The vast Russian Federation, spanning two continents with over 180 ethnicities and a multitude of religions, presents a complex governance challenge. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia became ...

[Usama Malik wrote this article before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Although it does not reflect post-election events, Fair Observer believes the analysis remains insightful and relevant.] The ...

History will record the early 21st century as the era of the “Great Betrayal.” We witness a profound moral collapse within Western academia, media and political movements — a collapse defined by a ...

Although no shots were fired, stones were thrown and fistfights broke out. They resulted in injuries to 11 soldiers from both sides. Numerous fights also occurred in the following weeks, with troops ...

Wars are often judged by their outcomes — victories, defeats and territorial gains. Yet some conflicts resist such clear conclusions. The war in Ukraine increasingly appears to be one of them: a ...

Fair Observer’s Video Producer Rohan Khattar Singh speaks with historian Daniel J. Fernández-Guevara about why Cuba, despite facing one of the gravest crises in its modern history, still has not ...

There is so much that is so wrong emanating these days from US President Donald Trump and his merry band of corrupt oligarchs and sycophants that it is hard to know where to begin. A good starting ...

During the recent French elections, politicians like Marine Le Pen, but also members of President Macron’s circle, were not shy to use the term ‘Islamofascism’ to attract voters. They had often used ...

International business consultancy and accounting firms have reached an unchartered phase in the business life cycle. These behemoths of commerce, often tasked with keeping both public and private ...

Famed football coach Pep Guardiola’s support of Palestine in February drew backlash, but it illustrates how far advocacy has come in sports. Where teams once remained neutral to escape from reality, ...

Never has the question of where Europe’s foreign gas supplies come from, and whether there are alternatives to the continent’s dependence on Russia, been so much debated as in recent weeks. A subject ...