By Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J. S. Davies* – Common Dreams Those of us anxious to see peace in Ukraine should applaud President Trump’s initiative but we should also highlight the glaring contradictions of a president who finds the killing in Ukraine unacceptable but fully supports the genocide in Palestine....
By Scott Atran* and Angel Gomez* – Foreign Affairs A Brutal War Has Weakened Support for Hamas—but Made Peace With Israel Harder In the weeks since Israel’s fragile January 19 cease-fire and hostages-for-prisoners deal with Hamas, the issue of what should happen to Gaza and its 2.1 million inhabitants has...
By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER As defeat looms, German leaders and media keep voters in the dark The war in Ukraine and its consequences will have a long-lasting negative impact on the political, security, economic, and social future of Germany. It is the biggest war on European soil...
By Stephen Bryen* – InDepthNews  No NATO Membership for Ukraine, No US Troops European leaders who have been strongly supporting keeping the Ukraine war going have been dealt a serious blow by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Most of them must be in shock, gasping for breath....