Inter Press Service* The Taliban have announced new laws that effectively legalise domestic violence against women and children. Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, signed a decree introducing a new criminal code in January. It contains three parts, ten…
By Tuhu Nugraha* – Modern Diplomacy The next cold war may not begin with soldiers crossing borders or missiles moving into position. The next cold war may not begin with soldiers crossing borders or missiles moving into position. It may begin with a completed acquisition being…
By Pablo Meriguet* – Peoples Dispatch The WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram audio recordings leaked by Hondurasgate reveal an alleged plot and secret agreements involving Honduran President Nasry Asfura, former President Juan Orlando Hernández (convicted of drug trafficking)…
ScheerPost Staff The global economy is no longer wobbling — it’s splintering. In a sweeping, unsparing conversation with Prof. Glenn Diesen, economist Jeffrey Sachs describes a world pushed to the edge by Washington’s wars with Iran and Russia, its economic confrontation…
By Dan Steinbock* – Informed Comment Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ecocide in country since 2023. It is an extension of Israel’s destruction of Gaza – and its obliteration doctrine.
By By Edward Hunt* – Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) Trump’s military operations in Latin America are a racket. Some lawmakers have grown so alarmed by the Trump administration’s actions in Latin America that they are beginning to accuse the administration of gangsterism.
By Jamie Wiseman* – Reporting Democracy While Tisza’s landslide election victory offers an opportunity to rejuvenate press freedom after 16 years of backsliding, unwinding Fidesz’s media capture model will be complex, but essential for achieving wider democratic reform. The end…
By Ramzy Baroud* – Middle East Monitor (MEMO) The European Union is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International declared in a searing statement issued on April 21. The condemnation was a direct response to the European bloc’s systemic failure to sever ties with Israel…
By Anas Abdoun* – Al Jazeera The move reflects a widening confrontation with Saudi Arabia and a fundamental realignment of alliances. For decades, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) functioned as far more than an oil cartel.
By Alon Ben Meir* – https://alonben-meir.com/ Trump’s threats and maximalist demands ignore Iran’s history, security fears, and distrust of Washington. A durable agreement requires time, restraint, and professional diplomacy—not bombast, coercion, and calls for unconditional…
