By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies* – Dissident Voice* Each new week brings new calamities for people in the countries neighboring Israel, as its leaders try to bomb their way to the promised land of an ever-expanding Greater Israel.
By Dieter Egli * To find peace and to protect its own interests, Europe must integrate an Eastern perspective. This fall began with two extraordinary coincidences: Türkiye applied to join the BRICS(1) and lightning struck(2) the iconic Arch of Constantine in Rome…
Steinberg* – Foreign Affairs How to Avert Catastrophe at the World’s Most Dangerous Flash Point By almost universal agreement, the Taiwan Strait has emerged as the most combustible flash point in the world. In recent years, China has dramatically increased the scale and…
Boaventura de Sousa Santos* – MEER Recent times have given plenty of reason for pessimism. There have been many strong threats to three sources of stability and civility in social relations: democracy, peace and the minimum guarantee of ecological sustainability.
Israel’s Hidden War By Mairav Zonszein* – Foreign Affairs The Battle Between Ideologues and Generals That Will Define the Country’s Future In August, Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s general security service, the Shin Bet, wrote a remarkable letter to Prime Minister Benjamin…
By Adagbo Onoja* – Africa Is a Country* To navigate multipolarity, the continent needs a common narrative that strategically mediates its conversations with China and other world powers. With the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) fetching a commitment…
Jonathan Freedland* – The Guardian The war is killing tens of thousands, but not getting the attention it deserves. The reasons why are as complex as the conflict itself Remember when we said that Black Lives Matter?
Mukesh Kapila* – The National The UN is renowned for clunky acronyms but one is especially apt: Unifil. This is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, which provides the vanishingly thin sandwich of a buffer between Lebanon and Israel.
By Chiara Ruffa* and Vanessa Newby* – The Conversation United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported a series of incidents over the past few days in which they have been endangered by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as Israel continues its incursion into southern…
By Joshua Frank* – TomDispatch* Robbing Africa’s Riches to Save the Climate (and Power AI) Considered Angola’s crown jewel by many, Lobito is a colorful port city on the country’s scenic Atlantic coast where a nearly five-kilometer strip of land creates a natural harbor. Its…
