By Brendan Cole* – Newsweek The assessment by a Ukrainian commander that Russian forces are launching attacks across the entire frontline has raised speculation that Kyiv’s troops may be forced to retreat from hard-won territory. In a Telegram post on Sunday, Ukrainian Ground…
Jeffrey Sachs* The nearly unanimous vote in the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza is a moment of honor for the United Nations and shame for the United States. By voting to stop Israel’s war on Gaza by a vote of 13 yes, 1 no (US), and 1 abstention…
By David Akopyan* – Modern Diplomacy The failure of the Afghan state-building project is often attributed to the belief that Afghan society was not ready and that state-building with force is impossible. The article aims to determine whether the problem with Afghanistan’s…
Ruehl* – Globetrotter (Independent Media Institute) Militant groups are increasingly threatening Myanmar’s military government. But other non-state actors, as well as China, are playing powerful roles in the divided country.
By Alexander Hurst* – The Guardian From Ukraine to the climate crisis, the union is beset by shocks. It can no longer afford to let Hungary give it the runaround Deep into the Trump presidency, I jokingly asked a French friend who obsessively follows US politics (and political…
CBS News In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the…
By Gordon Brown* He must be defeated but not by adopting his toxic agenda. A vision of hope, fairness and justice is more likely to succeed This year has been dominated by the Russia-Ukraine war, recession, the China-US standoff, and the Hamas terrorist attack and Gaza war.
By Clarence Lusane* – TomDispatch The Future If Donald Trump Returns to the Oval Office On February 19, 1942, two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. It initiated a Department of Defense program that…
By Adam Taylor with Sammy Westfall – The Washington Post Relations between Israel and the United Nations have hit a new low point after almost two months of war. The international organization, vital for providing aid to Palestinians for decades, said last week that Israel had…
By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER The urgent call for peace This article is based on a speech given at the “Never again war – lay down your arms” rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 25, 2023 Today, we live in a world that is increasingly caught in the…
