Though pundits are heavily engaged in analyzing the unfolding events in Gaza, historians have yet to reflect on its true magnitude. Someone, someday, may look back at the events with some degree of...
Maps of Venezuela show the Essequibo with oblique stripes, indicating that it is a disputed area. Some of these maps even obviate the nearly 160 square kilometers of land between Venezuela and...
While the world remains focused on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the Russian military is attempting to make tactical gains in Ukraine. At the same time, some political circles in the...
Arab countries have long accused the West of a double standard when it comes to them. They cry foul every time the rules-based order has been violated. When a caricature that negatively depicts...
While the world’s eyes remain focused on Israel’s war against Hamas – and to a lesser extent on the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Turkey is seeking to achieve some of its strategic goals in...
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – formed in December 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union – seems to be at a crossroads. If the Russian-dominated organization does not...
Daniele Albertazzi, University of Surrey A year ago many pundits feared that Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government would turn out to be a radical one. This was not just because of her...
Two important electoral processes took place this Sunday in Latin American countries: Argentina had the first round of a presidential election and will go to a second round on November 19, and...
Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle A majority of Australian voters have rejected the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with the final results...
The Tocorón penitentiary (one of the most dangerous prisons in Venezuela) has operated in recent years as a recreational park for some of the prisoners, with facilities that include swimming pools,...