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Washington’s strategic blunder in China
Oct 30, 2019 07:19According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, which compiles a Democracy Index that provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for independent states, the United States has become a “flawed democracy”.
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Seeds of Europe’s ‘migrant crisis’ are in Europe itself
Oct 29, 2019 18:23If you ask African migrants in Europe who came across the Mediterranean Sea in a boat if they would make the journey again, most of them would say “yes.” Many of them had been in vans and trucks that took them across the dangerous Sahara Desert, and many of them had been on board vessels that struggled to get across the choppy waters. They might have seen their fellow migrants die of thirst or of drowning, but none of that halts their conviction that they’d cross the sands and the seas again.
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The 2019 NAM Summit and challenges ahead
Oct 29, 2019 18:20The time is now for NAM to enhance its international stature by meaningfully addressing the root causes of multi-generational conflicts that benefit no one. The only way to wind down such conflicts is through a negotiated settlement involving all actors with no strings attached. Talks between main players have to pick up, aimed at win-win resolutions.
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We have no reason to believe 5G is safe
Oct 29, 2019 06:03The latest cellular technology, 5G, will employ millimeter waves for the first time in addition to microwaves that have been in use for older cellular technologies, 2G through 4G.
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Leader: Instill awe in the hearts of enemies (2)
Oct 29, 2019 05:53Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Sunday October 13, after reviewing a march past at Tehran’s Imam Husain (AS) University, addressed commanders and cadets assembled for the graduation ceremony, saying their readiness ought to instill awe in the hearts of the enemies.
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Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (PBUH)
Oct 29, 2019 05:46Today on the 30th of the month of Safar Iran is in a state of grief with a public holiday in commemoration of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Infallible Successor of Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
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We can’t solve the plastics crisis with other disposables
Oct 28, 2019 15:01We can’t solve the plastics crisis with other disposables
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The CIIE: A gorgeous chorus of integrated world economy
Oct 28, 2019 14:55Working together with the international community, China is willing to develop the China International Import Expo (CIIE) into an effective channel for the goods, technologies and services from the world to enter the Chinese market, an open and cooperative platform for countries around the world to strengthen cooperation and exchanges and conduct international trade, an international public product to promote economic globalization.
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Leader: Instill awe in the hearts of enemies (1)
Oct 28, 2019 07:54Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Sunday October 13, after reviewing a march past at Tehran’s Imam Husain (AS) University, addressed commanders and cadets assembled for the graduation ceremony, saying their readiness ought to instill awe in the hearts of the enemies.
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For immigrants, Trump is making America crueler again (2)
Oct 28, 2019 07:39US President Donald Trump’s policies damage the international response to the growing global refugee crisis. In sharp contradiction to the spirit of the 1980 Refugee Act, which states that “it is the policy of the United States to encourage all nations to provide assistance and resettlement opportunities to refugees to the fullest extent possible,” American influence under Trump has moved in exactly the opposite direction.