By Boaventura De Sousa Santos* – MEER Exploring historical parallels, capitalism’s role, and the rise of techno-fascism in today’s geopolitical landscape The world is moving inexorably towards war. Any imaginary poll of the world’s population would show that nobody wants war.
By Brian Garvey* – CounterPunch* Israel’s violence toward its neighbors, long out of control in its destruction of Gaza, now threatens to open new fronts, involve new nations, and even drag the United States into direct conflict. Promises of a ceasefire from the Biden…
By Teck Lim* – On Line Opinion * This history is one that has been glossed over or omitted by Europe and its United States and other allies in their efforts at neo-colonial exploitation of Africa. But Africa remains the “forgotten continent”, according to Rabia Balewa of…
By Alexander Gabuev* and Oliver Stuenkel*- Foreign Affairs Magazine Why the Future of the Bloc Will Shape Global Order In late October, the group of countries known as the BRICS will convene in the Russian city of Kazan for its annual summit. The meeting is set to be a moment of…
By Tony Phillips*- Project Allende* Two major UN meetings happened in the two weeks on either side of the weekend of the 20/21st September, 2024. First came the Summit for the Future that reached an approvable compromise to address global challenges from conflicts and climate…
By William Paton*- https://www.billpaton.com/home Can We Get Our Act Together? Over 130 world leaders, altogether representatives of 193 countries, are attending the Summit of the Future at United Nations Headquarters, which on Sunday adopted a Pact for the Future.
By Elia Ayoub* – +972 Magazin * Israeli leaders have threatened to replicate the ‘Gaza model’ in south Lebanon. But Hezbollah may prove to be an even more challenging foe than Hamas. On the afternoon of Sept. 17, my phone buzzed with dozens of messages from friends in Beirut…
By Eldar Mamedov* – Responsible Statecraft* The European Parliament called for lifting restrictions on Western weapons while paying lip service to peace In a non-binding resolution adopted September 19, the European Parliament went on record urging EU member states to…
By Zachary Abuza/ RFA* – Eurasia Review Having illegally seized power and overthrown a democratically elected government, Myanmar’s military was never expected to hold itself up to the rule of law. But given their losses since a trio of rebel armies launched Operation 1027…
Agora des Habitants de la Terre www.agora-humanité.org Ladies and Gentlemen, representatives of citizens and peoples Stop the horror, the inadmissibility. Why are you leaving open the absurd possibility of resorting to nuclear weapons when the war in Ukraine has reached a…
