by Andrew Scruggs – Inkstick Street-level violence obscures the Caribbean country’s (true) complex political tangle. There is currently a heated debate raging in the United States and Haiti centering on the possibility of a US-backed military intervention into the country.
By Joshua Keating and Khaya Himmelman (*) – Grid Experts say unlike groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS, when it comes to QAnon, there’s no centralized structure or leadership that can be targeted. German special forces arrested 25 suspected members and supporters of a domestic…
By Félix Krawatzek and Piotr Goldstein (*) – The Conversation Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have settled in Poland in the aftermath of the full-scale Russian incursion of Ukraine in February 2022. The latest group comprises mainly women and children, in contrast to those already…
By Elisa Braun- POLITICO Predator spyware, bulk surveillance among offers prepared for countries known for human rights abuses. PARIS — As founder of the privacy-focused search engine Qwant, Eric Leandri was fond of citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Redazione Italia – Pressenza, International news agency December 10th is approaching and events are being prepared all over the world to demand the release of Julian Assange, to oppose his extradition to the United States and to denounce the extremely serious human rights…
Sachs* – Common Dreams The Ukraine War is an extremely dangerous war between nuclear superpowers in a world desperately in need of peace and cooperation. There is a new glimmer of hope for a quick negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. In his recent press conference with French…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Dec 2022 (IPS) – A head of state who presided over an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia, was once asked about rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you the right to vote” he said, “but I didn’t say anything about counting…
By Newsroom of Modern Diplomacy When the U.S. Treasury Secretary proposed capping the price of Russian export oil to curb Moscow’s revenues, oil prices spiked. And Russia’s reaction was quite predictable: Moscow said it would stop exporting oil to countries that enforce the…
By Antara Haldar* – Project Syndicate Elon Musk claims that he bought the social-media platform to “help humanity” by investing in a public good: the world’s digital town square. But he fails to see that it’s the people, not the pavement, that make the town square, and that his…
By Stephen Bryen* – Asia Times Ukraine has likely lost 100,000 soldiers who won’t readily be replaced while US arms deliveries are depleting stocks and exposing security holes in Asia In a shocking statement that has now been withdrawn, European Commission President Ursula von…
