internationalrelations
Screenshot of Reginald Dumas from the YouTube video by CaribNation TV. On the evening of March 7, Reginald Dumas, died at the Scarborough General Hospital in Tobago at the age of 88. Dumas first became a household name in Trinidad and Tobago as the well-regarded head of the public service, and went on to become a diplomat, political analyst, author, columnist and advocate for good governance, He had been warded at the hospital a few weeks prior with gastrointestinal issues. On Facebook, Dumas’ daughter Sonja advised of his passing, adding that: He leaves a legacy of integrity and honesty that ...
Global Voices
Greenpeace activists protest in front of the Angra dos Reis (RJ) nuclear power plants, denouncing the Brazilian government's decision to invest in building Angra 3 while neglecting the country's vast wind energy potential. Rio de Janeiro, 07/04/2009. Image via Flickr by Greenpeace/Alex Carvalho. CC BY-SA 2.0. This article was originally published on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen media website from Sri Lanka. An edited version is published here as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. In 1971, a group of activists set sail from Canada in an old fishing boat to protest ...
Global Voices
Demonstrations in Niamey, Niger in support of the withdrawal from ECOWAS of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Screen capture from a YouTube video by Tv5monde January 28, 2024 marked the beginning of a major diplomatic crisis at the heart of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as three of its member states—Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger—withdrew from the institution with immediate effect. The rupture has triggered an array of reactions across the region. A few weeks before withdrawing from ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all currently governed by military regimes and at the t...
Global Voices
Consequences of the shelling of the children's hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol, March 9, 2022. (CC BY 4.0 DEED). Source https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/03/26/francziya-vymagatyme-vid-rf-znyaty-oblogu-mariupolya/Author armyinform.com.ua Nearly two years and thousands of sanctions later, Moscow’s war capacity remains intact, and Russia keeps on bombing Ukraine as much, if not more, as on that fateful morning of February 24, 2022, when the full-scale invasion began. The Kremlin continues its military operations and is launching hundreds of drones and missiles against Ukrainian cities a...
Global Voices
Burundi – Rwanda border. Screenshot from Tv5monde YouTube channel Just over one year after land borders finally reopened between Burundi and Rwanda in October 2022 after a seven-year border closure, diplomatic relations between the two East African countries are once again deteriorating. In May 2015, Burundi‘s late president, Pierre Nkurunziza (2005–2020), was targeted in a coup attempt led by General Godefroid Niyombare. The general criticized Nkurunziza's pursuit of a third term in office, deeming it unconstitutional. Although the coup was unsuccessful, Burundi leveled accusations against Rw...
Global Voices
Screenshot ofYouTube video by NewsMaker YouTube channel. Fair use. The article by NewsMaker was translated by Global Voices and edited for clarity. Published with permission from NewsMaker. In Moldova, five Russian citizens who are members of the LGBTQ+ community have been denied refugee status. The General Inspectorate of Migration (IGM) explained to four gay men and one transgender woman that “simple membership in a social group is not a basis” for granting refugee status. This was reported by the Genderdoc-M Information Center, which stated that they were “deeply shocked” by the explanation...
Global Voices
Image by Arzu Geybullayeva Turkey finally got the greenlight to proceed with a long-awaited deal — the acquisition of F-16 fighter jets from the United States — after months of uncertainty. On January 26, the US approved the sale of 40 new F-16s worth USD 23 billion in total. The deal also includes the equipment to modernize Turkey's 79 existing F-16s. The news of the deal arrived one day after Turkey's parliament finally voted to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO. A day after Erdogan signed off on Sweden’s NATO accession, the State Department approves the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey (...
Global Voices
Smoke billows in southern Lebanon after Israeli strike. Screenshot from video by AFP. Fair use. This article is written by Hassan Sindyan, and was originally published in Raseef22 on January 5, 2024. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. “We entered the battle on the second day of the war on Gaza, and Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was 100 percent Palestinian in terms of both decision and execution.” With this statement made on November 3, 2023, the leader of Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, declared Lebanon's participation in Operation Al-Aqsa...
Global Voices
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Image from Kremlin.ru (via Wikipedia) under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. The following article, written by Kuan-shun Yang, is part of a special joint issue between New Bloom and Taiwan Insight on the 2024 elections. It is first published on Taiwan Insight on January 2, 2024 and the New Bloom on January 9, 2024. The following edited version is republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement with New Bloom. For decades, Taiwan has lived under Beijing’s constant military threat of “reunification.” However, Taiwan is often portrayed...
Global Voices
Image via Jayanta Sharma. Used with permission. Jayant Sharma is a writer, editor, and literary translator, who primarily works in Nepali and English. A staunch advocate for the global recognition of Nepali literature, he has translated over two dozen literary works. He is also the founder of translateNEPAL, an initiative that amplifies Nepal's literary presence worldwide. Jayant contributes regularly to South-Asian journals, delving into topics encompassing Nepali arts, culture, and literature. Additionally, he is the author of ‘To Whom It May Concern,’ a poetry collection published in Austra...
Global Voices
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら