The Party Of Algae And 'Our Democracy'

The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday that the US response to an Iranian proposal to end the conflict was “inadequate,” as there’s still no sign of progress in recent indirect talks between the two sides. Mohsen Rezaei told Iran’s PressTV that Iran had presented the US with seven conditions, and […]

Central Asia Is Escaping The 'Backyard' Label Authored by Ziaulhaq Tanin via RealClearWorld, Three decades after their independence, Central Asia is still often viewed through outdated geopolitical lenses - a region once called "Russia's backyard" and more recently as an arena of competition among Russia, China, and the West. Yet this familiar narrative no longer captures the region's strategic reality. Central Asian states are increasingly using great-power rivalry not simply to navigate external pressure, but to expand their own choices and strategic room for maneuver. This transformation is driven not by a...

Cuba Hit With National Power Grid Collapse As Oil Sources Dry Up Cuba’s power grid collapsed once again this week, this time at a national level, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity.  This is the sixth time since the US cut off fuel sources to the island since January that the national grid has collapsed and it's the most utility shutdown events in the country's recent history.   Even when Cuba's grid is in operation, only 30% of the population at most receives electricity at any given time.  Many...