By Alexander Faludy – BalkanInsight Pope Francis has a visit in Hungary on April 28-30, even as Viktor Orban seeks to assert more political control over the church and at the risk that any ‘peace message’ by the Pope over the war will be used for the PM’s own propaganda…
By Hilal Khashan* – Geopolitical Futures The country’s descent into full-scale war would have implications far beyond its borders. Since declaring its independence in 1956, Sudan has been beset by conflict.
By Stefan Wolff * – The Conversation Much like Washington’s stance on Taiwan, China’s position on the invasion of Ukraine has been one of “strategic ambiguity”. China has consistently emphasised the importance of sovereignty and territorial integrity while failing to condemn the…
Owen Jones* – The Guardian The sacked Fox News host was one figurehead of a misinformation industry that has reshaped rightwing politics across the world It is difficult to begrudge anyone for celebrating the downfall of far-right provocateur Tucker Carlson…
AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is the first Portuguese leader to suggest an apology for his country’s key role in the transatlantic slave trade Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said his country should take responsibility and apologise for…
BY MELVIN GOODMAN* – The CounterPunch website “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” – Thucydides, 5th Century BC. For the past two decades, the International Criminal Court has concentrated on the war crimes and criminals who have operated…
Hanna Davis* – Open Democracy Refugees from Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia among those unable to access help In a one-room apartment in Jordan’s capital, Amman, Ali sits next to his mother-in-law. She’s doing her best to lull the cries of his one-year-old child, who has been sick for…
By Nesrine Malik* – The Guardian The bloody conflict in my birth country has its roots in a power struggle that began with the Darfur genocide 20 years ago The speed with which Sudan unravelled was the first indication that it had all been building up for a long time. The…
By Antonio Graceffo* – Modern Diplomacy The Civil war in Myanmar is intensifying, while hope of a democratic election is evaporating. Upon the two year anniversary of Burma’s military coup, on February 1, the opposition, joined by a coalition of 18 unions and the…
Professor Boaventura de Sousa Santos is a regular contributor to Othernews. He has been the subject of serious allegations, which have led him to distance himself rom several academics and civil society organizations.
