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Sep 03 2026 
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) – Last Hope for Peace?
by Peter Koenig
On 1 September 2026, the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held at the Yrys-Ordo Congress Hall in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, under the chairmanship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov. While this was the 26th conference of the SCO’s Heads… Continue reading
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Sep 03 2026 
Why have the US’ proposals stalled at the G20?
Global Times
The US once again turned what should have been a multilateral platform for addressing real global economic problems into a one-man show.
Search for coverage of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, the US, and you are most likely met with a conveyor belt of headlines about the… Continue reading -
Sep 01 2026 
Bishkek time: The SCO once again addresses the question of global governance
Global Times – Editorial
Guided systematically by the GGI (Global Governance Initiative), the SCO has continued to exert efforts across governance in three major areas – security, economy as well as livelihood and culture – making outstanding contributions to regional stability and prosperity and the improvement of global governance.
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Aug 30 2026 
SCO coming up ….
What, Where, When, Who and How summary
From August 31 to September 1, Bishkek. Kyrgyz Republic, the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The event coincides with the 25th anniversary of the SCO. The attending leaders will review the current status of the organisation, discuss prospects for its further development and modernisation,… Continue reading
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Aug 28 2026 
Al-Qaida’s Greatest Victory
Strategic Culture © Photo: Public domain
The catastrophic gesture by the UN secretary-general, precisely because of the office he holds, amounts to an assault on international law of the gravest kind.
The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, visited Damascus in his official capacity and met Syria’s “interim president”,… Continue reading -
Jul 29 2026 
UN begins search for Guterres’ successor with first straw poll
Al Mayadeen The Security Council meets at the United Nations Headquarters, May 26, 2026.
The UN Security Council will hold its first confidential straw poll on Thursday to assess support for… Continue reading -
Jul 10 2026 
AI, Cognitive Degeneration, and the Future of Humanity
UK Column
The human brain is a marvellous organ; the peak of evolutionary complexity. As we humans grow and learn new things, the brain learns and adapts. Indeed, throughout life, it exhibits surprisingly plastic behaviour, not just in terms of function but also morphology, changing itself according to needs.
The brain typically takes up 2% of the… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
Revolving Door in Britain and the Crisis of Governance in the West
Pan-African News Wire
By Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor, Pan-African News Wire. Monday June 22, 2026.
The resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will result in the seventh leader in the United Kingdom in a decade as the working class faces worsening socioeconomic conditions amid a growth in far-right electoral successes and racist violence in the streets.
After months… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
The Climate Scenario That Changed the World – And Is Now Being Quietly Dropped
Mark Gerard Keenan
For more than a decade, one climate scenario exercised extraordinary influence over public policy, media reporting, corporate planning, and public consciousness.
Most people never heard of it. It was known simply as RCP 8.5.
Yet behind countless headlines predicting climate catastrophe, behind many of the studies cited by activists and politicians, and behind much of… Continue reading
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Jun 12 2026 
The ICC: He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune
Strategic Culture … Continue reading
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Jun 01 2026 
11th International Conference, Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s message to organisers and participants of the 11th International Conference, Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era (June 1, 2026)
https://t.me/MFARussia/30169
✍️ I cordially welcome the organisers and participants of the 11th International Conference, Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era – a forum of high standing sponsored by the… Continue reading
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May 16 2026 
‘Argentina Stopped’: Unions Hold Second General Strike Over Milei Austerity
A family sleeps in front of a closed office building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next to posters calling for a general strike against President Javier Milei’s cuts and privatizations. (Photo: dpa)
Common Dreams
“It is a day of resistance and demand,” said trade groups that organized the action “in defense of democracy, labor rights, and the living… Continue reading
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May 06 2026 
US Pressing Others to Help Reopen Hormuz is to Socialize Liability of Its Self-Made Trouble
China’s Diplomacy
This is an editorial from China Daily.
History’s recurring lesson is that great powers often mistake ultimatums for rational strategy. The Middle East crisis offers another tutorial on that error.
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pressed allies in Europe and Asia to contribute to a US-led effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, arguing… Continue reading
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Apr 27 2026 
Four Years On, China’s Global Security Initiative Builds Momentum
chinadiplomacy.org.cn
By Matteo Giovannini
China’s Global Security Initiative has steadily built momentum since its 2022 launch, winning recognition across the Global South as a cooperative alternative to traditional security frameworks.
On April 21, 2022, at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Security Initiative (GSI), presenting a forward-looking vision to address… Continue reading
