By Necati Demircan* – Modern Diplomacy While the global balances in the world are giving signals of change, Türkiye’s joining BRICS will be a very important step in terms of strengthening the global south. When I wrote the article titled “Is it possible to see Türkiye into…
by Melvin Goodman* – CounterPunch The horrors of the Second World War sparked the creation of international organizations and international laws to ensure that such horrors would never occur again. The center piece of these international bodies was the United Nations and…
by Erik Lenhart and Michael Tkacik – Asia Times Term often perpetuates a stereotype that pits less developed countries against their more developed counterparts The term “Global South” has become increasingly prevalent in discussions about international relations, development…
DEVNET Japan Advisor Mitsuhei Murata (Former Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland) In the face of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is prayer our only recourse? In these critical times, we must reflect on the history of humanity.
S Davies* – World BEYOND War The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at Russian soldiers. “Some people don’t want to shoot…
By Anagha Jayakumar* – The Indian Express The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation comes at a crucial time when China, amid an economic slowdown, would seek to streamline its presence in Africa. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion of funding to African countries on…
Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER How the EU’s militaristic approach to the Ukraine conflict risks widening international gaps and endangering European unity On 1 September, we commemorate the beginning of the Second World War 85 years ago with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland…
By Alon Ben-Meir*- The Globalist The U.S. and Israel must develop a new strategy that factors in the possibility that Iran will become a nuclear power but renders it futile without using force or sanctions while creating a sustainable regional security order. To force Iran to…
Jennifer Rankin – The Guardian The centre ‘may be holding’ but if the far right continues to win elections, the European project faces a rocky few years Alternative für Deutschland’s stunning success in Germany’s regional elections was described as “bitter” and “worrying” by…
By Melvin Goodman* – CounterPunch The Biden administration’s decision to continue funding the notorious Netzah Yehuda battalion, an ultra-Orthodox unit that operates on the West Bank, is the latest indication that the United States is unwilling to take any steps to counter…
