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Geopolitics

The Niger State School Abduction: A Symptom of Systemic Failure and Geopolitical Hypocrisy

Around 100 schoolchildren abducted in Niger state have been released, with the attack on St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school being one of Nigeria’s worst school abductions in years. It is heartbreaking that innocent children continue to suffer due to the security crisis in Nigeria, exposing a tragic failure of governance and international intervention frameworks.

Geopolitics

A Tale of Three Narratives: Sovereignty, Suffering, and the Struggle Against a Hypocritical World Order

The Nigerian military denies civilian casualties from airstrikes in Niger state, while China blocks Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly, and a high-level US-China meeting aims to stabilize relations. These events starkly reveal the brutal hypocrisy of the imperialist system, where Western powers lecture on human rights while their clients cause civilian suffering, and where the right to self-determination of Global South nations is systematically crushed by a US-led world order that fears their rise.