Best host of 2026 World Cup?

Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey are the three Mexican host cities for this mega World Cup, jointly organized with the United States and Canada. Pictures from these cities quickly spread on social media, showing fans from many countries celebrating with local fans. In the narrow streets of Monterrey’s nightlife district, older women in sandals dance … Read more

‘If Ukraine falls, this will be the end of the European Union and the end of Europe’s future’

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, journalist, author and President of PEN Ukraine. According to Dr Yermolenko, the war is not simply a military confrontation, Europe’s future hangs in the balance. Speaking hours after a devastating missile attack on Kyiv, he juxtaposes the intimate experience of civilian vulnerability with a … Read more

South Africa, Ghana save migrant from death

A fresh diplomatic row has erupted between Ghana and South Africa over the murder of a migrant in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township earlier this week. The South African government said Thursday the death was not linked to anti-immigrant protests that broke out in the country earlier this week. The statement came after Ghana’s Foreign Ministry … Read more

‘No Israeli security without Palestinian freedom; no Palestinian freedom without Israeli security’

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organization and former hostage negotiator. One thousand days after the outbreak of the Gaza war, Gershon Baskin shares a stark assessment of Israel’s political and strategic trajectory. Rather than framing the anniversary solely as a military milestone, he argues … Read more

‘No Israeli security without Palestinian freedom; no Palestinian freedom without Israeli security’

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organization and former hostage negotiator. One thousand days after the outbreak of the Gaza war, Gershon Baskin shares a stark assessment of Israel’s political and strategic trajectory. Rather than framing the anniversary solely as a military milestone, he argues … Read more