Afghanistan Bloody tailspin JOHN CHERIAN A wave of suicide attacks and threats from the Taliban ensure that people stay away from ...
Venezuela Resisting U.S. pressure VIJAY PRASHAD As the United States continues to mount pressure on Venezuela with sanctions and efforts ...
US-IRAN Dumping the deal JOHN CHERIAN Against the advice and wishes of most people and countries, President Donald Trump pulls ...
Malaysia Mahathir moment JOHN CHERIAN Mahathir Mohamad makes a historic comeback as Prime Minister after the coalition led by ...
The Maldives Strong-arm tactics R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN In the run-up to the presidential election, anyone who has dared to oppose President ...
The Koreas Korean detente JOHN CHERIAN With the historic meeting between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea on April 27, ...
Brazil Standing by Lula VIJAY PRASHAD The Landless Workers’ Movement, which puts ending hunger as its first priority, is in the ...
India & China A fresh start? ATUL ANEJA in Wuhan Against a backdrop of accumulated grievances, highlighted by the Doklam standoff, the ...
Cuba Generational shift JOHN CHERIAN Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first Cuban President to be born after the Cuban revolution, takes ...
Syria Missiles of aggression JOHN CHERIAN Without waiting for independent confirmation that the Syrian government used chemical ...
Diary from Trumpland Trump and a scam VIJAY PRASHAD Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the U.S.
Brazil Lula in prison JOHN CHERIAN The sentencing of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, considered Brazil’s most ...
Bangladesh Refugees in limbo HAROON HABIB Repatriation of the over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is yet to begin ...
Israel Massacre at Gaza JOHN CHERIAN Israeli security forces shoot at unarmed, peaceful Palestinian protesters on the ...
Nadim Makdisi Memorial Lecture Wounds of the world VIJAY PRASHAD Excerpts from the Nadim Makdisi Memorial Lecture at the American University of Beirut on ...
India-France New equations JOHN CHERIAN A European power joins the efforts of countries such as the United States and Japan to ...
Iraq Toxic legacy JOHN CHERIAN The U.S. invasion of Iraq, which started 15 years ago in March 2003, has resulted in ...
United States Trump and his tariffs VIJAY PRASHAD China is the rhetorical target of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff policy on ...
U.K.-Russia War of nerves VIDYA RAM in London The U.K. government’s investigation into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter ...
West Asia Ascent of Iran JOHN CHERIAN Iran has gained geopolitically from the U.S.-triggered turmoil in West Asia, and its arc ...
Malaysia Mahathir’s challenge JOHN CHERIAN The opposition puts up a spirited campaign under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed’s ...
Israel The noose tightens JOHN CHERIAN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be putting a brave face on his troubles, but ...
Bangladesh Assault on reason HAROON HABIB The attack in Sylhet on Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, revered for his role in popularising science ...
India-Canada Cold reception JOHN CHERIAN The manner in which the Indian government handled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ...
