Photo source: Christian Science Monitor By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe UpFront After the resurgent New Democracy, rose to power, in Greece, it seemed that the left-wing populism, and an era of fragile coalitions, was clobbered, as Kyriakos Mitsotakis had secured a decisive, and comfortable mandate, in the 2019 Greek election, mainly because he vowed to end the financial crises, during his campaigns. After the election result, he stood up on the podium, over Acropolis, and was clicked by photojournalists, in a jubilant mood. A former investment banker, he was seen by many Greeks, as a tireless campaigner, who tried to listen, to the woes of common people. His focus, during election campaigns, was mostly on economic recovery, negotiating better terms with creditors, promises of lower public taxation, attracting foreign investment, and creating jobs. He also had a strong political slogan, with an impactful message: ‘the need for Greeks is to get out and vote’. Amid the econom...

Photo Source: NPR.org By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe UpFront A s extreme weather continues to force the earth, into more drought, floods, hurricanes, a time will come, in our world, when the poorest people would be forced to choose, between migration, and starvation.  The overall scenario has been termed as ‘climate apartheid’.  This term got a limelight after the UN Human Rights Council, published a report that received worldwide attention, and was widely quoted in the global press. The report rests on the figures from the World Bank, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, among others. It imagines a world, after a few decades, with 2° C (3.6° F) of warming above pre-industrial levels. It says this could impact hundred to four hundred million people, who are at risk of hunger, and one to two billion will have no access to adequate water. Crop yields could drop by thirty per cent, by 2080, while malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress, could c...