Human Rights

Why Al-Aqsa Flood Happened: Ilan Pappé Revisits October 2023

By Ilan Pappé — The Palestine Chronicle

Three years after October 2023’s Al-Aqsa Flood operation, newly available information reveals Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar warned Israel that rejecting Gaza’s demands for ending the blockade and releasing prisoners would trigger military action, with the operation ultimately serving as a preemptive strike against Israel’s planned devastation of the Strip.

6 October 2026 · 7 min read
Civil Society

The housing movement has transformed Spanish politics, and might save Sánchez on 29 November

By Ben Wray — Brave New Europe

A mass housing movement sparked by an elderly woman’s eviction has reshaped Spain’s election campaign, putting social class at the forefront of politics ahead of the 29 November vote. Prime Minister Sánchez called early elections hoping housing—which divides tenants from landlords—provides better electoral terrain for the left than immigration debates that favor the right.

6 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Europe’s dependency on foreign-made arms is here to stay

By Eurydice Bersi and Attila Kálmán — Investigative Europe

By Eurydice Bersi* and Attila Kálmán** – Investigative Europe Despite the huge sums mobilised for defence, dependency on the US remains highly entrenched for air defence in particular, while a new reliance on Israel is emerging. In 2011, when the Italians, French and British…

5 Oct 2026 · 10 min read
Thought & Society

Can AI’s Threat Awaken Humanity in Time?

By David Korten — Common Dreams

By David Korten* – Common Dreams We are now faced once more with the logic of a global suicide pact. Everyone may recognize the danger, yet no participant feels free to withdraw from the competition. Artificial intelligence confronts humanity with a paradox of historic…

2 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

The Two Shocks Upending Latin America

By Dan Restrepo and Ricardo Zuniga — Foreign Affairs

Latin American voters frustrated by crime elected populist security-focused leaders, but economic shocks from Hormuz Strait disruptions and El Niño are forcing them to pivot toward economic demands, threatening further political instability across the region.

1 Oct 2026 · 11 min read
Human Rights

The Moral Collapse of Bibi Netanyahu

By Cesar Chelala — CounterPunch

Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure has coincided with a surge in global antisemitism, widespread international criticism of Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the West Bank, and accusations of ethnic cleansing and war crimes from retired Israeli generals and human rights organizations.

1 Oct 2026 · 4 min read