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The main objective of ar-Rabita Mohammadia of the Ulemas is to promote a tolerant and open Islam.
A tolerant and open Islam
Morocco king creates ar-Rabita Mohammadia of Ulemas to fight radicalism
The emission reduction expected in the NDCs for 2030 situate us very far from achieving the Paris Agreement’s temperature stabilization goal
Another lost decade in the fight against climate change?
The “NDC Synthesis Report of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change” from last February 26th
Outing by Birds of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir, India © Irfan Jeelani
Extraordinary work of ‘ordinary’ people
Covid-19 is more than a tight slap for humanity: it is an opportunity
Fred Cary, a successful entrepreneur
Learn why thousands of entrepreneurs seek out Fred Cary
A professional business creator who has founded more than ten companies in his life
Current World Bank projections show up to 3.6 million people are expected to fall back into poverty this year in Brazil
Inclusion and austerity in Brazil
Why austerity is not working?
The Republic of Serbia, as a militarily neutral country
Emerging Serbian military technologies
An unexplored contemporary dimension in geopolitical consolidation among Greece, Cyprus and Serbia
Green finance is created to ensure a better environmental outcome
The future is green finance
Minimizing pollution, energy consumption and contributing to the circular economy
China, the largest economy measured in Purchasing Power Parity
China: key player in a new world game
The world’s rising powerhouse
Joe Biden foreign policy is essentially unchanged
Biden's aggressive foreign policy
What Joe Biden has done
The Earth is 4.5 billion years old
Fresh perspective on four and a half billion years
A column about nature and technology
Crucial is taking aggressive steps toward building an ecological democracy
Democracy in the 21st century
Failure to build a democratic ecological future will be catastrophic
Times for new kind of criminal cooperation and involvement in the Balkans
NeoUskoks Gladio strike force in the Adriatic Sea
The fight of crime on the high seas
The pandemic has revealed the gross inequality in American culture and society
Inequality: America’s pre-morbidity
We must enter into a time of reflection
The collective Las Tesis interprets the performance "A Rapist in Your Path" together with hundreds of women
Women in the 21st century
The fight for equal rights continues
Waste management is probably the most visible sustainability challenge
Waste management
A big challenge for many countries
Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world, was the theme for the International women’s Day 2021
Women's struggle and women's strength
Challenge and strive make them more courageous
The Weimar analogy to the contemporary USA is misleading
The Weimar analogy revisited
Historical conflicts tend to recur in ever-changing and generally unexpected variations
Seaside resorts programmed in the Sahara, include Guelmim Plage Blanche
Moroccan Sahara economic integration
The development of "the great Moroccan South"
This year, Greece marks with celebration, as it is 200 years since the Revolution of 1821
The world’s kitchen: Biden’s plates
Greece and its neighbor Turkey
The economic and military strengthening of China has led to new rules for geopolitical game-playing
Geostrategic interests in a troubled world
U.S.A., China and Russia foreign policy
Band-e Amir National Park located in the Bamyan Province of central Afghanistan
Decision time on Afghanistan
Achieving peace is not possible without engaging regional powers
The new fully electric FIAT 500
Saving energy, the Italian way
Italy has always been very sensitive to its use of energy and materials
Thousands turned out for the funeral of 19-year-old Ma Kyal Sin, who was gunned down at a protest on the streets of Mandalay
Myanmar, what now?
We must rise up for Ma Kyal Sin
As the warming increases, it changes the weather, mostly in dangerous ways
The Paris Agreement is not nearly enough
We can prevent irreversible and self-sustaining cruelty
Herodotus had once characterized Egypt as "a gift of the Nile"
Secrets of the Herodotus Basin
Hidden wealth of Egypt
Greenwashing, misrepresentation in terms of environmental quality
Greenwashing undermines sustainable economy
We need to move towards a circular economy
Electricity is still largely produced by fossil fuels causing the global climate crises
Faith in electricity?
Information age karma
The future for Mexico
Is Mexico losing its luster?
