By Ulrike Franke* – World Politics Review The terms “wakeup call” and “shock treatment” have been overused in debates about European security and the trans-Atlantic alliance over the past few years. As fitting as these descriptions may be, given the fundamental challenges that…
By Nesrine Malik* – The Guardian This mortifying dilemma goes to the very soul of the region – and its leaders have brought it on themselves Arab states are in a bind. King Abdullah of Jordan squirmed in the Oval Office last week, as the press asked him and Donald Trump about…
By Kateryna Serohina*- RBC-Ukraine The text of the partnership agreement with Ukraine provided by the US suggests an attempt by the US to take control of half of the country’s natural resources. The proposed contract is seen as an effort to pressure war-weary Ukraine purely for…
Editorial – The Guardian The vice-president’s speech on Friday was another wake-up call for European leaders. On defence and in other areas, they need to chart their own course In 2007, Vladimir Putin delivered a speech to the Munich security conference that stunned western…
Harris* – John Perry* – Resumen Latinoamericano – English “Take your money with you,” said Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, when told about Trump’s plans to cut aid to Latin America, “it’s poison.” USAID (US Agency for International Development) spends around $2 billion…
By Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J. Davies* – Common Dreams Those of us anxious to see peace in Ukraine should applaud President Trump’s initiative but we should also highlight the glaring contradictions of a president who finds the killing in Ukraine unacceptable but fully…
By Scott Atran* and Angel Gomez* – Foreign Affairs A Brutal War Has Weakened Support for Hamas—but Made Peace With Israel Harder In the weeks since Israel’s fragile January 19 cease-fire and hostages-for-prisoners deal with Hamas, the issue of what should happen to Gaza and its…
By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER As defeat looms, German leaders and media keep voters in the dark The war in Ukraine and its consequences will have a long-lasting negative impact on the political, security, economic, and social future of Germany. It is the biggest war on…
By Stephen Bryen* – InDepthNews No NATO Membership for Ukraine, No US Troops European leaders who have been strongly supporting keeping the Ukraine war going have been dealt a serious blow by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Most of them must be in…
By Sebastian Smart* – The Conversation Bosses of tech giants Meta, Google and X had front row seats at Donald Trump’s recent presidential inauguration. This special treatment highlighted the increasingly cosy relationship between leaders of technology companies and the White…
