Last June, a young Ukrainian pastor lamented to me that a Republican presidential victory would end U.S. military aid to his troubled country. This review brought me back to Reinhold Niebuhr, a Reformed Protestant minister from Missouri. Applying Niebuhr to current events is tricky. He sought American victory in World War II and the Cold … Read more
Tel Aviv — In early fall in Gaza, aid workers distributed one portion of food per meal per family to hungry civilians displaced by The war raging between Israel and Hamas. But as Israel halted aid deliveries to the Palestinian territory, meals dwindled. Last week, the United Nations again warned that some Gaza residents were … Read more
A man selling flowers waits for customers along a street amid dense foggy conditions in Lahore on November 10, 2024. — AFP Al Zaabi expresses his concern about the fog situation in Pakistan. The UAE envoy says he is in contact with the Pakistani government He says that smog must be controlled by all possible … Read more
The Chinese national flag appears in front of the Central Financial District on Chinese National Day in Hong Kong, China on October 1, 2022. – Reuters The move would raise “the maximum local government debt by six trillion yuan.” The debt ceiling is scheduled to be raised every year from 2024 to 2026. A total … Read more
The 2024 student uprising in Bangladesh was not simply a demand for democratic reform; it was a powerful affirmation of the people’s will to shape their own future. He rejected both authoritarianism and foreign interference. The movement’s demands reflect a broader struggle: How can Bangladesh chart its own democratic path without falling under the sway … Read more
This aerial view shows a residential area flooded with water after heavy monsoon rains in Balochistan province on August 29, 2022. — AFP The loan was approved under the Disaster and Climate Resilience Strengthening Plan. CDREP to increase overall investment in disaster risk reduction. Pakistan is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change in … Read more
Considered by the institutional structure of the European Union (EU) and the literature as a moral platform, the European Parliament takes the reigns of democracy as a point of reference to develop an international presence via its parliamentary diplomacy. Positioned as the main representative of democracy in the European apparatus due to its direct elections, … Read more