The life of the planet in question. A proposal Agora of the inhabitants of the Earth Dear Secretary General, whatever the global issues and problems under consideration, a dramatic fact emerges: humanity is not capable of giving concrete, immediate and common answers. The…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – Codepink On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN’s history.
By Fiona Harvey* – The Guardian He was personally vilified, but Sultan Al Jaber has managed what no other Cop presidency has ever done As temperatures broke records around the world this summer, António Guterres, the UN secretary general, warned in September: “Humanity has…
By Ishaan Tharoor * – The Washington Post For civilians in Gaza, there’s increasingly nowhere to go. Israel’s campaign against the militant group Hamas has already driven out most of the population in the territory’s north, turning some of the densest urban areas on the planet…
By Brendan Cole* – Newsweek The assessment by a Ukrainian commander that Russian forces are launching attacks across the entire frontline has raised speculation that Kyiv’s troops may be forced to retreat from hard-won territory. In a Telegram post on Sunday, Ukrainian Ground…
Jeffrey Sachs* The nearly unanimous vote in the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza is a moment of honor for the United Nations and shame for the United States. By voting to stop Israel’s war on Gaza by a vote of 13 yes, 1 no (US), and 1 abstention…
By David Akopyan* – Modern Diplomacy The failure of the Afghan state-building project is often attributed to the belief that Afghan society was not ready and that state-building with force is impossible. The article aims to determine whether the problem with Afghanistan’s…
Ruehl* – Globetrotter (Independent Media Institute) Militant groups are increasingly threatening Myanmar’s military government. But other non-state actors, as well as China, are playing powerful roles in the divided country.
By Alexander Hurst* – The Guardian From Ukraine to the climate crisis, the union is beset by shocks. It can no longer afford to let Hungary give it the runaround Deep into the Trump presidency, I jokingly asked a French friend who obsessively follows US politics (and political…
CBS News In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the…
