Fair Observer

1 week ago | fairobserver.com | Kanwal Sibal

US President Donald Trump often launches diplomatic initiatives without fully considering the consequences. He is quick to claim credit for successes, whether or not that is timely or deserved. Though not necessarily acting out of malice, he tends to exaggerate his peace overtures and frequently reverses course without concern for credibility or long-term political fallout. As the head of the world’s most powerful country, Trump inevitably commands global attention.

2 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | Medea Benjamin

After 20 months of horror in Gaza, political rhetoric in Western countries is finally starting to shift — but will words translate into action? And what exactly can other countries do when the United States still shields Israel from efforts to enforce international law, as it did at the UN Security Council on June 5? On May 30, Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, accused Israel of committing a war crime by using starvation as a weapon against the people of Gaza.

3 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | Eromo Egbejule

Mozambique’s ruling party, Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), prevailed in a disputed election last year, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation. Protests have continued to wrack the country ever since. But who is behind the discontent, and how does it compare to protest movements in countries like Kenya and Nigeria? Last October, Mozambique held its seventh multiparty election since the end of the country’s civil war in 1994, but the results have been controversial.

4 weeks ago | fairobserver.com | John Feffer

The clean energy transition that the Biden administration touted as the focus of its industrial policy required large amounts of mineral inputs. Batteries for electric vehicles depend on lithium, solar panels contain gallium and molybdenum, and powerful magnets in wind turbines can’t be built without rare earth elements.

1 month ago | fairobserver.com | Neetu Chandak

The credibility of elite universities has fallen far, and not without reason. For decades, admissions offices singled out Asian-American applicants for unfairly high admissions standards while pretending to care about fairness and “equity.” Academic journals, blinded by ideology, fell victim to obvious hoax papers on topics such as rape culture in dog parks. Diversity, equity and inclusion statements became mandatory loyalty oaths to progressive causes during faculty hiring.