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Trump’s Cuba Memorandum Provokes Strong Criticism Amid New US Aggressiveness Abroad

By W. T. Whitney — CounterPunch

Whitney* – CounterPunch The Trump administration on June 30 released its “National Security Presidential Memorandum 5” on U.S. plans for Cuba. Criticism from Cuba’s government and international commentators welled up, as if entirely new forms of anti-Cuba aggression were in…

16 July 2025 · 6 min read

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Sovereignty or supremacy?

By Zaheer Ally — Africa Is a Country

By Zaheer Ally* – Africa Is a Country As far-right politics gain traction across the globe, some South Africans are embracing Trumpism not out of policy conviction but out of a deeper, more troubling identification. My recent writings on South Africa have focused on…

16 Jul 2025 · 5 min read

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To Bogotá

By Progressive International — Z Magazine

By Progressive International* – Z Magazine Convened by Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of The Hague Group, the Emergency Ministerial Conference marks the boldest stand yet against the Gaza genocide and the collapse of the multilateral order. This week, more than 25…

15 Jul 2025 · 5 min read

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Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans

By Robert Reich — The Guardian

By Robert Reich* – The Guardian Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents. Draw a circle around all the assets in the US now devoted to artificial intelligence.

15 Jul 2025 · 6 min read

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Stop Israel’s Dystopian “Humanitarian City” Plan—Before It’s Too Late

By Medea Benjamin — CounterPunch

By Medea Benjamin* – CounterPunch The Israeli government has just put forward one of the most brazenly genocidal schemes in modern memory—and unless we act immediately, the world will once again let it happen. As reported in Haaretz, Israeli Defense Minister Israel…

14 Jul 2025 · 5 min read

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The Risks Artificial Intelligence Pose for the Global South

By Naomi Myint Breuer — Inter Press Service

By Naomi Myint Breuer* – Inter Press Service (IPS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and leaving its mark across the globe. Yet the implementation of AI risks widening the gap between the Global North and South.

14 Jul 2025 · 6 min read

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Genocide Memory and Justice at Srebrenica

By David J. Scheffer — Council on Foreign Relations

Scheffer* – Council on Foreign Relations This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the killing of thousands of Bosnian Muslims, the first genocide in Europe since the Holocaust. Yet alongside global commemorations, denial persists.

11 Jul 2025 · 9 min read

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China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply

By Tom Harper — The Conversation

By Tom Harper* – The Conversation As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it…

11 Jul 2025 · 5 min read

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Chris Hedges: The Persecution of Francesca Albanese

By Chris Hedges — SheerPost

By Chris Hedges* – SheerPost When the history of the genocide in Gaza is written, one of the most courageous and outspoken champions for justice and the adherence to international law will be Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, who the Trump administration…

10 Jul 2025 · 4 min read

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Offshoring Migrants

By David Scott FitzGerald — Foreign Affairs

By David Scott FitzGerald* – Foreign Affairs Trump Is Only the Latest to Embrace a Costly and Immoral Tactic. Just weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Department of Homeland Security began sending immigrants living in the United States to prisons in Costa Rica, El…

10 Jul 2025 · 15 min read