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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > saarc-is-being-revived

SAARC is being revived!

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (900+ words) Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions and security concerns between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the process of reviving the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has officially begun! It has been reported that this initiative is being spearheaded by Bangladesh, a…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > after-venezuela-six-plausible-scenarios-on-the-new-game-of-thrones-board

After Venezuela: Six plausible scenarios on the new Game of Thrones board

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (396+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, French From this breaking point, at least six plausible scenarios open up that deserve close attention. In this scenario, presidents, former heads of state, international judges, human rights rapporteurs and political leaders critical…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > the-prince-unmasked-declining-hegemony-structural-blackmail-and-the-geopolitics-of-systemic-chokepoints

The prince unmasked: declining hegemony, structural blackmail, and the geopolitics of systemic chokepoints

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (753+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, French Structural blackmail is defined here as the capacity of an actor to impose conditions on others not through direct prohibition or overt military coercion, but through control over the time, cost, and…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > zohran-mamdani-new-mayor-of-new-york-i-will-not-abandon-my-principles-for-fear-of-being-considered-radical

Zohran Mamdani, new mayor of New York: “I will not abandon my principles for fear of being considered radical.”

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (741+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, Italian Senator Bernie Sanders thanked the people of New York and urged them to support Zohran Mamdani now that he must govern at a time full of hatred, violence, injustice, and inequality, while…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > were-going-to-run-the-country-preparing-an-illegal-occupation-in-venezuela

“We’re Going to Run the Country:” Preparing an Illegal Occupation in Venezuela

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (439+ words) I listened to the January 3 press conference with a knot in my stomach. As a Venezuelan American with family, memories, and a living connection to the country being spoken about as if it were a possession, what I heard was…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > overcoming-the-crisis-and-global-uncertainty-humanity-in-action-the-iv-assembly-of-the-world-humanist-forum-calls-for-joint-action

‘Overcoming the crisis and global uncertainty: humanity in action’, the IV Assembly of the World Humanist Forum calls for joint action.

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (512+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, Italian, German Under the title "Overcoming the crisis and global uncertainty: humanity in action, the IV Open Assembly of the World Humanist Forum will take place on 24th and 25th January 2026. The central theme of…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > bombings-in-venezuela-another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-international-law

Bombings in Venezuela: Another Nail in the Coffin of International Law

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (221+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, French The lived reality of Venezuelan society is not what ultimately drives U.S. policy. What matters is control, access, and alignment within a region long treated as an U.S." sphere of influence (backyard " Monroe Doctrine)....

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > year-end-review-us-imperialism-at-a-crossroads-requiem-for-europe

Year-end review: US imperialism at a crossroads, requiem for Europe

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1687+ words) Samir Saul holds a doctorate in history from the University of Paris and is a professor of history at the Universit" de Montr"al. His latest book is L'Imp"rialisme, pass" et pr"sent. Un essai (2023). He is also the…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > new-set-of-demonstrations-in-iran

New set of demonstrations in Iran

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (206+ words) This post is also available in: French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Arabic New set of demonstrations are happening in Iran. It started with the merchants of Tehran and some big cities closed their shops as a protest movement to the unaffordability…...

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pressenza.com > 2026 > 01 > new-years-celebrations-in-different-cultures-hopes-for-renewal-and-a-better-future-for-all

New Year’s celebrations in different cultures: Hopes for renewal and a better future for all.

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (738+ words) This post is also available in: Spanish, French At the Punta de Vacas Study and Reflection Park, a place far from the centers of power but very close to the deep heartbeat of Humanity, Silo'founder of New Humanism'delivered a brief…...