China, the global war for influence is about trading partners. To the Americans, China is a fast rising competitor that doesn’t play by the rules and threatens one of the important trade routes.

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Hagia Sophia: turning this Turkish treasure into a mosque is at odds with its Unesco status

Hagia Sophia: turning this Turkish treasure into a mosque is at odds with its Unesco status

By Senija Causevic on July 31, 2020

The Hagia Sophia has just opened to receive Sunni Muslim worshippers for the first time since 1931. The decision to convert the building in Istanbul, Turkey from a museum back into a mosque has divided opinion.

Will football go bust?

By Vincent Grimault on July 29, 2020

Has the coronavirus proved a crisis too far for Europe’s far-right outsiders?

Has the coronavirus proved a crisis too far for Europe’s far-right outsiders?

By Georgios Samaras on July 24, 2020

Oxford immunologist on coronavirus vaccine: Our early results look highly promising

By Rebecca Ashfield on July 22, 2020

Globalization and Trade in a Post-Pandemic World: India’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan

By Staff Writer on July 19, 2020

Myanmar: Shattered Hopes for Peace

By Staff Writer on July 17, 2020

Vikas Dubey and the Problem of ‘Encounter Killings’ in India

Vikas Dubey and the Problem of ‘Encounter Killings’ in India

By Tarini Mehta on July 17, 2020

COVID-19: Nepal in Crisis

By Staff Writer on July 17, 2020

Is India Ready to Play the ‘Tibet Card’ in Its Battle With China?

Is India Ready to Play the ‘Tibet Card’ in Its Battle With China?

By Staff Writer on July 17, 2020

Terrorism : A Threat To Human Right

Terrorism : A Threat To Human Right

By Dr. Shafali Barathonia on July 7, 2020

Talent, You’re Born With. Creativity, You Can Grow Yourself
Talent, You’re Born With. Creativity, You Can Grow Yourself
By Jyoti Mishra
Creativity, it is said, is intelligence having fun. It’s the ability to generate ideas, solutions or insights that are strikingly original, and yet feasible: in cognitive terms, a compelling creative idea doesn’t break down if one were to systematically tease apart its logic.
Weight Loss Or Muscle Gain: How Calories And Macros Reshape The Anatomy?
Weight Loss Or Muscle Gain: How Calories And Macros Reshape The Anatomy?
By Emma Kinrade
While reducing calorie intake is a proven way to reduce your weight, there’s no shortage of diets promising the same results but with more flexibility.
Weight Loss : Is body weight influenced by when you eat?
Weight Loss : Is body weight influenced by when you eat?
By Alex Johnstone and Leonie Ruddick-Collins
Eating most of your calories in the morning may also lead to greater weight loss. This weight loss seems to occur despite similar daily food intake and activity levels to those who ate more calories in the afternoon or evening.
Why Do Some People Remain Unscathed From Coronavirus Infection?
Why Do Some People Remain Unscathed From Coronavirus Infection?
By Emily Laber-Warren
Asymptomatic cases are not unique to Covid-19. They occur with the regular flu, and probably also featured in the 1918 pandemic, according to epidemiologist Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London. But scientists aren’t sure why certain people weather Covid-19 unscathed.