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UN Chief Assures Support as Timor-Leste Marks 25 Years of Self-Determination

By Michele Zaccheo — InDepthNews

By Michele Zaccheo* – InDepthNews DILI, Timor-Leste | 2 September 2024 (IDN) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres told parliamentarians in Timor-Leste on 30 September the world has much to learn from their inspirational struggle for self-rule, 25 years to the day since the…

2 September 2024 · 9 min read

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How the U.S. Enabled Netanyahu to Sabotage a Gaza Ceasefire

Jeremy Scahill* – Drop Site News After the bodies of six more Israeli hostages of Hamas were found in the Gaza Strip, pressure in Israel is mounting on the government to secure a ceasefire deal and free the remaining hostages and soldiers taken captive on October 7. The…

2 Sep 2024 · 12 min read

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The Harris Doctrine

Would Kamala Harris’s foreign policy depart from Biden’s? Clues from the work of her national security advisor, Philip Gordon. Michael Brenes* Boston Review President Biden is fond of saying the United States is at an “inflection point” in world history, whether in regards to…

30 Aug 2024 · 18 min read

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Shame: Afghanistan withdrawal politics miss the point of everything

Fixating on final moments is preferable to facing the absolute failure of the war Adam Weinstein*-Responsible Statecraft On the three-year anniversary of the last U.S. soldier leaving Afghanistan, and with a presidential election looming, Afghanistan has briefly resurfaced in…

30 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

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DEVNET – “History repeats itself: Power Strugglesacross the Pacific coming again’

DEVNET Japan Advisor – Takamasa ISHIZUKA August is the month in which the Pacific War ended for Japan: a conflictbetween two countries on opposite sides of the vast Pacific Ocean fightingover maritime control.Looking at the current international situation, the rise of BRICS…

30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read

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Ukraine war: US military support for Kyiv has been very cautious – here’s how a Harris presidency could change that

By David Hastings Dunn — The Conversation

By David Hastings Dunn* – The Conversation Russia’s recent military advances and ferocious bombardment of Ukraine have led the country to renew calls for western allies to lift their ban on the use of their long-range missiles to hit military targets in Russia. But despite…

29 Aug 2024 · 5 min read

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Lula da Silva’s Foreign Policy Doctrine: Brazil’s Return to Multilateralism

By Devika K — Modern Diplomacy

By Devika K*- Modern Diplomacy Lula’s work on multilateralism aligns with Brazil’s historical commitment to promote universal principles, national development, and international influence. Brazil has demonstrated its support for multilateralism under President Lula da Silva’s…

29 Aug 2024 · 5 min read

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Africa’s Future Hinges on Revitalizing Multilateralism

Adekeye Adebajo* – Project Syndicate The United Nations Summit of the Future on September 22-23 represents a unique opportunity to strengthen multilateral cooperation. To advance peace, sustainable development, and human rights, Western governments must expand the UN Security…

28 Aug 2024 · 6 min read

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Ursula von der Leyen’s second term from hell

By Barbara Moens and Jacopo Barigazzi — Politico

By Barbara Moens and Jacopo Barigazzi – Politico Thought the pandemic and Ukraine were tough? The next five years could be worse.

28 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

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Ukraine, Russia and the West

By Mahir Ali — Pearls and Irritations

By Mahir Ali* – Pearls and Irritations It would be fairly uncontroversial to describe Ukraine’s recent military advance into Russia’s Kursk region as a deliberate provocation. Kyiv’s claim that it was intended chiefly to prod Moscow towards a negotiated peace, if true, appears…

27 Aug 2024 · 5 min read