By Daniele Albertazzi* – The Conversation A year ago many pundits feared that Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government would turn out to be a radical one. This was not just because of her party’s roots in the extreme right but also because she came to office…
By Shanto Kairy* – Modern Diplomacy It is very hard to say when the Rohingyas may go back to their home they left years ago. The Rohingya influx in Bangladesh from Myanmar is not very new.
By Adam Shatz* – London Review of Books On 16 October , Sabrina Tavernise, the host of the New York Times podcast The Daily, spoke to two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ‘So, Abdallah,’ Tavernise said to Abdallah Hasaneen, a resident of Rafah, near the…
By Ivo Daalder* – POLITICO It’s time for a fundamental course correction — before an even greater disaster hits When United States President Joe Biden decided to travel to Israel this week, his immediate objective was to express solidarity with Israel, to avoid escalating the…
By Hanno Hauenstein* – The Guardian The Frankfurt book fair’s cancelling of an award ceremony for Adania Shibli shows the risks of imposing one narrative on our cultural space More than a decade ago, in a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, my friend and I found ourselves talking to a…
By Hall Gardner* – MEER International diplomacy for Israel and Palestine The possibility of horrific violence taking place in Gaza and in Israel was clearly foreseeable at the time of the 2005 Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. The alienation of the Palestinians in both Gaza and the…
Haggai Matar* – The Guardian President Biden’s visit stopped short of addressing the root causes of this endless cycle of violence – that should be his aim President Joe Biden arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday with three main goals. He wished to reaffirm his…
By Nadia Batok* – MEER Africa rises up to reject neo-colonialism and build its own future and peace Africa is on the rise, and it’s inspiring to see many African leaders awakening to the challenges and opportunities ahead. This marks the end of an unjust era where Africa demands…
Timothy Garton Ash*- The Guardian The country’s populist nightmare is almost over, but it’s still early days and there are tough tasks ahead To be in Poland on Sunday night was to experience a rare moment of political joy. Young voters queued until the early hours to…
By Nicholas Vinocur, Barbara Moens, Jacopo Barigazzi and Suzanne Lynch – POLITICO BRUSSELS — For many of her international allies, Ursula von der Leyen is Mrs. Europe — a truly presidential figure who steered the bloc through the COVID-19 pandemic and kept it unified in the…
