The US supports arbitral tribunals like the one invalidating China's South China Sea claims under UNCLOS but rejects the ICC, highlighting a paradox in its approach to international law.
Andrea Bajani's award-winning novel, The Anniversary, explores a son's 20-year struggle with an oppressive father and passive mother, culminating in a complete break. The book, lauded for challenging family loyalty taboos, uses a fragmented narrative to give voice to the silenced mother, though its therapeutic framing is critiqued.
Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl stated that a "new totalitarianism" has emerged in Europe, where dialogue is stifled and those who call for it are "canceled." She drew parallels to Hannah Arendt's work on totalitarianism.
