In a fast-growing inter-connected world, Afghanistan cannot sustain itself in isolation. To avoid isolation, the country needs a nationally agreed-upon legal framework, writes Abdul Rahman Yasa

In her new book, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19, Pacific Council Member Alice C. Hill helps us understand why the time has come to prepare for the world as it will be, rather than as it once was.

Only now have Western nations woken up to the continued threat to Afghan minorities and women, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi.

The year 1979 is a turning point in the history of the region, as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Islamic revolution in Iran and ‘Seige of Mecca’ laid the groundwork for the rise and victory of the Taliban over forty years later, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi

The CDC undoubtedly made some messaging and even decision mistakes – ending mask requirements too soon – which didn’t help. The agency is also still recovering from the severe loss of credibility it suffered in the last administration. But maybe, just maybe, sports fans, we haven’t really understood the game we are playing, writes Peter Katona and Seth Freeman.

Considering the many destructive consequences of disinformation, we can’t allow ourselves to become ambivalent about the news by assuming none of it is worth consuming simply because it may or may not be trustworthy, writes Kelly Kehoe

Is China a revisionist power challenging the rules-based international order? How are China’s Asian neighbors dealing with China’s rise, including its actions in the South China Sea? For a perspective on these and other matters, Dr. James Jongsoo Lee interviews Jay L. Batongbacal, a professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law and the director of the university’s Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea.

Climate change has been described as a “threat multiplier,” as opposed to a direct, causal source of societal conflicts, civil war, or terrorism. Nevertheless, armed groups will capitalize on fluctuations caused by extreme climate events and ensuing vulnerabilities to further their goals, writes Ibrahim al-Marashi.

The matter of freedom of expression polarizes Mexican society. For some, beginning with the President, one now breathes an air of freedom without compare. And, of course, there is no doubt that President López Obrador employs and exploits his pulpit fully and freely. For others, however, the way that the President leads is nothing other than by the permanent intimidation of those whom he terms “adversaries,” writes Dr. Luis Rubio

How much is justice worth? My large extended African American family is about to find out, writes Judy Belk