Multilateralism & Unilateralism

War in the Twilight

By Andrew P. Napolitano — Consortium News

Napolitano* – Consortium News The question is not whether a president is strong enough to exercise power, but whether the president is restrained enough to obey the laws he has sworn to uphold, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.  A failed war does not end when the drones stop…

4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
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Multilateralism & Unilateralism

The Next Election May Be Our Last

By Chris Hedges — ScheerPost

The article argues that the Trump administration has implemented mechanisms to manipulate midterm elections through federal control of voting, voter suppression, and deployment of federal forces to Democratic-leaning polling stations. The author contends that only nationwide strikes can prevent election rigging, as Congress and courts offer no protection against what he characterizes as an emerging authoritarian system.

3 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Thieving Matters: The Trump-Venezuela Oil Steal

By Binoy Kampmark — CounterPunch

The Trump administration announced a major oil deal with Venezuela to secure control of over 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, promising lower gas prices for Americans. However, energy analysts and experts warn that any price benefits would take years to materialize due to infrastructure costs and legal uncertainties surrounding the agreement’s constitutionality.

3 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Sustainable Development

Toxic waste of war on Gaza reached Israel

By Dianne Woodward — Aljazeera

Israeli authorities have established a working group on sanitation after recognizing that environmental destruction in Gaza—including untreated sewage and contaminated rubble—threatens Israeli public health through shared water systems and coastal ecosystems.

2 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

DEVNET JAPAN – “Strengthening Japan-India Relations”

Prime Minister Takaichi’s July visit to India marked a major milestone in Japan-India relations, with both nations signing 129 cooperation agreements targeting semiconductors, critical minerals, clean energy, and AI to build supply chains independent of China while addressing India’s structural economic challenges including employment generation and energy vulnerability.

2 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

DEVNET JAPAN – The Transformation of the Security Environment and the UN’s Moment of Trial

Major world powers increasingly compete through unrestricted warfare—cyberattacks, disinformation, economic coercion, and hybrid threats—that traditional military rankings fail to capture. The UN must develop concrete operational frameworks to enforce accountability across these domains or risk a chaotic international order where no nation remains secure.

2 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Plaguing the Americas with Misery in the Name of Liberty

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies — CounterPunch

By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies* – CounterPunch Simon Bolivar, the great liberator of South America, famously observed, “The United States appear(s) to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” For 200 years, US leaders have never…

1 Sep 2026 · 11 min read
Human Rights

The Forgotten US-Backed Genocide Of East Timor

By Nate Bear — ¡Do Not Panic!

Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor in 1975, supported by the United States, killed approximately 40 percent of the population through systematic massacres, forced displacement into concentration camps, and engineered famine over 24 years until 1999.

1 Sep 2026 · 12 min read