Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian If I were a Scot I’d vote for independence tomorrow. This crisis is Nicola Sturgeon’s opportunity I hope Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon realise how much they may yet owe Boris Johnson. If I were a… Continue Reading
By Nadia Batok* Washington ceremony marks 70th anniversary of NATO on April 3, 2019. The seventieth anniversary of the Washington Treaty, the founding document of NATO, represents more than just a historical moment for commemorating NATO’s past, but also an opportunity… Continue Reading
By Sarah Saadoun* – Newsweek There is a bitter irony to the White House’s newly released economic development plan for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Titled “Peace to Prosperity,” the plan was devised by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior… Continue Reading
By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine The former Soviet republic returns to its origins at the hand of China In Uzbekistan, in the heart of central Asia, is the mythical Samarkand, whose name is associated with a beautiful… Continue Reading
By François Delattre* – The New York Times My experience at the United Nations Security Council over the last five years has led me to see a harsh truth: The world is growing more dangerous and less predictable by the day.… Continue Reading
By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine And where millions will keep walking… until a new Berlin Conference It all started in Africa. It all started in Ethiopia. It all started with Lucy. At the dawn of humanity 3.2… Continue Reading
Nadia Batok* Although it is ungrateful to speak of a complicated history in the Balkans, it is necessary to mention some important facts in order to understand a complicated situation, because the history of this region has different truths depending on who… Continue Reading
By Randy Boyagoda* – The New York Times A country once split by ethnic hatreds is now a target for Islamic terrorism. TORONTO — The series of suicide attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which… Continue Reading
By Rabbi Michael Lerner* Note from Tikkun: Rabbi Lerner’s article below appeared as the lead article on Salon this morning. You can read it below. He is happy to read your responses (send them to him at Letters@tikkun.org). Israel’s election… Continue Reading
By BBC World Media captionRwanda genocide anniversary: The country will mourn for 100 days Rwanda’s president said the country had become “a family once again”, while marking the 25th anniversary of the genocide that killed 800,000 people. Paul Kagame, who… Continue Reading
By David Leonhardt, Opinion Columnist –T he New York Times A C.E.O. Who’s Scared for America Peter Georgescu — a refugee-turned-C.E.O. who recently celebrated his 80th birthday — feels deeply grateful to his adopted country. He also feels afraid for… Continue Reading
By Fernando Ayala * – Wall Street International Magazine What only wars were able to do… so far The modern international order was born with the so-called Peace of Westphalia in 1648 that ended the 30-year war in Europe and… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* March 2019, Rome – There is a huge debate on anti-Semitism. I think we need to make a systematic analysis that makes the problem simple and clear. Obviously, the subject is very complex and produces so many… Continue Reading
