By Maurice Stierl* – Al Jazeera Delays in rescuing people at sea aren’t a European policy failure. They are a deliberate, cruel strategy When boats with refugees are at risk of capsizing in the Mediterranean Sea, the speed of rescue operations is essential.
Jose Caballero* – The Conversation The unwillingness of some countries to back the west’s position on Ukraine is a wake-up call. Western leaders must now determine what they can offer to powerful states including Brazil, India and South Africa to keep them onside.
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – Codepink On May 16, 2023, The New York Times published a full-page advertisement signed by 15 U.S. national security experts about the war in Ukraine.
By Michael Brenner* All political rhetoric pivots around key words or phrases that resonate with an audience and are evocative of deep-seated images and symbols. Among Americans the most potent are democracy and freedom. They are sprinkled liberally in…
By Camilo Pérez-Bustillo* -Truthout So Are Biden’s New Border Policies. Biden’s decision to utilize and repackage rather than reject Trump’s amped-up deportation apparatus is no surprise.
Belén Fernández* – Al Jazeera America’s relentless persecution of the WikiLeaks founder is threatening the freedom of thought globally. Imagine, for a moment, that the government of Cuba was demanding the extradition of an Australian publisher in the United Kingdom for exposing…
By Andrea Mazzarino* – TomDispatch The way mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army have been waging a significant part of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been well covered in the American media, not least of all because his firm, the Wagner Group, draws most…
Ruehl*- Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute The Taliban’s ability to lead Afghanistan remains questionable and ongoing instability has provided the Islamic State the opportunity for expansion. On April 25, 2023, U.S. officials confirmed that the Taliban had killed…
By Sophia Cai* – Axios The far-right populism of Hungary’s prime minister is helping to inspire U.S. Republicans’ agenda for 2024, a game plan that targets immigration, LGBTQ rights and — at least for some — the war in Ukraine.
By Philipp Annawitt* – Asia Times The military balance in the country is shifting The revolution in Myanmar that sprung from resistance to the 2021 military coup is in its third year. Violence keeps escalating, as the military has taken to attacking villages in opposition areas…
