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Arshad Khan  The unthinkable and improbable became possible and very quickly changed to reality as crowds of Trump supporters, outnumbering the Capitol police and instigated by the president himself in a speech a short while earlier, stormed the Capitol and took over parts of the building. Photos of these MAGA …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing links between fragility and conflict, two of the greatest obstacles to achieving sustainable development across the world. Mr. Guterres was speaking on Wednesday during a high-level virtual debate of the Council to examine …

Even on the end note, the year contains surprises enough to deem it as a year of instability and chaos given every nook and cranny around the globe is riddled with a new crisis every day. Latest down in the tally is the country of Belarus that has …

Shehab Al Makahleh Every year, futurologists and astrologers try to predict the future of economic and political incidents worldwide. Their prophecies or those of geopoliticians are based mainly on historical analogies, which are catchy to readers, listeners and viewers. Many think tanks issue such prognosis which are adopted …

Giancarlo Elia Valori The end-of-year agreement between the European Union and China opens up new geopolitics scenarios The year that has just started does not seem destined to be more peaceful than the one that has just ended. While the world continues to be afflicted by the Covid-19 …

By David N. Cicilline One of the authors of the impeachment article against President Trump makes his case. Mr. Cicilline is a U.S. representative and a member of the House Judiciary Committee. Since his resounding defeat in the presidential election in November, Donald Trump has done everything but concede to …

James M. Dorsey Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an undefined ‘moderate’ Islam that is tolerant and endorses pluralism. Countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have so far …

Sumantra Maintra A bipartisan crackdown on all forms of insurrectionary forces within is of paramount importance because historically more than any foreign enemy, domestic propaganda and insurrectionary forces can result in state collapse. The same people who supported political violence, and opposed any police action are now taking a …

It was hard to watch the scenes of President Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol on Wednesday as the joint session of Congress was convened to debate and ratify President Elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory. Suddenly, the home of America’s representative government was threatened not by Islamic …