by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – Codepink As we mark two full years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian government forces have withdrawn from Avdiivka, a town they first captured from the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in July 2014.
Sachs* – Common DreamsThe cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is filled with religious extremists who believe that Israel’s brutality in Gaza is at God’s command. According to the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible, dated by scholars to the 7th…
by Harry Verhoeven* – Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa The once mighty Sudan Armed Forces have made a series of military and political errors that have increased the possibility of their disintegration and the collapse of the Sudanese state. Since the outbreak of Sudan’s…
Barbara Moens, Zia Weise, Hans von der Burchard -POLITICO European Commission President walks fine line between defending her green legacy and locking in support for another run Behold Ursula von der Leyen’s transformation from green dove to military hawk. As the European…
By Nathan Canas – Euractiv European and US oil majors have made record profits totalling more than €260 billion since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, according to NGO Global Witness. The five largest Western oil and gas companies – Shell, BP…
Emmet Livingstone in Goma – The Guardian Medics work round the clock to treat the injured, while displaced families seek safety as conflict between M23 rebels and government forces intensifies The doctors and nurses at Ndosho hospital in Goma in the Democratic Republic of…
By The New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and DER SPIEGEL The following is a letter from The New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and DER SPIEGEL urging the U.S. government to end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets. Twelve years ago…
BY MELVIN GOODMAN* – CounterPunch website “You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent! No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.” – Donald Trump, February 10…
By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER A potential shift towards Russian cooperation and the need for a pan-European peace initiative Even if there is still fighting at the front, recent developments in Ukraine would suggest that the war could end in a way that is…
By Colin Coleman* – Project Syndicate Africa is forecast to be one of the largest sources of global economic growth over the next 50 years, but the continent’s demographic dividend could lead to mass migration and the subsequent rise of far-right governments across Europe…
