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The war on Iran will likely end in American retreat

The war on Iran will likely end in American retreat

The war against Iran that the United States and Israel launched on February 28, 2026, will likely end in an American retreat. The United States cannot...

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Jeffrey Sachs

Migration is getting riskier even as progress is made

Migration is getting riskier even as progress is made

As governments gather in New York for the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) to assess progress on global migration commitments, a...

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Othman Belbeisi

The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making

The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making

Southern Russia is facing one of the largest environmental disasters in its modern history. In April, repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil...

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Arshak makichyan

The BJP’s Bengal victory exposes the erosion of Indian democracy

The BJP’s Bengal victory exposes the erosion of Indian democracy

Recent state elections in India have produced one of the most consequential political verdicts in the country’s contemporary history, especially in...

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Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

Until recently, the Green Party was on the fringe of British politics. Between 2010 and 2024, it had just one member of parliament. In the July 2024...

06.05.2026 50

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Tony Greenstein

Lessons from the war: A call for strategic reckoning in West Asia

Lessons from the war: A call for strategic reckoning in West Asia

In its recent statement, the Gulf Cooperation declared that “Iranian attacks have also led to a sharp loss of confidence by the Council states in...

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Javad Zarif

CAF is failing Africa’s World Cup fans

CAF is failing Africa’s World Cup fans

On December 5, at the draw for the 2026 men’s World Cup finals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented...

05.05.2026 20

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Abdullahi Boru Halakhe

Thiago Ávila’s letter from Israeli prison to his daughter

Thiago Ávila’s letter from Israeli prison to his daughter

From inside prison, Thiago dictated this letter to his lawyer: I’m sorry for not being home with you right now. Unfortunately your father, your...

05.05.2026 60

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Thiago Ávila

States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis

States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis

The last fossil fuel crisis caused incredible amounts of pain for the people of Europe. In 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices skyrocketed,...

05.05.2026 60

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Ketan joshi

Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war

Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war

Amid a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun is preparing for what some claim would be a “historic trip” to Washington. It appears...

04.05.2026 40

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Lorenzo Kamel

Zelenskyy has no cards to play against Russia or the West

Zelenskyy has no cards to play against Russia or the West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s artistic skills have earned him the reputation of a public relations genius acknowledged by both friends...

03.05.2026 50

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Leonid Ragozin

It does not make sense to invest more Arab resources in a US alliance

It does not make sense to invest more Arab resources in a US alliance

For decades, Gulf states operated under the assumption that their most important strategic partner was the United States. They built an extensive and...

03.05.2026 40

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Hussein Chokr

Giorgia Meloni’s moral retreat on Gaza

Giorgia Meloni’s moral retreat on Gaza

In 2014, during the Israeli assault on Gaza that killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, Giorgia Meloni, then just a member of the Italian parliament,...

02.05.2026 60

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Randa ghazy

The dark side of Gaza’s new fancy cafes and restaurants

The dark side of Gaza’s new fancy cafes and restaurants

Social media is full of posts showing off photos and videos of fancy-looking cafes and restaurants in Gaza. Pro-Israeli accounts often use these...

02.05.2026 60

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Eman Abu Zayed

May Day in the age of AI: The new war on workers

May Day in the age of AI: The new war on workers

On May 1, much of the world celebrates International Workers’ Day, or May Day, honouring workers’ rights and the history of the labour movement. A...

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Belén Fernández

FOIP at 10: Bridging the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East

FOIP at 10: Bridging the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East

The world is now in the middle of the most significant structural change since the end of the second world war. Amid shifts in the balance of power...

30.04.2026 60

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Naoto hisajima

Somalia shapes its own destiny in global security forums

Somalia shapes its own destiny in global security forums

In international politics, the platforms a country sits on often matter as much as what it says. For decades, Somalia was largely the subject of...

30.04.2026 60

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Awes hagi yusuf ahmed

Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons

Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons

The visit of Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, to Russia once again raises questions about Moscow’s position on the conflict between Iran...

30.04.2026 40

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Ivan timofeev

Why are Western feminists silent on the war on Iranian women?

Why are Western feminists silent on the war on Iranian women?

Feminist attention is not neutral. It is shaped, directed, and unevenly distributed. In 2022–2023, Western feminist institutions mobilised loudly in...

30.04.2026 30

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Sahar maranlou

The UAE’s OPEC exit is not about oil; it is the end of Gulf solidarity

The UAE’s OPEC exit is not about oil; it is the end of Gulf solidarity

For decades, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) functioned as far more than an oil cartel. For its Gulf members, the...

29.04.2026 80

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Anas abdoun

How the US-Israeli war is collapsing the sanctions regime on Iran

For years, sociologists and political scientists have warned that sanctions do not work. They do not topple targeted governments; instead, they hurt...

