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The tyranny of geography: Ukraine’s fatal gamble

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Naledi Pandor’s US visa revocation is Zionist engineered

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Iqbal Jassat

There is no ceasefire, but there is an ongoing Nakba and an ongoing genocide

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Ramona Wadi

How can Iraq reach the zero equation?

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Karam Nama

Dissecting the UN’s “Comprehensive Plan” for Gaza and the inevitable dead-end

Dissecting the UN’s “Comprehensive Plan” for Gaza and the inevitable dead-end

US policy documents on the Middle East do not reach the daylight before Israel is given the chance to filter them, and gut them. The latest UN...

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Jamal Kanj

Iraq’s tightrope walk sharpens between American security and Iranian influence

Iraq’s tightrope walk sharpens between American security and Iranian influence

Iraq enters 2025 facing the same unsparing question that has haunted it for two decades: can it remain a partner to Washington while sustaining the...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Will Trump subvert Iraq’s 2025 elections by coercing Baghdad into the US–Saudi orbit and away from Iran?

Will Trump subvert Iraq’s 2025 elections by coercing Baghdad into the US–Saudi orbit and away from Iran?

Iraqi political blocs—particularly those representing the Shia majority—were holding their breath, fearing an embarrassing low turnout that would...

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Zayd Alisa

The Palestinian issue is not just Gaza: Beyond the headlines, a systemic crisis

The Palestinian issue is not just Gaza: Beyond the headlines, a systemic crisis

When confrontations erupt in Gaza, global attention intensifies. Images of destruction dominate news cycles, political statements multiply, and...

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Tareq Alnajjar

A historic decline in sympathy for Israel in Britain, and an unprecedented rise in solidarity with Palestine in 2025

A historic decline in sympathy for Israel in Britain, and an unprecedented rise in solidarity with Palestine in 2025

Public sentiment in Britain today is markedly different from what it was two years ago. A society that once observed developments in the Middle...

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Adnan Hmidan

Colonialism and imperialism endorsed at the UNSC

Colonialism and imperialism endorsed at the UNSC

The UN Security Council Resolution 2803(2025) undermines all the purported purpose of maintaining peace and security. Talking about Gaza without...

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Ramona Wadi

UN flaws and paralysis fueled Gaza atrocities, Brazil’s ex-foreign minister says

UN flaws and paralysis fueled Gaza atrocities, Brazil’s ex-foreign minister says

Latin America is advancing a coordinated push to elevate accountability demands against Israel within the UN system. In Chile, civil society groups...

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Eman Abusidu

Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics

Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics

When New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani stood beside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, the encounter was far more...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Will Sudan’s civilians benefit from the renewed international focus on their country?

Will Sudan’s civilians benefit from the renewed international focus on their country?

Sudan is once again getting a lot of attention – fueled by reports of serious atrocities and the Trump administration’s desire to help stabilize...

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Alassane Dembele

How academia sustains American ignorance

How academia sustains American ignorance

On March 8, 2025, Department of Homeland Security agents abducted Mahmoud Khalil as he was coming home from dinner with his wife. Khalil writes:...

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Saba Fatima

Cheney, Bush, and the crime against Iraq

Cheney, Bush, and the crime against Iraq

In the Washington National Cathedral, America’s political elite gathered to sanctify Dick Cheney’s legacy. Presidents, vice presidents, and...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The PA’s endorsement of the UNSC resolution

The PA’s endorsement of the UNSC resolution

Of course the Palestinian Authority would welcome the UN Security Council Resolution which turns over Gaza into the US’s hands, with all the usual...

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Ramona Wadi

Mr tough guy and the two farcical ceasefires

Mr tough guy and the two farcical ceasefires

Israel’s relentless bombardment of Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon is no defensive reflex but a strategic doctrine. Targeting commanders,...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Abstentions and the arithmetic of power: Reading China and Russia’s silence on Gaza

Abstentions and the arithmetic of power: Reading China and Russia’s silence on Gaza

At a moment when Gaza is being pounded into dust — entire families erased, neighbourhoods flattened, starvation engineered — every gesture at the...

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Ranjan Solomon

Things happen: Trump, the Crown Prince and killing Khashoggi

Things happen: Trump, the Crown Prince and killing Khashoggi

The Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is at it again.  Gulling, wooing, and grinning his way into the establishment of another...

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Why the Recent UNSC Resolution 2803 “Board of Peace” Violates the UN Charter

Why the Recent UNSC Resolution 2803 “Board of Peace” Violates the UN Charter

On 17 November 2025 , the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803 , known as “Board of Peace,” to create an International...

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Dr Mohammad Yousef