By Fereshta Abbasi* and Patricia Gossman** – Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) The Taliban’s authoritarian rule isn’t uniformly enforced. International accountability can exploit those divisions, preserving evidence for future justice while improving conditions for some Afghans…
Regional powers including the UAE, Turkey, and Israel are expanding influence across the Red Sea and Horn of Africa through military support, gold smuggling networks, and port control, creating a system of long-distance economic and political domination that mirrors colonialism without requiring territorial occupation.
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.
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.
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…
Israeli elections focus on Netanyahu’s alleged foreknowledge of October 7 attacks while avoiding scrutiny of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, Lebanon and broader accountability for civilian casualties and alleged war crimes.
Brazil votes Sunday in a tight presidential race between leftist incumbent Lula and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, with the Trump administration backing Bolsonaro through tariffs, sanctions, and other pressure tactics that may backfire by fueling Brazilian nationalism and helping Lula.
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…
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.
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.
