By Patrick Wintour* – The Guardian UN agency ordered to vacate HQ by Thursday – just as aid is being increased to Gaza after ceasefire Israel has insisted it will not back down over its plan to close down the Gaza operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…
By Michael Brenes* and Van Jackson* – Foreign Policy A Dangerous Combination for America and the World As it did in 2016, Donald Trump’s presidency has prompted commentators in and outside of Washington to reflect on the direction of U.S. foreign policy. Questions abound over…
By Miko Peled* – Mondoweiss Israeli society continues to wrestle with the incompetence, imperial hubris, and lack of accountability that contributed to Israel’s humiliating failures on October 7. On January 21, 2025, the Israeli news outlet Ynet posted a video showing former…
By Julia Conley* – Common Dreams “We must not forget the tragic lesson of our past,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “Evil, violence, and contempt cannot triumph anew.” Billionaire enterpreneur Elon Musk insisted at a far-right rally in Germany over the weekend that the…
By Emma Graham-Harrison* – The Guardian US president has suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza for neighbouring countries to ‘just clean out’ whole strip Donald Trump’s proposal that large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” the whole strip has been…
By Hamad Ullah Gulzaar* – Modern Diplomacy The relationship is predicated on the major assumption of the Indo-US purchase resting on India helping counteract China’s influence in the region. The US has been viewing the Indian behemoth as a check against the Chinese rise in the…
Whitney* – CounterPunch On January 12, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, speaking to 350,000 people gathered in Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza, outlined her government’s accomplishments and prospects. Elected with a 60% plurality on June 2, 2024 as the Morena Party candidate…
By Khaled Elgindy* – Foreign Affairs Why Normalization Without Palestinians Won’t Bring Stability to the Middle East U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to cement his legacy in the Middle East were well underway even before he reclaimed the White House. “There’s just no way…
By Thalif Deen* – Inter Press Service (IPS) UNITED NATIONS – Perhaps one of the UN’s most ambitious and longstanding projects – the launching of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)– is aimed, among other things, at helping developing nations eradicate extreme poverty by…
By Stephen Rohde* – LA Progressiv Misleading list of “The Top Ten Worst Global Antisemitic Incidents for 2024” conflates criticism of Israel with virulent hatred of Jews The Simon Wiesenthal Center just released its list of “The Top Ten Worst Global Antisemitic Incidents for…
