At the end of European Communism, there was a widespread, euphoric hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life; eventually, though, many lost that hope. The problem, under both Communism and the new liberal dispensation, was that those pursuing grand social projects had embraced ideology instead of philosophy.
considers what an Albanian Marxist philosopher can tell us about liberty in today's world.
For the US, Slovakia's general election may produce another unreliable allied government. But instead of turning a blind eye to such allies, as President Joe Biden has been doing with Poland, or confronting them with an uncompromising stance, the US should spearhead efforts to help mend flawed democracies.
reflect on the outcome of Slovakia's general election in the run-up to Poland's decisive vote.
发自华盛顿特区——与伊斯兰国有关的叛乱分子自2017年以来对莫桑比克造成了巨大的破坏。在北部德尔加杜角省的恐怖活动中武装分子杀害了6500余人,破坏了大量基础设施,招募娃娃兵作战,还实施了各类性暴力和性别暴力。整场冲突合共导致近一百万人流离失所。
世界粮食计划署驻莫桑比克代表和国家主任将因此产生的人道主义危机称为“前所未有的大灾难”。当地民众面临的主要挑战是获取医疗服务的渠道减少。叛乱已经迫使德尔加杜角近一半的卫生中心关闭。随着成千上万莫桑比克人南下避难,他们的基本医疗需求致使其他省份的基础设施更加紧张,进而削弱了该国的整体医疗卫生安全状况。
国际社会对此做出了大力回应:联合国已经呼吁提供4.37亿美元人道主义援助以解决莫桑比克北部的大规模国内流离失所问题,而美国则在向该国输送大量资源。除了美国每年分配给莫桑比克的大量发展援助外,美国国际开发署还在去年7月宣布了一项提供1.16亿美元补充援助的计划——主要用于食品和营养目的,尽管有些资金原本是为了满足医疗保健需求。
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