Human Rights

Navi Pillay Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. The World Still Fails to Stop Genocide

By Joshua Scheer — ScheerPost

A UN commission chaired by Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay concluded that Israeli authorities committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, identifying Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog and former Defense Minister Gallant as having incited it. The commission called for a permanent ceasefire, humanitarian access and international accountability measures.

12 October 2026 · 6 min read
Civil Society

Books or Bombs? France’s Student Revolt vs. NATO’s Spending Push

By Medea Benjamin — CounterPunch

By Medea Benjamin* – CounterPunch For the third week in a row, high school students across France are taking to the streets demanding more investment in their education. They want more teachers, smaller classes, decent school buildings and a public education system that works…

9 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Starting a war is easier than ending one

By Herbert Wulf — International Politics and Society

By Herbert Wulf* – International Politics and Society (IPS-Journal) Militarily superior, yet still without victory. In Ukraine and Iran, escalation has exposed the limits of force — and the lack of an exit strategy.

9 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
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