28.04.2026 80

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Ali A Ghareh Daghi

Lebanon cannot be bombed into sovereignty

Lebanese leaders have gone to Washington for the first direct negotiations with Israel in over 30 years, attempting to restore sovereignty under...

27.04.2026 40

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Sami Halabi

The war on Iran is eroding nuclear non-proliferation

On April 27, states party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will gather in New York to begin their five-year review of...

27.04.2026 80

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Olamide Samuel

Israel feared Amal Khalil, just as it did Shireen Abu Akleh

On April 22, the Israeli regime assassinated yet another journalist. Her name was Amal Khalil. She was a well-known Lebanese journalist, born during...

26.04.2026 70

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Yara Hawari

We can make sure another Chornobyl disaster does not happen, here is how

Forty years ago, a reactor exploded in the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what was then the Soviet Republic of Ukraine. At least 30 people were...

26.04.2026 70

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Mads flarup christensen

African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages

Food security in Africa could face major disruptions due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict between the United States,...

25.04.2026 70

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Martin fregene

Five games to go: The Premier League’s unpredictable season turns again

This was supposed to be Arsenal’s title. For 200 days, it looked like it would be. But Wednesday night, Erling Haaland scored his 35th goal of the...

25.04.2026 80

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Stephen howson

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote really represent

On April 25, Palestinians will vote in local elections to choose representatives to municipal and village councils for four-year terms. These...

25.04.2026 60

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Mariam Barghouti

Negotiations that enable Israel’s land-grabs

Back in the early 2000s, I was part of the Palestinian team supposedly negotiating an end to Israel’s military occupation and colonisation of...

24.04.2026 50

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Diana Buttu

Beyond the desecrated statue

Many Christians felt offended after a video circulated on social media showing an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon knocking down a statue of Jesus,...

24.04.2026 70

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Rev Dr Munther Isaac

Arsenal have grown, but they still have not learned how to dominate

Arsenal and Manchester City are once again battling for the Premier League title in England and, with only weeks of the season remaining, the gap...

24.04.2026 70

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Joel beya

The story Tehran wants you to read

The New York Times published a detailed account this week of Iran’s new leadership structure, based on interviews with more than 20 Iranian...

24.04.2026 70

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Jason d greenblatt

These are difficult times for the world, so what will Pakistan do?

The recent statements by US President Donald Trump and the shuttle diplomacy carried out by senior Pakistani military and government leaders in...

22.04.2026 70

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Maleeha lodhi

On Earth Day, remember the people defending the planet

On a January morning in 1969, an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara blew out. Over three million gallons of crude oil spread across swathes...

22.04.2026 50

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Amanda burrell

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping

The global fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may create the impression that the world cannot function without fossil fuels. Nothing could...

20.04.2026 40

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Ralph regenvanu

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians

Preparations for the implementation of Israel’s new death penalty law have already begun. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has boasted...

20.04.2026 60

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Tamam abusalama

What is really happening in northern Nigeria

In recent months, the frequency and intensity of attacks in northern Nigeria have shattered the comforting illusion that the region’s long...

20.04.2026 70

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Gimba Kakanda

The GCC has unity, it now needs joint defence and development

Amid the continuing escalation in the region, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pursues a balanced diplomatic policy grounded in calls for...

19.04.2026 60

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Faisal abdulhamid al-mudahka

Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?

18.04.2026 70

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Femi Owolade

Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

17.04.2026 60

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Allameh azizi

Legal migrants remain vulnerable to trafficking

17.04.2026 60

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Abdulla methker bin shabaan al hajri

Sudan’s Prime Minister: This is the path out of the horrors of war

17.04.2026 60

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Kamil idris

The Iran war has exposed the limits of neutrality

17.04.2026 50

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Khalid Al-Jaber

The three clocks of the Iran war

17.04.2026 80

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump

16.04.2026 90

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Andrew Mitrovica

Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’

15.04.2026 70

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Ori Goldberg

Justice, in ICC Prosecutor Khan’s case, resides in the reasoning of judges

14.04.2026 70

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Sareta ashraph

It is time for a ceasefire in Sudan and a new way forward

The Sudan war erupted on the morning of April 15, 2023, more than 1,000 days ago. The conflict has sown destruction across the country, killing tens...

14.04.2026 50

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Hala Al-Karib

Iran remains an obstacle to the ‘Greater Israel’ project

Ahead of the deadline United States President Donald Trump set for Iran last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an urgent call to...

14.04.2026 90

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Samer Jaber

Orban was defeated in Hungary, but Orbanism lives on

On Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a major defeat in the legislative election after 16 years in power. For all the talk of him...

13.04.2026 60

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Leonid Ragozin