By David Scott Mathieson* – Asia Times It is becoming obvious government’s peace process is really cover to sustain conflict and sow divisions among ethnic armed groups As Myanmar security officials surrounded peaceful anti-war protestors in Yangon on May 12, dispersing a…
Amira Hass – Haaretz, Tel Aviv (*) What is cowardice if not the decision to kill masses of unarmed detainees who are demonstrating against their prolonged imprisonment? –Why is Israel using lethal force against the protesters of Gaza? — Jerusalem celebrates, Tel Aviv parties…
Posted by Yves Smith* – Naked Capitalism Yves here. This post includes a very helpful timeline of trade tit for tat so far.
By Michelle Goldberg* – The New York Times On Monday, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and other leading lights of the Trumpist right gathered in Israel to celebrate the relocation of the American Embassy to Jerusalem, a gesture widely seen as a slap in the face to Palestinians who…
By United Nations Environment Programme Andrea Dekrout is Senior Environmental Coordinator for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Based in Geneva, Dekrout is responsible for ensuring sustainable environmental management in UNHCR operations and refugee camps.
Green* – Haaretz.com, Israel The U.S. and a handful other nations are moving their embassies to Jerusalem. But in the past, other countries – including Chile, the Netherlands and Kenya – sent ambassadors to the city, and then left it Some confusion followed President Trump’s…
By Manoj Joshi* – The Wire, India If India aspires to be a ‘leading power’, it may soon have to choose between its strategically autonomous goals, and those which the Trump administration has in mind for the region. For some years now, India has liked to think of itself as a…
Patrick Wintour* – The Guardian Senior politicians says Europe will consider countermeasures to keep trading with Iran Europe is prepared to introduce measures to nullify the effect of Donald Trump imposing sanctions on any non-US firm that continues to do business with Iran…
By Chris Buckley and Paul Mozur (*) – The New York Times BEIJING — As the leader of the world’s most populous country and biggest communist party, China’s president, Xi Jinping, has plenty to worry about, and a new book sheds light on what probably keeps him up at night…
By Steven Erlanger* — The New York Times BRUSSELS — It is by now a familiar, humiliating pattern. European leaders cajole, argue and beg, trying to persuade President Trump to change his mind on a vital issue for the trans-Atlantic alliance. Trump appears to enjoy the show…
