South Africa may have to choose between African solidarity and support for Western Sahara

By George Friedman * – Geopolitical Futures   Understanding why Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 requires an understanding of Hamas’ fundamental goal: the creation of a Palestinian state. The group understood that the attack would all but necessitate a shift in Israel’s…

By Azu Ishiekwene* – IDN ABUJA | 3 March 2024 (IDN) — The resolutions following the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the recently concluded summit of Heads of State and Government in Abuja…

Observer editorial The French president’s bellicose comments on Nato troop deployments highlight the need for action, not more plans Confusion, indecision and bickering characterise current western policy towards the Ukraine war and the threat to Europe from Russia. Last week’s…

By Paul Taylor* – The Guardian With talk of sending troops to Ukraine, the French president is asking how far the west will go to stop Putin. But his bombshell could backfire But did the French president, who once called Nato brain dead, really mean it when he said this…

Jeremy Scahill, Ryan Grim, Daniel Boguslaw – The Intercept The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé ANAT SCHWARTZ HAD a problem. The Israeli filmmaker and former air force intelligence official had been assigned by the New York Times to work with her partner’s…

By Francesca de Benedetti * – Jacobin  Italy’s Giorgia Meloni has been credited with overcoming Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s resistance to fresh EU funds for Ukraine. But far from moderating the Hungarian premier, Meloni is bringing Orbán-style far-right politics into…