Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Are Western hopes driving Ukraine towards collapse?

By Michael von der Schulenburg — Meer

Recent Western claims of Ukrainian military success through drone warfare appear overstated, with mounting evidence suggesting Russia maintains battlefield momentum and Ukraine faces severe manpower shortages, infrastructure destruction, and demographic decline that undermine prospects for military victory.

17 August 2026 · 8 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

The Petrodollar Between Consent and Coercion

By Kenneth M. Stokes, PhD — Article sent to Other News by the author

While the petrodollar’s decline may weaken American monetary power, dollar centrality runs deeper than oil pricing, embedded across borrowing, reserves and financial markets. The real challenge facing the US is whether Gulf states and other nations will continue renegotiating their monetary dependence on terms favorable to Washington.

17 Aug 2026 · 8 min read

Human Rights

Standing With Afghan Women

By Rina Amiri — Foreign Affairs

Afghan women have mounted a persistent resistance movement against Taliban rule despite severe repression, organizing underground schools, documenting abuses, and mobilizing international networks to challenge the regime’s gender apartheid policies. Yet most foreign governments have done little to support these efforts and are expanding diplomatic engagement with the Taliban.

14 Aug 2026 · 15 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Netanyahu’s Challengers Are Selling The Same Poison

By Alon Ben-Meir — IDN In Depth News

Israeli opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, potential replacements for Netanyahu, refuse to support Palestinian statehood despite evidence that denying it weakens Israel’s security, international standing, and moral authority, perpetuating a destructive conflict.

14 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Paper Tiger: The Failure of America’s Trillion-Dollar War Machine

By Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies — Common Dreams

The US military has depleted a third of its missile stockpiles in conflicts with Iran while losing nearly every war since the 1950s, according to analysts who argue excessive military spending enriches defense contractors at the expense of addressing domestic needs.

13 Aug 2026 · 11 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

El Tigre, Ceuta, and the Illusion of a Unified Right

By MD Signal Editorial — Modern Diplomacy

Colombia’s power transfer to a Trump-backed hardliner and Italy’s border closure against Spain are being read as one transatlantic story. The infrastructure connecting them is real — but it is a franchise, not a command structure, and the Spain-Italy row shows exactly where it…

13 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

Sustainable Development

The Path to Development in a Post-Aid World

By Eghosa E. Osaghae — Foreign Affairs

Fragile states losing Western aid under Trump’s budget cuts must develop self-reliant strategies by leveraging natural resources, diaspora remittances, and regional cooperation while reducing corruption to build sustainable economic growth and state capacity.

12 Aug 2026 · 11 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Why Chinese Analysts Are Linking Morocco’s Gaza Role to Spain’s Ceuta Crisis

By Dr.Nadia Helmy — Modern Diplomacy

Morocco is contributing troops to an international stabilization force in Gaza while experiencing a major migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Chinese analysts view these developments as part of a broader regional realignment extending US-Israeli influence through Arab state participation in Middle Eastern security structures.

12 Aug 2026 · 10 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Netanyahu’s veto and the limits of American power

By Said Arikat — Aljazeera

Trump’s Gaza plan faces a critical test as Netanyahu rejects its framework, betting the US president lacks the political will to enforce it. The dispute hinges on sequencing: Trump’s proposal requires reciprocal Israeli withdrawal as Hamas disarms, while Netanyahu demands complete disarmament before any Israeli withdrawal, effectively giving Israel indefinite control over the transition timeline.

11 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

Human Rights

When Machines Decide Who Dies

By Ramesh Jaura — Rjaura

As artificial intelligence increasingly enables autonomous weapons that can select and attack targets with minimal human involvement, governments face urgent pressure to establish international legal restrictions before these systems proliferate further across active conflicts like Ukraine and Gaza.

11 Aug 2026 · 19 min read