by Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J.S. Davies* Codepink.org On October 1, Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), Hezbollah and Hamas.
By Nicholas Vinocur, Barbara Moens and Max Griera – Politico France and Germany have joined calls for a tougher EU migration policy following a series of far-right election wins. From Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán to Denmark’s socialist Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
By Shahram Akbarzadeh*- The Conversation With Iran’s firing of some 180 ballistic missiles at Israel overnight, the Middle East is again on the brink of what would be a costly, ruinous regional war. Israel and its ally, the United States, shot down most of the missiles.
Wubante Ayalew Dessie* – Africa at LSE (The London School of Economics) The Horn of Africa is the far northeast region of Africa. It comprises Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan, with shores bordering the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. In…
Sachs* – Common Dreams Israel’s violent extremists now in control of its government believe that Israel has the Biblical license, indeed a religious mandate, to destroy the Palestinian people. When Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the U.n. General…
How France keeps its former African colonies trapped in eternal servitude By Kristian Laubjerg* – MEERFrance without Africa is like a vehicle without fuel.1 Introduction The predominant story about France concerning Africa is its untiring efforts to defend Africa’s interests in…
DEVNET Japan Councillor Hideo SAMURA <Introduction> As the world aims to go beyond carbon neutrality and achieve carbon negativity, Pongamia pinnata has been attracting significant attention. This tree possesses high CO2 absorption capacity, the ability to thrive in degraded…
By Thalif Deen*- IDN – InDepthNews When the much-publicized two-day Summit of the Future concluded on September 23, world leaders adopted a Pact for the Future which covered a broad range of themes including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change…
By Vanessa Newby* and Chiara Ruffa* – The Conversation The death of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on September 27 has left the militant Lebanese organisation leaderless at a critical time. Two days earlier in a speech broadcast…
DePetris* Newsweek Hundreds of world leaders and diplomats have spent the week shaking hands, giving speeches, and hobnobbing with each other at the annual United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan. The affair is equally parts boring and ritualistic, even if it also happens…
