Author: The Editorial Team

Conflicts are frequent in the world, although there are preventional and mitigational efforts. In addition to international conflicts including the Ukraine war, there are civil wars in several Middle East and African countries including Syria, Yemen and the Central African Republic. Armed conflicts led to millions of deaths, millions of displacements and many other negative consequences, not only to the warring parties but also to others, in the last several decades. Along with armed conflicts, there are repression and marginalization of one group by another or one person by another in political, economic, social, religious and cultural terms. Globally, many…

Prison conditions have been criticized in many countries for decades. Definitely, prison conditions have notably improved in recent decades across the world. While prisoners were regularly caged and chained often in places like cellars and closets and there was a lack of treatment and other facilities earlier, they can now stay unchained in prisons and are treated in a better way and given treatment facilities — along with many other improved facilities — in many countries. But prison conditions are still not up to the mark in many developed, developing and less developing countries. According to several sources, prisons in…

Saudi Arabia and Iran are going to restore diplomatic relations. According to several sources including the BBC, the two countries will reopen embassies within two months and re-establish trade and security relations. Such a decision made by the representatives of the two countries in Beijing — mediated by Chinese officials —came as a surprise at least a bit since it came after seven years of severing their ties in a bitter row over the Saudi’s execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric leading to demonstrators’ storming in its embassy in Tehran. The renewed diplomatic relations of the geopolitical competitors in…

The Ukraine war that started with the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year has been going on for more than one year leading to the death of thousands and negative economic and other impacts in Russia, Ukraine and many other countries around the world. But no remarkable efforts have yet been made to end the war in which the west got involved with military aid and financial and other support to Ukraine to fight Russians from the beginning, though the prospects for ending the war were visible several times. In the latest effort to end the war, China has made…

The opposition leaders and activists of Bangladesh have been repressed and harassed by the BAL (Bangladesh Awami League)-led government for years. According to available newspapers, opposition political parties in Bangladesh — a south Asian country — were halted from their political demonstrations many times in the last decade, even if they can participate in rallies more in recent months. The government represses opposition leaders and activists in many areas of the country, especially before any major political rallies and elections, probably for thwarting the demonstrations of opposition and securing electoral wins. Though opposition parties get more freedom recently, it remains…

Social globalization — the integration of societies of the world through sharing of ideas and information between and among countries — is important and inevitable in the present world. Social globalization definitely enables people in remote areas of the world to communicate with each other, contributes to world views in which people are more tolerant of one another, changes lifestyles and consumption patterns worldwide, creates vibrant cultural diversity, improves the quality of life and brings many other positive outcomes. Different mediums including television, the internet and social media play important roles in social globalization across the world. While it is…

The armed violence in South Sudan has increased in recent months. According to several sources including the BBC, violence occurred several times in the last few months. The recent violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state —amid an escalation in clashes between armed groups since August last year —has killed hundreds of civilians, displaced more than 20,000 and led to the destruction of properties and livelihoods. The conflict started in December 2013 as a political dispute within the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Army and reflects a power struggle between Salva Kiir and Riek Machar. The violence is widespread, reaching almost…

The recycling of waste materials is important for not only environmental but also economic, social and other beneficial outcomes. The recycling of aluminum, plastics and other waste materials conserve energy, reduce air and water pollution, reduce greenhouse gases, conserve natural resources, shrink other forms of pollution and help the environment in several other ways. Recycling leads to the preservation of natural resources by reusing the already procured materials. Recycling contributes to the economy and brings social benefits in several ways including saving production and energy costs. Many countries have increased their efforts to recycle waste materials in recent decades but…

Food insecurity is one of the major global problems. Many are food insecure in many countries, though food production has significantly increased in recent decades and the produced foods are enough for all around the world. According to several sources including the World Food Programme and the World Bank, hundreds of millions of people are food insecure across the world and the number is increasing. But food insecurity —often defined as a lack of consistent access of everyone to enough food in a household to live an active and healthy life — is more in less developed countries. Given that…

Political stability has been given emphasis across the world for decades. This is because political stability, a state where the political situation of a country is reliable and predictable, is related to economic growth and prosperity, along with many other beneficial outcomes in any country. Definitely, many countries are progressing in economic and other terms because of political stability and politically stable countries are economically more developed compared to politically unstable countries. Political stability definitely fosters the economy in several ways including providing conditions for economic activities, bringing foreign investment and improving economic efficiency. Even though political stability exists in…