2021 will be pivotal for numerous conflicts around the globe. Donald Trump’s era of erratic foreign policy is ending. The economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to fully unfold. The state of the environment has become even more precarious around the globe. These and other political, economic, social,
Farmers in India have been protesting for over a month in the wake of the government’s announcement of three laws changing price and market regulations on crops and agricultural yields. The protests, originating around New Delhi, have been joined by neighbouring states such as Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh. The
In Yemen, this year’s foreign aid inflows were only one-third of last years’ funds, despite an increase in threats to human security tied to famine prospects. As of early October, the UN had received $1.3 billion in Yemeni aid, which was about 40% percent of its estimates for operations is
Thursday’s attack in Nice was qualified as an Islamist terror attack by President Emmanuel Macron and comes as a major challenge at the end of his mandate. On the afternoon of Thursday 29th October, three parishioners were strangled by a young Tunisian in a church. This crisis has not only
An investigation released by various international media sources on 24th October denounces illegal practices of Greek coast guards, mostly associated with alleged pushback of refugee claimants. Claims that some of these operations involved the EU border agency, Frontex, have been denied by both EU forces and the Greek government. This
On the 8th of October, four hostages from France, Italy and Mali were released by armed groups in Mali. French aid worker Sophie Pétronin landed on Friday in Paris after almost four years in captivity. Mali opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, kidnapped in March, was also released, alongside Italian hostages Father Pierluigi
On the 17th of September, the U.S. Under Secretary Keith Krach’s official visit to Taiwan for a memorial service crystallized existing tensions between the autonomous island and its powerful neighbor China, which has, in reaction, sent warplanes to breach the Taiwan Strait median line. This escalation of hostilities can be
Since Sunday night, violent clashes have been taking place between the Armenian and Azeri military forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as each side accuses the other of having started the hostilities. Current situation: facts and claims In terms of casualties, the conflict is at the highest point since