It is necessary to continue to design and implement key reforms
The Geneva Summit of 1985 was a Cold War-era meeting. It was held in 1985, between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The two leaders met for the first time to hold talks on international diplomatic relations and the arms race
The time of Gorbachev
His legacy after 30 years of the disintegration of the USSR
Perhaps the American political system is incapable of confronting MAGA nation
The future of American democracy
Past is prologue, the Republican Party
It is not yours till it is cash
The psychology of investing
How to be a cool investor in a hot stock market
The "vaccine nationalism" is a good alibi behind which the world oligarchies act
Health policy and the sovereignty of the people
"No one will be left behind"
The death of Freddie Gray on April 12th, 2015 in Baltimora
2020: the year for seeing clearly
The year that brought perfect sight to the reality of racism in the United States and abroad
Trump supporters storm Capitol Hill steps
Is American democracy failing its people?
A letter to Roberto Savio
Osvaldo "Chato" Peredo, known as "Che's last soldier", for having continued the armed struggle
Osvaldo "Chato" Peredo
Farewell to Che's last soldier
Guinea Equatorial share a common fate with most other African countries
The defense of child rights against the wants of Exxon Mobil
A personal account on the drama in the Gulf of Guinea
Children continue to be enslaved and trafficked in modern times, which is a particular problem in developing countries
A world adrift: challenges and leadership
Covid-19 has revealed the weaknesses in the global economy and our societies
Work to make the world a better place
Towards a better world
How much progress are we making?
Central front of the new Cold War
How US and China stack up on the strategic front in the Asia-Pacific region
Protests against the detention of Alexey Navalny
An appeal to Mr. Vladimir Putin
The world’s population needs relief from inequality
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Financing the Corona crisis in the EU
The Next Generation EU recovery package and the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework
Capitol Hill riots
Beyond impeachment
The case for a one-term limit for presidents and other constitutional reforms
Richard “Richie” Dolan, currently the head of a boutique firm named Legacy
One man's dream: create one million, millionaires
Richard “Richie” Dolan's desire to bring financial literacy to the masses
The economic cooperation between Poland and Morocco seems to have a most promising future given their multiple assets
Poland and Morocco
New dynamism of flourishing economic partnership
How a nation has turned so crooked, so permissive with such practices and bad habits
Minor corruptions in Venezuela
Lesser crooks, accomplices, and survivors
People in poor countries are managing to survive because of the solidarity and support from some active international humanitarian organizations
How will life be shaped on our planet in the coming years?
The beginning of the new decade and the possible goals of the United Nations Agenda, 2030
The Horn of Africa is the playground for the rising aspirations of several geopolitical actors
Biden and Africa. What now?
This is certainly not the time to leave the region to its own devices
Stimulus packages should help conserve Himalayan landscapes for their contribution to water, food, ecological security of entire South Asia © Ashish Kothari
How ‘green’ are economic stimulus packages?
These packages should steer economic activity into directions that are more ecologically centred
The answer, Mr. President, is for us to build our immune systems, not with drugs or vaccines, but by commonsense approaches to strengthening ourselves
Dear President Biden
Covid and the economy: a holistic approach
Paid sick leave for all
Paid sick leave for all
PSL can be a particularly effective tool during de-confinement
There are simply two sexes in this species
Do we now have an “alternative democracy”?
With “alternative reality” on both sides
The Paris Agreement adopted by nearly every nation in 2015 to address climate change and its negative impacts
Can the United States be trusted on climate?
The United States is second only to China in the amount of carbon dioxide
Shallow water pipelay, Albanian waters
In search for new energy direction
Montenegro and Greece at the focal point of untapped oil and gas resources
The media are omnipresent in almost all spheres of modern society
The electoral lobbying and the ownership of media
The influence of printed, electronic and social media
The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021
Detoxracy
The current challenge to democracy in America
We expect electricity 24/7
What we expect from electricity
Basic needs, electrified: a letter to Greta Thunberg
Biden administration has an enormous opportunity to pursue a number of measures that improve the lives and well being of all Americans
Tax free initiatives for Biden’s first 100 Days
Time to step forward
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016
The end of the Portuguese dream?
Analysis of the election's results in Portugal
What has been the catalyst for white rage?
White rage
A consistent and persistent theme in American society
Saline dello Stagnone, the "salt road" between Marsala and Trapani, Italy
World Wetlands Day
The importance of wetlands to humanity and on planet Earth
Where stands Europe in a changing world?
