Although the employment of women remains quite low across many professional fields, their participation in organizations known as NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) exceeds 75 percent.
While this high proportion might appear positive at first glance, it also has an aspect that warrants further questioning.
On Oct. 9, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Hours later, at a rally in Syracuse, N.Y., Trump condemned the decision, claiming that his record of resolving conflicts merited the award.
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Read more...Every October, Canada joins countries around the world in recognizing Cyber Security Awareness Month, an opportunity to learn how to protect ourselves in an increasingly connected world.
Life presents us with certain choices: we become either the creator of a problem, a part of it, or its solver. This holds true in every aspect of life—within the family, among friends, at the workplace, and even in the realms of government and politics. There is a direct link between the scale of the problem we create and the position from which we create it.
The capture of Perim Island and Yemen’s Red Sea coast by forces from Sana’a in September 2026 is more than another turn in Yemen’s long war. It may prove a precedent for how non-state actors can exercise influence over the infrastructure of globalization.
Is Bab al-Mandab becoming an example of a new form of “weaponized geography,” in which the ability to influence strategic corridors matters almost as much as the ability to control territory?
Watch a few videos about one topic, and before long, your feed seems full of it. Sometimes it can feel as though the internet knows exactly what you want before you even search for it.
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While some of Trump's pronouncements may seem childish to the world, it's not difficult to see that beneath them lies a new global political reality that thrives on tension and seeks to profit from it.
