United Nations officials have issued fresh warnings that parts of Somalia are on the verge of famine. More than 7 million people — half the country — are in need of food assistance and if present trends continue, famine could...
In lay July, the military Junta in Myanmar carried out its first executions in decades. Four activists were killed, including very prominant pro-democracy leaders. The military carried out these executions despite widespread international and regional pressure. These executions come a...
On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This legislation is a $750 billion dollar health, tax and climate bill. Indeed, the Inflation Reduction Act is the single most significant climate legislation ever passed in the...
In this episode, we are joined by Zuhra Bahman, the Afghanistan country director for the peacebuilding NGO Search for Common Ground. A year ago, when the Taliban captured Kabul and became the de-facto authorities, Zuhra Bahman happened to be out...
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is Europe’s largest. In March, Russian forces captured the plant and a crew of Ukrainians are maintaining operations at the plant — effectively at gun point. In recent weeks, fighting around the Zaporizhzhia...