Global Voices

This is a war which will have big consequences not just for regional hegemony, but for the future of American power full stop. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host , The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by...

These are decisive days in the battle for the future of the Middle East. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on Saudi Arabia. He was...

Now that the US and Israel have attacked Iran, Russia has even less reasons to engage seriously in efforts to end the Ukraine war. Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh is a senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities. Previously, Dr....

WEST BANK, (PIC) Jewish settlers attacked several Palestinians on Monday in different areas of al-Khalil Governorate in the southern West Bank, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. Meanwhile, Israeli bulldozers continued uprooting hundreds of olive trees in the town of...

The Open University (OU) secretly committed to removing the historically accurate term 'Ancient Palestine' from its course materials after pressure from the pro-Israel lobby group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), newly obtained documents seen by The...

Credit: Marco Longari/AFP By Inés M. Pousadela MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 9 2026 (IPS) Consider what International Women’s Day looked like a few years ago, and what it looks like now: the same date, the same global moment of reflection, but a...

“I love the idea of getting a drone and having light fentanyl-laced urine spraying on analysts that tried to screw us,” said Alex Karp, the CEO of the emerging military tech firm Palantir. Far from an offhand outburst,...

Talks to advance President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war have been on hold since last week when the US and Israel jointly attacked Iran , sparking a broader Middle East war, three sources with...

A UK petition calling for an investigation into pro-Israeli influence on UK politics has surpassed 100,000 signatories, meaning it will be formally considered for debate in Parliament. The petition, launched in January 2026, has reached over 108,000 signatories, with...

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has announced that residents of all Jewish neighbourhoods in occupied Jerusalem will now be eligible to obtain gun licences based solely on where they live, significantly expanding access to...

On 28 February, a girls’ primary school in southern Iran was hit by a missile, killing 168 people, mostly children. The UN education agency, UNESCO, said the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab was a “grave violation...

An Israeli academic will have to pay over six thousand dollars in compensation to an Israeli settler for saying he will soon adopt Nazi ideology, after the settler appeared to justify the killing of a Palestinian. Professor Alon Harel...

The Gallup Poll announced this month it would no longer measure presidential approval or other national leadership ratings. It was a surprise to pollsters and journalists who report on public opinion, because George Gallup was the pollster who initiated...

“I love the idea of getting a drone and having light fentanyl-laced urine spraying on analysts that tried to screw us,” said Alex Karp, the CEO of the emerging military tech firm Palantir. Far from an offhand outburst, his statement...

RAMALLAH, (PIC) In the schoolyard in the town of Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah, hundreds lined up in a scene heavy with grief and anger, while the bodies of three martyrs were laid side by side wrapped in the Palestinian flag. Families...

The Israeli military has drawn backlash on social media over a post "celebrating" International Women’s Day with a video in Arabic, Farsi, and English, published as the Israeli army continues to wage wars across the Middle East...

While the world marks International Women's Day on 8 March by celebrating the achievements of women and highlighting their struggles globally, in Gaza the day is overshadowed by a different reality as Palestinian families...

Bethlehem, West Bank /PNN/ In line with its humanitarian and relief programs aimed at supporting the most vulnerable families, Life for Relief and Development delivered 200 food parcels to families in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, highlighting the city’s tradition of...

By Betwa SHARMA Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Recent statements suggest the U.S. has more control over India’s energy policy than have been previously acknowledged, reports Betwa Sharma. The United States has...

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli extremist “Temple” groups have intensified their campaign to introduce what they call “animal sacrifices” inside the Aqsa Mosque during the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday, scheduled for 1–8 April 2026, roughly twelve days after Eid al-Fitr. The renewed push...

The Israeli military used white phosphorus during its ongoing war on Lebanon , a leading rights group has found, as Israel continues to launch deadly attacks across the country. Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed on Monday that Israeli...

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Jerusalem Governorate said the announcement by the minister of national security in the occupation government, Itamar Ben Gvir, to expand the granting of firearm licenses to settlers in colonial neighborhoods in Jerusalem, and considering them eligible to...

As the U.S. public reels from Trump’s illegal military strikes in Iran, communities across the globe are feeling heightened fear, insecurity, and destabilization. This war has already proven particularly devastating for women and girls. In the first wave of joint...

It will not be long before the peoples of the entire Middle East hail the Islamic Republic of Iran. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The oppression of women has been at the...

GAZA, (PIC) In the Gaza Strip, the month of Ramadan is no longer associated only with the atmosphere of worship and gathering around iftar tables, rather it now carries additional concerns that weigh heavily on residents, amid a suffocating water crisis...

As the call to evening prayer sounds on the narrow Gaza streets every day, the road come alive. Plastic tables line the road, covered with cloths and dishes from families. Children hang paper lanterns and decorations, women carry...

President Donald Trump came into office promising to end wars, but last week, he instead started a new one, when he ordered what the White House is calling a “ proactive defensive ” operation in response to Iran’s...

There are no more red lines for Tehran – just a slow, calculated strategy to exploit the blind spots of Washington and its allies Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned to Somalia, Australia and the United...

GAZA, (PIC) On International Women’s Day, the Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared stated that the occasion serves as a reminder of the tragedy facing thousands of missing women in the Gaza Strip. The crisis continues to worsen 28...

RAMALLAH, (PIC) March 8, International Women’s Day, is marked worldwide as a day to recognize women’s struggles for justice and equality. In Palestine, however, the occasion comes amid a starkly different reality, as Palestinian women continue to live under Israeli occupation,...