By James Gregory –BBC News Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief has claimed. Josep Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade” disaster. A Spanish ship carrying desperately needed food supplies has left…
By Jorge Heine* – Project Syndicate With violent gangs running rampant across Haiti and seizing key infrastructure, a complete breakdown of the state and civil order is underway, raising fears of imminent famine. Faced with such an obvious humanitarian emergency, the failure of…
By Ajit Niranjan* – The Guardian Dangers of wildfires, extreme weather and other factors outgrowing preparedness, European Environment Agency says Europe is not prepared for the rapidly growing climate risks it faces, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has said in its…
By Sam Jones and Lili Bayer (*) – The Guardian The leader of Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance, Luis Montenegro, has claimed victory after a closely contested parliamentary election that saw the far-right surge With almost 99% of Sunday’s votes counted, the Democratic…
By Nicolas Forsans* – The Conversation The US military started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti overnight as the Caribbean island descends further into chaos. Rival gangs have joined forces to overrun the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in an attempt to force…
by Sam Jones – The Guardian André Ventura is hoping discontent with mainstream politics will hand his Chega party a kingmaker role Mouçós, Portugal – March 8 – Tempting as the tables of savoury pastries were, and strong as the voice of the shaven-headed singer belting out Phil…
By Yasmine Sherif* – ModernDiplomacy MARCH 8, 2024. Across much of the world, women have endured thousands of years of oppression, subjugation, and systematic denial of reaching our human and economic potential.
Sachs & Sybil Fares (*) – Common DreamsPeace can come through the immediate implementation of the two-state solution, making the admission of Palestine to the United Nations the starting point, not the ending point. The two-state solution is enshrined in…
By Candice Moore* – London School of Economics (LSE) South Africa’s ruling party has a long-standing commitment to supporting the independence of Western Sahara. But as Candice Moore writes, that may be starting to conflict with its other stated foreign policy goals.
By Devi Sridhar*- The Guardian Famine looks inevitable without urgent intervention. Children are being starved of food – and it is entirely preventable The news from Gaza feels too painful to watch. Videos of immediate violence capture TV and social-media audiences: within…
