Human Rights

October 7: The World Must Stop Starting the Story in the Middle

By Mohammed Altaj — Common Dreams

Three years after October 7, 2023, the article argues that the conflict cannot be reduced to that single date, emphasizing the decades of Palestinian occupation, blockade, and displacement that preceded it and continue today. The piece calls for acknowledging the systematic conditions Palestinians faced before the war and addressing the root cause of the conflict rather than using October 7 as justification for ongoing destruction.

8 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Human Rights

The Taliban Aren’t United. Accountability Can Exploit the Gaps.

By Fereshta Abbasi and Patricia Gossman — Foreign Policy In Focus

By Fereshta Abbasi* and Patricia Gossman** – Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) The Taliban’s authoritarian rule isn’t uniformly enforced. International accountability can exploit those divisions, preserving evidence for future justice while improving conditions for some Afghans…

7 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

The New Scramble for Africa

By Yohannes Woldemariam — ZNetwork

Regional powers including the UAE, Turkey, and Israel are expanding influence across the Red Sea and Horn of Africa through military support, gold smuggling networks, and port control, creating a system of long-distance economic and political domination that mirrors colonialism without requiring territorial occupation.

7 Oct 2026 · 12 min read
Human Rights

Why Al-Aqsa Flood Happened: Ilan Pappé Revisits October 2023

By Ilan Pappé — The Palestine Chronicle

Three years after October 2023’s Al-Aqsa Flood operation, newly available information reveals Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar warned Israel that rejecting Gaza’s demands for ending the blockade and releasing prisoners would trigger military action, with the operation ultimately serving as a preemptive strike against Israel’s planned devastation of the Strip.

6 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
Civil Society

The housing movement has transformed Spanish politics, and might save Sánchez on 29 November

By Ben Wray — Brave New Europe

A mass housing movement sparked by an elderly woman’s eviction has reshaped Spain’s election campaign, putting social class at the forefront of politics ahead of the 29 November vote. Prime Minister Sánchez called early elections hoping housing—which divides tenants from landlords—provides better electoral terrain for the left than immigration debates that favor the right.

6 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Europe’s dependency on foreign-made arms is here to stay

By Eurydice Bersi and Attila Kálmán — Investigative Europe

By Eurydice Bersi* and Attila Kálmán** – Investigative Europe Despite the huge sums mobilised for defence, dependency on the US remains highly entrenched for air defence in particular, while a new reliance on Israel is emerging. In 2011, when the Italians, French and British…

5 Oct 2026 · 10 min read
Thought & Society

Can AI’s Threat Awaken Humanity in Time?

By David Korten — Common Dreams

By David Korten* – Common Dreams We are now faced once more with the logic of a global suicide pact. Everyone may recognize the danger, yet no participant feels free to withdraw from the competition. Artificial intelligence confronts humanity with a paradox of historic…

2 Oct 2026 · 7 min read