By Laura Lambert* and Martin Lemberg-Pedersen* – The Conversation For 40 years, western governments have entertained ideas of outsourcing asylum processing and refugee hosting to the global south. It is not a new idea.
By Joe Lauria* – Consortium News Leaked U.S. intelligence documents have exposed Western disinformation about Ukraine winning the war. Now the heavy fighting moves to Washington A Washington Post headline last week was a bombshell for someone who has…
By Tharaphi Than* The Conversation Military violence in Myanmar is worsening amid fierce resistance and international ambivalence In the early days of a brutal 2021 military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, members of the nascent resistance movement began asking…
Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The accusations of sexual harassment against Boaventura de Sousa Santos reopen a complex issue. It is obvious and evident that all abuse of power in the academic world, and its derivation in the field of sexual harassment, must be stigmatized…
By John V Walsh* – Asia Times NYT writes premature obit for diplomacy as it thrives in the Middle East Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, stands between Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Saudi Arabia’s minister of state and national…
By Shaun Walker* – The Guardian Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions remind many of first steps taken by ‘illiberal’ governments in Budapest and Warsaw At the height of the protests in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial changes early last month, a Polish…
Whitney Jr.* – CounterPunch website The United States proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago and ever since has arranged Latin American and Caribbean affairs to its advantage. Nevertheless, struggles for national and regional independence did continue and the poor and…
DePetris* – Newsweek Yemen, the beautiful country that has been trapped in a multi-sided, multi-dimensional civil war since 2014, is finally receiving some positive news. Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, two of the war’s biggest protagonists, are reportedly weeks away from signing…
By Jonathan Ng* – Truthout Arms makers are stoking conflicts and then pitching weapons as a path to peace This spring, Lockheed Martin is expanding operations to meet Ukraine’s demand for arms. In recent months, its Camden, Arkansas, plant won nearly a half-billion dollars…
Simone Varriale* – The Conversation Everyone knows Italy, as soon as you come here they’ll be like, “Oh Italian, cool! I’ve been there,” so it’s a way of chatting, breaking ice […] but I don‘t know if it’s the same for other foreigners.
