By Max Griera* and Jamie Dettmer** – Politico The country’s current leader has put loyalists in key public institutions who will be able to thwart the budgets and legislation of any new prime minister Even if opposition frontrunner Péter Magyar wins Hungary’s…
By Bhim Bhurte* – Asia Times The world must now prepare to embrace the dawn of the multipolar century. As the Middle East war between Iran, the United States, and Israel, enters its 34th day, it has become evident that we are witnessing more than just another chapter in the long…
By Yuli Novak* – The Guardian A government that openly embraces violence against Palestinians has now enshrined into law a policy of lethal force. This week, Israel passed a law that institutionalises the execution of Palestinians.
By Leon Hadar* – Global Zetgeist Substack Why China Holds the Key to Ending Washington’s Latest Middle Eastern Misadventure. There is a certain dark comedy in watching Washington once again discover — after the bodies have piled up and the treasury has been bled — that the war…
By Alon Ben Meir* – https://alonben-meir.com/ Trump’s Iran war has left the Gulf shattered: US bases turned into targets, economies battered, and the “oasis” myth destroyed. Gulf rulers now confront a harsh reckoning over their reliance on Washington and the uncertain search…
By Jonathan Cook* – Middle East Eye (MEE) Netanyahu pitched the war as a repeat of Israel’s apparent ‘audacious feat’ of smashing Hezbollah. The US president should have noted instead Israel’s moral and strategic defeat in Gaza.
By Lee Schlenker* – Responsible Statecraft The move comes amid fears of a deepening crisis in Cuba and possibility of renewed diplomatic engagement. In a positive twist, the Trump administration said it does not plan to block a Russian oil tanker from delivering 730,000 barrels…
By Betwa Sharma* – Consortium News Fissures have opened in the bloc over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, writes Betwa Sharma. India has perhaps been most divisive.
By Boaventura De Sousa Santos* – Meer How targeted elimination has become a normalized instrument of contemporary power and violence. Israel, in particular, but also the United States, has been breathing new life into the concept of decapitation as a weapon of political violence.
By Alon Ben Meir* – https://alonben-meir.com/ By reinforcing Israel’s hardline positions and narrowing the scope of American diplomacy, AIPAC’s advocacy has done enduring harm to Israel’s prospects for peace and to the United States’ global credibility and moral standing. The…
