Is Donald Trump a fascist? If you go by political scientist Michael Parenti’s definition, the answer is yes. Definitely. One of the most important aspects of fascism, and also one of the most ...

US President Donald Trump’s Iran war is damaging the US alliance system as much as it is damaging the Middle East. As European governments resist a war they did not choose, Washington has responded ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sounded an alarm bell eight years ago that rings loudly today. Fuelling a global groundswell of anti-Muslim and antimigrant sentiment, Mr ...

A 2012 report by Hong Kong based “Political and Economic Risk Consultancy” classified India’s bureaucracy as “the worst in Asia with a 9.21 rating out of 10.” Vietnam scored 8.54, Indonesia 8.37, The ...

In early March 2026, US President Donald Trump called Kurdish leader Mustafa Hejri, the head of the Iranian Democratic Party. The purpose of this call, according to the sources, was to push Kurds to ...

Germany is the great latecomer in Western Europe. For much of its history, Germany was a territorial space occupied by dozens of autonomous political entities — kingdoms, principalities, duchies, ...

In 2018, investment manager Brent Johnson introduced the Dollar Milkshake Theory to answer a big puzzle in modern economics: Why does the dollar grow stronger during crises, even when the US is ...

On June 4, India released the results of the 2024 parliamentary elections. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to win a majority on its own. India’s Lok ...

Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, causing a rise in fuel and fertilizer prices. In turn, these will cause shortages and prices of food to rise. Asian economies that rely on Gulf energy will ...

As Sweden heads toward general elections on September 13, old fears and irrationalities about national identity and religion are once again a central part of the political debate. One of the clearest ...

Earlier this year, an internal report from the UK’s Labour Party revealed that some of its influential members worked to sabotage former leader Jeremy Corbyn’s electoral chances in 2017, the election ...

The guns have fallen silent along the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistani- and Indian-administered Kashmir. A fragile ceasefire is in place, but this calm is unlikely to last. Pakistan has a long ...