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- The Smart Intervention: Military Asymmetry and the Collapse of the Iranian Islamic Regime
The Islamic Republic of Iran has entered a terminal phase of governance. January 2026 marked an irrevocable geopolitical shift, defined by the regime’s systemic disintegration following the “12-Day War” of June 2025. The annihilation of its nuclear infrastructure and a hyperinflationary economic collapse have pushed the clerical establishment beyond the point of recovery. Unlike the… Continue reading The Smart Intervention: Military Asymmetry and the Collapse of the Iranian Islamic Regime The post The Smart Intervention: Military Asymmetry and the Collapse of the Iranian Islamic Regime appeared first on Fair Observer.
- War With Venezuela Risks Hemispheric Destabilization
The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has become a flashpoint for war hawks justifying an American takeover of Caracas, downplaying the real humanitarian and domestic risks of conflict with a neighboring country. Yet US President Donald Trump’s administration comments about what comes next remain vague, lacking a clear endgame. This gap strengthens the argument… Continue reading War With Venezuela Risks Hemispheric Destabilization The post War With Venezuela Risks Hemispheric Destabilization appeared first on Fair Observer.
- FO Exclusive: Global Lightning Roundup of January 2026
Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and FOI Senior Partner Glenn Carle, a retired CIA officer who now advises companies, governments and organizations on geopolitical risk, survey a turbulent opening to 2026 marked by accelerating geopolitical fragmentation and mounting institutional strain. From trade diplomacy and military posturing to domestic unrest and market volatility, January offered an early snapshot… Continue reading FO Exclusive: Global Lightning Roundup of January 2026 The post FO Exclusive: Global Lightning Roundup of January 2026 appeared first on Fair Observer.
Anthropocene
Black Agenda Report
The Guardian
The Marshall Project
Aeon
- How selfish are we?
An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition- by Jonathan R GoodmanRead on Aeon
Unicorn Riot
The Conversation
Inter Press Service
- Floods and Food Security: The Hidden Cost to Crops and Soil
South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe are currently experiencing severe flooding. According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 million people have been affected. In addition, hundreds of people have died , infrastructure has been destroyed, access to health services has been disrupted, and the risks of water- and mosquito-borne diseases are rising. Alarmingly, the devastating impacts
- WHO Launches $1 Billion Appeal Amid Funding Shortfalls and Widening Gaps in Healthcare Access
On February 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its 2026 global appeal to help millions of people living in protracted conflicts and humanitarian crises access lifesaving healthcare. Following a trend of sharply declining international funding, the agency warns that it is becoming increasingly difficult to respond to emerging health threats, including pandemics and drug-resistant
- UN Human Rights Office Launches USD 400 million Appeal to Address Global Human Rights Needs
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has launched a USD 400 million funding appeal for 2026 to address global human rights needs, warning that with mounting crises, the world cannot afford a human rights system in crisis. “The cost of our work is low; the human cost of underinvestment is immeasurable,” Türk
Sludge
Yale Environment 360
Inside Climate News
Amnesty International
Grist
- Inside the historic effort to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive
Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.
- Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
Returning Indigenous land won't destroy civilization, it could save it.
- The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
How Britain's new "green energy" depends on cutting down forests in the Deep South.
Truthout
Labor Notes
The World – PRI
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