by Pranjal Pandey* – Globetrotter As preliminary results hint at Prabowo Subianto’s victory in Indonesia’s presidential race, political tension rises with Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan seeking an inquiry into alleged irregularities. Beyond the election drama, Indonesia…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* In 1947, Karl Jaspers published a short book entitled The Question of German Guilt (Die Schuldfrage)[1]. It was the time of a Germany devastated in body and soul, a pariah people, disgraced before the whole world, a disgrace to humanity, ruled in…
By Steven Erlanger* – The New York Times Despite U.S. pressure, the idea of a Palestinian state seems further away than ever, as Israel’s Jews move rightward and its Palestinians fear a backlash. After the Hamas invasion on Oct. 7, Doron Shabty and his wife and their two small…
Stephen Bryen*- Asia Times NATO is risking a wider war Jens Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian Prime Minister and now Secretary General of NATO should be fired now, before it is too late. He announced he is giving Ukraine “permission” to use its soon to be delivered F-16s…
By Ellie Cook* – Newsweek A pipe dream, a fantasy—just two of the phrases bandied about whenever the idea of a European or European Union army resurfaces. This time, it was the Italian foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, who prodded the conversation awake again. “If we want to be…
By He Jun* -ModernDiplomacy February 24 this year marks the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. In the past century, after experiencing two world wars and boasting significant advancements in civilization, human society has once again witnessed a…
By Isabel Ortiz* KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 2024 (IPS) – This week the 2024 annual meeting of the World Social Forum (WSF) was held in Nepal. There were fifty thousand participants from over 90 countries, exchanging strategies to address the multiple global…
by Mairav Zonzsein* – International Crisis Group TEL AVIV, Feb 20. Israel’s war in Gaza is already the longest war Israel has waged since its founding in 1948, and despite diplomatic efforts to get Israel and Hamas to agree to some form of ceasefire, no end appears…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – Codepink As we mark two full years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian government forces have withdrawn from Avdiivka, a town they first captured from the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in July 2014.
Sachs* – Common DreamsThe cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is filled with religious extremists who believe that Israel’s brutality in Gaza is at God’s command. According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible, dated by scholars to the 7th…
