By Sebastian Strangio* – The Diplomat Will the National Unity Government ever be in a position to implement its pledge? Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has promised that it will “seek justice and accountability” for the horrific crimes committed against the…
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute Days after the Taliban drove into Kabul on August 15, its representatives started making inquiries about the “location of assets” of the central bank of the nation, Da Afghanistan Bank…
Kate Aronoff* -The Guardian Our climate is in crisis, but authoritarians and technocrats don’t have the answers What the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report confirmed this month is that the stable climate many of us grew up with is gone and has been replaced by a…
By Mary Kaldor * – London School of Economics US allies in the fight, the warlords and corrupt officials, would go on to undermine the legitimacy of the Afghan government I opposed the initial invasion of Afghanistan on the grounds that terrorism is a heinous crime but not a…
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram (*) SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 2021 (IPS) – Instead of a health system striving to provide universal healthcare, a fragmented, profit-driven market ‘non-system’ has emerged. The 1980s’ neo-liberal counter-revolution against…
Editorial – The Observer Boris Johnson owns this fiasco and he should be held accountable.Parliament must insist upon it Incompetence. Lack of preparedness.
By Nicolas Guilhot* – Boston Review Conspiracy theories like QAnon are ultimately a social problem rather than a cognitive one. We should blame politics, not the faulty reasoning of individuals.
By Mushahid Hussain* The collapse of the Kabul regime, with its head fleeing with cash stashed in his luggage, and the ignominious panicky exit of the American military coincided with the surprisingly subdued return of the Afghan Taliban to power. Messy exits are now a hallmark…
Editorial – The Guardian At a glance, it has been business as usual this summer for Poland’s conservative-nationalist government. There has been a fierce row over attempts to introduce a disciplinary system to keep judges in line.
By Naomi Zeveloff* – Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Steven Butler describes it as “mass panic.” As the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator has been fielding “hundreds and hundreds” of daily pleas from journalists asking for help to flee…
