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Predicting the Onset of World War III: A Complex Analysis

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The prospect of a third world war is a topic that haunts international policymakers, military strategists, and global citizens alike. While World War I and World War II were products of specific political, economic, and social circumstances, the dynamics shaping a potential World War III are multifaceted, driven by evolving global power structures, technological advancements, and ideological clashes. Can we truly predict when such a catastrophic event might occur? To address this, we must first examine the factors contributing to escalating global tensions.

The Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

Global power structures today are no longer as clearly defined as during the Cold War, where two superpowers—the United States and the Soviet Union—dominated international affairs. Now, we are witnessing the rise of a multipolar world, where countries such as China, India, Russia, and regional players like Turkey and Iran are challenging the longstanding hegemony of the West.

Rising Nationalism and Authoritarianism

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Jan. 6 Committee’s Plan to Stop the Next Attack on Democracy

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The Jan. 6 Committee has always been clear about its two main goals. First, it wanted to show that former President Donald Trump was the main culprit behind the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, and over the course of its hearings the committee proved surprisingly effective at making that case. “The central cause of Jan. 6 was one man, former President Donald Trump,” the panel wrote in its final report published Thursday night. “None of the events of Jan. 6 would have happened without him.” Even top Republicans agree the Committee made that case convincingly.

Much harder to accomplish is the committee’s second goal: ensuring nothing like Jan. 6, 2021 ever happens again.

The committee’s final report is more than 800 pages long and covers all of the House committee’s findings, based on some 1,000 interviews and hundreds of thousands of documents. The final section focuses on prescriptions

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Biogas Spreads Among Cuban Families as an Alternative Energy

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  • by Luis Brizuela (candelaria, cuba)
  • Inter Press Service

CANDELARIA, Cuba, Dec 20 (IPS) – Mayra Rojas is one of a small but growing number of people in Cuba benefiting from the production of biogas, a renewable energy source still little used in a country highly dependent on fossil fuels.

The biodigester in the back of her house in the rural community of Carambola, Candelaria municipality in the province of Artemisa, 80 kilometers west of Havana, brings Rojas the benefits of not using firewood and electricity for cooking, with the consequent reduction in electric bills and cooking time.

It was built in 2011 with the help of her husband Edegni Puche, who worked in the installation of the gas pipes and other aspects.

Rojas and Puche, who raise pigs and grow fruits and vegetables on their small family farm, were advised by specialists from the

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Toward Free Education for All Children

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A school for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 18, 2019. Credit: Human Rights Watch
  • Opinion by Bede Sheppard (rzeszow, poland)
  • Inter Press Service

RZESZOW, Poland, Dec 07 (IPS) – Bede Sheppard is deputy children’s rights director at Human Rights WatchEducation is fundamental for children’s development and a powerful catalyst for improving their entire lives. International human rights law guarantees everyone a right to education. But it surprises many to learn that the international human rights framework only explicitly guarantees an immediate right to free primary education—even though we know that a child equipped with just a primary education is inadequately prepared to thrive in today’s world.

Children who participate in education from the pre-primary through to the secondary level have better health, better job prospects, and higher earnings as adults. And they are less vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, including child labor

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