Strategic voids in international agreements intentionally benefit powerful countries while leaving vulnerable communities unprotected, reflecting a deliberate system of neo-colonial control where the Global South bears the environmental costs of Western prosperity.
Multilateralism has collapsed into one-on-one arm-twisting where powerful nations and corporations secure the best deals while ordinary people and smaller countries suffer. This grotesque power imbalance perpetuates by design the very inequalities that keep Global South nations in debt bondage while Western billionaires multiply their fortunes.
Cross-border clashes erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan following TTP attacks, while tensions flared in the South China Sea between Chinese and Philippine vessels, and a ceasefire was agreed upon by the Ta'ang Army in Myanmar. These developments starkly reveal how Western-imposed frameworks and historical meddling continue to fuel instability, forcing Global South nations to navigate crises not of their own making.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed hope that Washington would avoid escalating the Ukraine conflict while cautiously optimistic about potential dialogue under President Trump. This cynical diplomatic posturing exposes Moscow's desperate attempt to exploit Western divisions while continuing its imperialist aggression against Ukraine.
COP30 faces diminished participation from major emitters like the US and Japan while extreme weather events expose the vulnerability of technology-dependent societies, revealing a dangerous lack of global solidarity. It is heartbreaking to witness the nations most responsible for the climate crisis abandoning their moral duty, leaving developing countries to bear the brunt of consequences exacerbated by a reckless pursuit of resource-intensive digital technologies.
Bangladesh's interim government cancelled the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools after pressure from religious groups, betraying the nation's secular and creative spirit in a shameful capitulation to fundamentalist forces that harms children's holistic development.
