Unmarried Chinese women are rewriting the marriage script
Instead of using the neutral term zhonggnü, which still highlights women's age, some women have created new terms and spaces on social
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Inside the Successful Campaign Against Illegal Chinese Mining in Africa
The Chinese in Zimbabwe had never met this kind of bi-national grassroots community resistance to unaccountable mining, he says proudly. “We shocked
Could France’s debt crisis cause a European financial crash?
French politicians can no longer afford to kick this can, as they have practically run out of road. The country has always
The Red Sea Cannot Be Won by War
The solution to Ethiopia’s fragmentation does not lie on Eritrea’s coastline. Nor can the political failures of governments in Addis Ababa or
Africa Is the New Front in the Middle East’s Wars
This world will be tougher to manage, let alone master, than anything Washington and its allies have encountered in decades. Crises will
The U.S. Military Needs To Reorganize
After the Iran failure, reform is essential. This military failure, for that is what it is and must be admitted to be,
US Withdrew from Iraq, the Dream of a Greater Persian Empire Collapsed
The Iranian leadership wants the world to forget its efforts to resurrect the Greater Persian Empire with US leeway, its attempts to
The Imperial Pen: Geopolitical Vandalism in West Asia
True decolonization will not arrive via a new savior or a shift in Western alliances. Achieving sovereignty demands a profound internal awakening
Trump’s Other War
The fact that President Trump claims to be for free markets yet is embracing interventionist policies like tariffs is contributing to the
The Lists Are Growing: Will Israel Finally Pay a Price?
Israel has operated for decades on the assumption that it is effectively untouchable—that condemnation will remain rhetorical, reports will gather dust, and
In Brazil, Absolutely Nothing Changes
The real losers are Brazil’s voters. No matter which candidate wins, the country will end up rehashing the same old fights it