As Meta launches its Threads microblogging site, Twitter is being kicked while it’s down

Elon Musk is no stranger to highly competitive markets in which you take advantage of a competitor’s weakness. For once, he is on the receiving end...

Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?

U.S. allies should rethink their allegiance to an aggressive but declining superpower

In its pursuit of permanent global domination, the United States has pushed the world towards unnecessary conflict, especially via its two-decade “war on terror.” American allies...

The rise of #Robodebt: how Twitter activists pushed a government scandal from hashtags to a royal commission

The royal commission into the unlawful robodebt scheme has delivered its findings. On the final day of public hearings, Commissioner Catherine Holmes highlighted the crucial role...

500 days of war: Cost of conflict for Russia, Ukraine

ISTANBUL – Russia’s war against Ukraine, which hit 500 days, caused a huge economic effect on both and other countries due to fluctuating commodity prices. During the...

The history behind Orkney’s vote to ‘join Norway’

For the third time in half a century, Orkney, UK, has raised the issue of its Nordic origins and an apparent desire to embrace them once...

If someone posts your private photos online, there has been little you can do about it – how changes in the law will finally help victims

In 2015, Keeley Richards-Shaw found her name and personal life splashed all over the media. Her photo, her job and links to her Facebook page were...

There is no legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn’t make Biden decision to do so morally right

The Biden administration announced on July 7, 2023, that it would send cluster bombs to Ukraine – a deeply controversial move given the munition is prohibited...

China’s ties to Cuba and growing presence in Latin America raise security concerns in Washington, even as leaders try to ease tensions

There is a push by leaders in Washington and Beijing to get U.S.-China relations back on track. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with President...

Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948

The Israeli army’s recent attack on Jenin refugee camp resulted in 13 deaths (12 Palestinians, including four children, and one Israeli soldier killed by suspected friendly...