By Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J. Davies* – CounterPunch At the opening ceremony for Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace in Davos, Jared Kushner unveiled glossy images of his vision for a “new Gaza”: shining apartment towers, luxury developments, and sweeping views of the…
By Jordan Leichnitz* – International Politics and Society (IPS_Journal) Act together, and Carney’s speech becomes a turning point. Hesitate, and it becomes another missed warning. ‘We know the old order is not coming back.
By Julia Norman* – Common Dreams According to the UN, the world has moved beyond water crisis into systemic, chronic scarcity threatening public health, economies, and ecosystems while making global cooperation increasingly existential. According to a major new report from the…
By Robert Reich* – The Guardian The world needs global leaders to clearly and firmly denounce the havoc Trump is wreaking on the US and international order. Hundreds of global CEOs, finance titans, and more than 60 prime ministers and presidents are in Davos, Switzerland, for…
Sachs* and Sybil Fares* – Common Dreams Understanding the hybrid war tactics helps to explain why Trump’s rhetoric oscillates so abruptly between threats of war and phony offers of peace. The question is not if the US and Israel will attack Iran, but when. In the nuclear age…
By Arash Beidollahkani* – International Politics and Society (IPS-Journal) For Russia, what happens in Iran is no longer a peripheral concern. It is directly tied to Europe’s power balance and the course of the war in Ukraine. Iran’s ongoing political unrest is no longer just a…
By Boaventura De Sousa Santos* – Meer Progress, scientism, and the slow normalization of horror. In The Third of May 1808, together with its companion work The Second of May 1808, Goya sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleon’s armies during the 1808 occupation. Both…
Pillar* – Responsible Statecraft There is no ceasefire, no aid, no Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal or stabilization force. Just a lot of talk about Trump-run panels with little buy-in. The Trump administration’s announcements about the Gaza Strip would lead one to believe that…
By Guilherme Schneider* – Modern Diplomacy Mexico is entering a phase where the United States is no longer negotiating only interests; it is negotiating the perimeter of authority. Mexico is entering a phase where the United States is no longer negotiating only interests; it is…
By Ramzy Baroud* – CounterPunch A shock and awe. The phrase is apt in describing what Israel has done in the occupied West Bank almost immediately following the events of October 7, 2023, and the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
