Current Events
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Update on the Russo-Ukrainian war
By: Isciane Genuist On November 17th, the United States (U.S.) authorized Ukraine to use their long-range weapons for the first time on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion started. These weapons were reportedly used by Ukraine during the night of November 19th to target a military site in Russia’s Bryansk border region. Russia has accused…
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Civilisations in ruins
It’s truly fascinating how productive one can be just staring at the ceiling. At those high hours of the night when the shadows in the corners twist in bizarre angles and presences are felt under the bed. A beguiling time to reflect upon recent events, if you ask this author. One such event is the…
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This Woman Undressed in Tehran
By Isciane Genuist On Saturday, November 2, Ahou Daryaei, a 30-year-old French literature student, removed her clothes for a few minutes in front of her university in Tehran, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This act was deeply symbolic in a country where women are required to wear body-covering clothing to hide…
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The Hummingbird and the Flood of Injustice: Finding Meaning in Small Acts
By Natasha Noam Gol In an era where every scroll reveals a new crisis, atrocity, or social injustice, it’s easy to feel like we’re wading through an endless tide of pain. It’s not that today’s world has more injustice than in the past (unfortunately, history shows it’s always been around). The difference is that now,…
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Trump and Putin – Best Friends?
On October 15th, Bob Woodward, renowned journalist and exposure of the 1970s Watergate scandal, published War. In this book, Bob Woodward reveals details about the relationship between Donald Trump, ex-president of the United States, and Putin, the current Russian President, sparking widespread debate and public reaction.
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Mexico, a Member of the BRICS+ ?
An etiolated plan The drums anticipating the entrance of the untold G2(China & Russia) and its economic & political group are rumbling throughout the whole international system and the former global hegemonic power shivers but what does the southern neighbor’s strategy says? The group of the BRICS+ representing a new big package of “reforming” economies…