Where stands Europe in a changing world?
An open letter to Mark Leonard
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms
The elimination of corruption
Contributing to sustainability
Denmark is still better known for H.C. Andersen, The Little Mermaid
Xenophobia threatens the Danish welfare model
With an intensive information campaign the Danes would learn to see themselves as members of a multi-cultural society
U.S. House of Representatives
Trump and the siege of the US Capitol
It can still happen here!
Venezuela, Tasajera
A country with neither goods nor public services
Everything has collapsed in Venezuela
Olive Ridley turtles mating, off east India's coast - their right to thrive has to be protected © Ashish Kothari
Colonial conservation in new avatars
Nature conservation approaches will work only if we move towards life-affirming ways of being and doing
Trump won’t take cyanide
Trump won’t take cyanide
It is impossible not to make a comparison between Trump these last few days and Hitler’s last days
US Capitol Hill Siege protests
The truth that Trump forces us to face
We have to fight populism on several fronts
Italy has been given, for 2021, the Chairmanship of the Group of 20
Italy and the dubious honor of chairing the G20
People, planet and prosperity
Q is a virtual cult fortified by social media algorithms
The gullibility pandemic
Why America seems to be such fertile ground for conspiracy theories
The storming of Capitol Hill
The face of things to come
The storming of Capitol shows America has entered the Weimar Era
2021 marks the bicentennial of the Greek 1821 Revolution
Greece 2021: emerging global soft power actor
In a quest of new/old public diplomacy paradigm
Ceasefire in our suicidal war against nature
Our suicidal war against nature
What can we do to avoid this crisis
Decreasing our ecological footprint is our priority
Cradle-to-grave evaluations for all vehicles
The battle for a cleaner environment
The water planet
Earth
The water planet
Pacific Partnership in Timor-Leste
The US superpower
Viewed from a village in the Far East
EMR exposure’s impacts from cell towers
The rules and regulations that define us
A letter to Greta Thunberg: respecting our own and wildlife health
The new Cold War will be between China and the West
The Second Cold War is coming
It will be quite different from the one with the Soviet Union
"Count Every Vote" in Philadelphia
America at its best
Only our unity and humanity will determine if the reality of America will match its stated ideals
Gran Sabana, Bolívar, Venezuela
Venezuela, a vanishing country
Let us try to look at the situation from a distance
Demonstrations by the relatives of the Desaparecidos
State terrorism
The use of force on the international stage
Freedom as pursuit of happiness
The mask of democracy
Democracy provides cover for continued exploitation by a handful of oligarchs
Child labor
Child labor
Gray eyes, depressed faces and tender hands seek love in the heart of the earth
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., speaks after the Electoral College formally casts its votes for him to replace President Trump
The Trump legacy
Morphing GWOT into Major Power Warfare
The Guergarate passage
Guergarate buzzer zone links Morocco to Africa
UN resolutions and Morocco military intervention
Waiting to be protected against Covid-19
Waiting to be protected against Covid-19
At the very end of the world’s longest queue
Respect thy food providers, Lakshmi Narasimha & Matyalamma, Kondakindapalli village, Southern India © Ashish Kothari
The ten uncommandments
Towards a rainbow new deal
Demonstrations in Peru
Peruvians around the world demand justice and democracy
The initiative of Peruvians emphasizes the importance of improving ways for political participation
The American presidential election
The American presidential election
The next wave of problems
Green economy
Time for media to give voice to the exhausted majority
We live in exciting times
Klaus Schwab
Our freedom versus Schwabism
Any chance yet to set us free from the Great Reset?
With Joe Biden as president, the United States is certain to rejoin the international community in the Paris climate accord
Can the United States be a reliable Paris partner?
Biden will become president in a multiple crisis situation
The Nebojsa Tower in Belgrade
1821 Greek National Revolution bicentennial
200 years of Greco-Serbian shared vision for freedom
James Mason as Elyeza Bazna in the Five Fingers movie
Who was agent 007 of the Balkans?
Elyeza Bazna, the master of espionage
Underutilised female leadership potential
Underutilised female leadership potential
The gender imbalance issue
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