In India, a Christian family was beaten and harassed by their neighbors and the Hindu nationalist group RSS. Ritesh, his wife Vanya, and their children became Christian in 2016. Despite their cautious and secretive practice of the faith, they could not avoid the omnipresent eyes of their Hindu village. Following intimidation and coercion by a group deployed by the RSS, the family was brought before Hindu leaders. They were interrogated, beaten, and later arrested.
Read MoreShall we play a game?
No, this is not a 1980s film about Mattew Broderick staving off nuclear disaster, but another age-old game that we have been playing since humanity existed: war. As with the board game with the same name, war involves risks, either taking them or accepting them based on the cards you are dealt. Unlike the board game, however, the fog of war clouds the capabilities of the enemy, and leaders risk either diving headfirst into a body of cool water, or solid concrete.
Read MoreThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed the Russian Federation on center stage, with all eyes looking at the bear’s next steps. The Ukrainians are being bolstered by the European Union and the United States, under the guise of protecting national sovereignty and promoting democracy. The blatant disregard for the damages the West has caused around the world and the sudden interest in the well-being of a white nation is a testament to what the West actually cares about: their domination of global affairs. There was no international outcry for the atrocious war crimes committed in Iraq.
Read MoreWhen nuclear weapons come to mind, there is often hysteria associated with them, the end of the world, destruction of the Earth, end of life as we know it. The public has a vague idea of what nuclear weapons are and what their purpose is in grand strategy, and it’s time to change that. The media consistently overplays the threat of nuclear annihilation, but since the inception of these weapons of mass destruction, they were only ever used twice.
Read MoreThough now liberated, the long struggle to rebuild their lives has only now begun for the Yazidi people.
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