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France’s Old Bigotry Finds a New Face
It doesn’t take much to see the roots of Eric Zemmour's ideology. The irony is that this time, its proponent is Jewish.
Islamophobia in the press must be tackled head-on. Silence is not an option
Αnalysis shows that almost two-thirds of articles paint Muslims in a negative light.
The Drums of War in Taiwan and Ukraine
In their rhetoric as well as in their military investment, training, and deployment decisions, China and Russia have both clearly signaled their aggressive strategic intentions. The task now is to ensure that their misguided militarism does not upend longstanding security arrangements in East Asia and Europe.
Can Ethiopia avert deepening turmoil and prioritise peace?
To achieve peace, both sides in Ethiopia’s conflict will need to accept some difficult truths.
There’s a brutal conflict in Ethiopia. My family there ask: why does no one hear us?
People in Tigray are crying out for the world’s help, as war has left them starving and fearing for their lives.
Train the Police to Keep the Peace, Not Turn a Profit
A Times investigation sheds light on an unjust practice.
Europe Made a Deadly Bargain With Autocrats. Here’s What Happened.
The chaos at the Belarus-Poland border is partly of the European Union’s making.
Confronting the Kremlin's New Hybrid War in Europe
With the Kremlin intent on dividing and weakening the European Union, and now probing for vulnerabilities, Western powers must come together and issue a forceful response. History has shown that there must be no accommodation or turning a blind eye to Russian military, political, and economic provocations.
The Bad Guys Are Winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.
‘I Live Like an American Here!’
“The “freedom to be free,” as Hannah Arendt put it, is a privilege that, globally, very few have the pleasure to enjoy: The world is full of people who are economically advanced, but politically repressed. That’s why it’s vital to make a renewed case for human rights” (Jochen Bittner, 2020).
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