Binoy Kampmark* – CounterPunch It takes some skill to make Donald J. Trump look good. Two Democrats have succeeded in doing so: Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2024. The conceit of both presidential campaigns, and the belief that attacking a staggeringly…
By Ronak Gopaldas* – Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Which of the two countries is better placed to champion Africa’s developmental aspirations? The rivalry between China and India, both BRICS members, extends to their bid to lead the global south.
Feaver* – Foreign Affairs The Contours and Consequences of a Second-Term Foreign Policy Agray rhino—a predictable and long-foreseen disruption that is still shocking when it occurs—has crashed into American foreign policy: Donald Trump has won a second term as president of the…
By Arwa Mahdawi* – The Guardian Want to know a fun fact about Palestinians? They’re hard to kill.
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos* – Responsible Statecraft Experts: Kyiv is losing no matter who takes the White House. The question is, who will end it before time runs out? “Barbarism is on the ballot,” columnist George Will declared this week, noting that if the next president doesn’t…
By Hilal Khashan* – Geopolitical Futures Long before the Hamas attack, Israelis did not see a two-state solution as a viable option. The idea of a two-state solution was a Palestinian concept that gradually gained international support. Its broad outlines began to take…
Sachs* – Common Dreams Simply put, the majority of the world does not want or accept U.S. hegemony, and is prepared to face it down rather than submit to its dictates. The recent BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia should mark the end of the Neocon delusions encapsulated in the…
By Tariq Kenney-Shawa * – +972 Magazine* By masking support for Israel with hollow humanitarian gestures and empathy for Palestinians, Biden and Harris have diluted pressure to end the war. Over the last year, we have witnessed President Joe Biden elevate the U.S.-Israel…
By Alon Ben-Meir* – Inter Press service (IPS) The UN, which was established to foster global peace and stability, has now become a paralyzed institution that inadvertently contributes to raging conflicts because it is constrained by an archaic structure that no longer…
Hernandez* – Los Angeles Progressive Adapting to live among Americans is one thing; wanting to erase and give up our Hispanic cultures, identities and values to become “them” is entirely different. In recent years, many Americans, both liberals and conservatives, have…
