2025

Protest is a cornerstone of democracy, but governments across the world are increasingly turning to heavy-handed tactics to suppress protests and limit freedom of speech and assembly. These crackdowns have heightened concern about the direction of our global society. On 4 June 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on students and workers who had gathered in […]

Drone strikes have become a new form of warfare with unprecedented collateral damage. The trauma of living under drones fuels anti-American sentiment and aids recruitment to armed groups that engage in terrorism. This unintended impact, known as blowback, is a major obstacle to countering terrorism. Designed to be both a hunter and an intelligence-gathering platform, […]

Global market crash The Great Recession of 2007-2009 arose from the collapse of financial institutions in the United States. The failure of Lehman Brothers sparked a panic that spread to the rest of the world due to fears about the housing bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis. This sparked widespread selling in markets around the […]

The United Nations was founded in 1945 after World War II by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, achieving worldwide cooperation to solve international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems, and serving as a […]

A Peacekeeping mission is an activity – often a military one – deployed by the United Nations to help prevent or stop wars and other large-scale violence. Research shows that when properly conducted, such missions can reduce civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as the risk of renewed warfare. As the name suggests, UN peacekeeping […]

Human rights are a universal concept that defines those standards necessary for people to live lives of dignity and equality. Human rights are based on the principle that every person is inherently free and equal. They are fundamental to our humanity, and they cannot be surrendered or negotiated with. They are indivisible and interrelated, and […]

Investment trend is a way of identifying investment opportunities by analysing the price movements of securities and markets. These trends can be caused by a number of factors, including investor sentiment, economic indicators or changes in technological or consumer behaviour. Investment trend can be used by investors to identify investment opportunities, make recommendations on buying […]

The multifaceted causes of armed conflict and their catastrophic consequences for civilians highlight the need for sustained international efforts. By tackling the root causes of conflict, we can strive towards a world where diplomacy supersedes violence and fosters lasting peace. Armed conflict is a situation of violent and escalating armed violence resulting from political, religious […]

More than 1 in 74 people on Earth have been forced to flee their homes because of violence, conflict, poverty or natural disaster. The total number of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) is at a twenty-year high, and the world is at a crossroads. Refugees need help from their host countries, especially those with […]

If you take out a mortgage, use a credit card or put money into a savings account, interest rates play a big role in your financial life. The Federal Reserve raises or lowers those rates to achieve its dual goals: to manage inflation and encourage full employment. When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, […]