World Politics

Does anyone in this world remain unaware of the true nature of the Saudi political regime? Despite the astronomical sums of money and massive propaganda campaigns launched by the authorities abroad to “whitewash” their reputation and polish their international image, the bloody human rights realities remain a black hole that swallows all those lies.  Even… Continue reading From Al-Hamid’s Martyrdom to Al-Odah’s Cell: The Truth Saudi Propaganda Cannot Hide
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In mid-August 2021, the world’s eyes were glued to terrifying, frantic scenes at Kabul’s airport. Planes took off, crowds surged against fences and an entire era came to a tragic, sudden end. Taliban fighters occupied the Presidential Palace (Arg) in Kabul and sat at the president’s desk, while other Taliban members walked into government offices,… Continue reading The Unplugged State: How One Office in Kabul Was Built to Fail
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In the loud theater of modern global politics, few words are as debated, weaponized and misunderstood as Hindutva. Around the world, critics frequently paint it as an aggressive, exclusionary nationalism. Domestically, it is often reduced to a heated political voting banner. As India’s global influence expands, the narrative surrounding its civilizational identity has become deeply… Continue reading Beyond the Rhetoric: The Data and Philosophy Behind Modern Hindutva
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Grasshopper, if a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.  — Master Po from the 1973 television series Kung Fu New Zealand and Australia’s trade with China… Continue reading Between Beijing and Washington: New Zealand and Australia’s Fragile Balancing Act in the Pacific
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After the war with Spain at the turn of the 19th century, the United States occupied Cuba militarily, ushering in an era of tight tutelage over the island’s governments, international relations and political and economic life more broadly. The withdrawal of US military forces was followed by the Platt Amendment, under which Cuba agreed not… Continue reading Is US Tutelage Over Venezuela Moving Toward a Kind of Platt Amendment?
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A hunger strike carries no weapons, no budget and no army. Yet for more than a century, this simple refusal to eat has repeatedly forced governments, employers and prison authorities to bend. From suffragette cells in Edwardian London to a protest site in New Delhi this year, the tactic keeps resurfacing because it flips the… Continue reading Why Hunger Strikes Still Force Governments’ Hands
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Fair Observer editor Lucy Golish speaks with Bobby J. Smith, Associate Professor of African American Studies at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, about the long history of underinvestigated Black deaths in the United States. Smith states that racial assumptions shape how victims are portrayed, how authorities conduct investigations and whether grieving families receive answers. He calls… Continue reading FO Talks: The Fight For Answers — Investigating Black Deaths
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[T]he next iteration of the global security, political and economic system will not be framed by the United States alone. The reality is already something else. It is not an “order,” which inherently points to a hierarchy, and perhaps not even a “disorder.” A range of countries are pushing and pulling in line with their… Continue reading The New Geopolitcal Landscape: How to Do Business in a World Adrift
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