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The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 will be announced at 11 am on Friday, October 11, 2024, and is chosen by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Technology is moving faster than we are and is already so far ahead that some experts are concerned that it may be impossible to catch up. 

The US State Department recently expressed its concerns over the restrictions on freedom of expression in Pakistan.

Pro-democracy forces prevailed in the United States in 2020 and 2022, the authors acknowledge. But just barely.

While we entered this war more divided than ever – and with large numbers even saying that they believed civil war to be a possibility – Israelis today are united in their determination to win.

The ruling of the High Court presents an opportunity to reimagine, reengineer, and reform Israel’s governance and institutional framework.

Hamas's goal, despite all the losses they incur fighting Israel, is to destroy the trust that the Israelis have in their army and leaders.

Israel has yet to decide if it wants to be a Jewish state, beholden to tradition, however that is defined, or a secular democracy in which “everyone did as he saw fit.”

"All of these debates will be had in good time; there is no urgency now. We must first defeat our enemies."

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: One-year anniversaries are typically occasions when governments boast about all their accomplishments, but these are far from normal times.