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The Serbian student movement has gone from protest to power within just two years. In Government, it will face significant internal and external pressures that will require the movement to keep organising and mobilising…
National Politics
Lula’s presidential election victory was against the odds, but he still faces major challenges in power. Guilherme Casarões is Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies at Florida International University. Cross-posted…
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On Spain’s housing movement and election. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE . A protester shakes a keyring while holding a banner that reads “¡Derecho a techo a justo precio!” (“Right to housing at a…
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Long read exploring the drivers of the youth revolt in France and elsewhere in Europe. Henry A. Giroux currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural…
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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. ***IranIndications of a return to direct…
Brazil’s Lula da Silva, at the age of 80, was re-elected president of Brazil on Sunday night, defeating his right-wing rival, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, by a 52-48% margin: more than 4 million votes. The result was a…
War & Peace
Do I even faintly believe the times I’m living in? The simple answer is: no. Every now and then, I try to imagine going back in time to tell my long-dead parents about the world of President Donald Trump, which just…
Activism
Billionaires have funneled vast sums into the campaigns of Republicans at risk of losing both chambers of Congress. According to The Washington Post’s megadonor tracker , the top 50 billionaire donors have spent $2.8…
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Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each week, we bring you a curated selection of articles from…
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Children’s Literature Laureates for Ireland and Wales, Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies, have pledged the royalties from the sale of their works to Irish novelist Sally Rooney . Rooney is a favourite target of the far…
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It has been a wild few weeks for the US-Ukraine relationship as Trump, more and more, has been able to be what he always wanted to be: a friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin. It started openly with the diesel deal…
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In 1996, Israel’s then-Prime Minister Simon Peres appeared to be on his way to victory in parliamentary elections that would keep him and his center-left Labor Party in power. On the key issue of peace, he had pledged to…
Middle East & Africa
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Beijing’s vision for protecting religious diversity from political manipulation and incitement in the Middle East is based on the principle of comprehensive security and developmental solutions. It views Al-Azhar’s…
Northeast Asia
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China and Russia opened new bridges to North Korea a month apart, a sign that the two countries are competing for the favor of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Yalu River bridge to China sat unused for more than a…
Active Citizens
A young protester holds a sign that reads ‘Listen to us’ in Paris, France, on 22 October 2026. Credit: Eric Broncard/Hans Lucas via AFP By Andrew Firmin LONDON, Oct 26 2026 (IPS) Classrooms with mouldy walls, riddled…
Economy
Africa’s largest IPO is reaching investors in Nairobi, Gaborone, Kampala, Kigali, Cairo and Addis Ababa through a patchwork of depositary receipts. The plumbing is imperfect, the access uneven, but the idea it proves was…
Activism
With soaring healthcare costs and a plunge in coverage rates, there is growing interest in “Medicare for All.” Polls show that a large majority of the public now favors a universal Medicare system, with even a…
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Pro-democracy campaigners urged governments around the world, including in the US, to formally recognize Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva victory in Sunday’s runoff election as his far-right challenger…
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TSMC’s CoWoS-S is critical to the artificial intelligence era because it solves the central systems problem facing modern accelerators: computing capability is growing faster than conventional packages can supply data…
ASIA NARRATIVES China Systems Weekly: Political, Economic, and Social Narratives October 19–October 25, 2026 Executive Assessment The developments from October 19–25 reflect a persistent structural asymmetry in China’s…
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On the eve of a party plenum that has purged 45 of 376 members, China faces its most pressing question: is the model it has adopted right for its historical phase? Beijing is uncertain. Domestically, it faces many…
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British government lawyers will tomorrow ask the UK Supreme Court to block a public inquiry into the role of state agents in the unsolved murder of Sean Brown in 1997. Brown was a 61-year-old Catholic father of six with…
China’s economy steadies as surging exports lift Q3 growth above forecasts Linda_Heyer Mon, 10/26/2026 - 13:46 picture alliance / Chen Xiaodong / Costfoto Tracker China Economic Indicators Oct 26, 2026 6 min read China’s…
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Dockworkers and other anti-Zionists and peace activists will hold a day of action this Friday, in Liverpool and other port cities around Europe, against the UK’s continuing support for genocidal Israel , the EU’s push…
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The November 2026 midterm elections could reshape the balance of power in the US Senate, with Democrats targeting Republican-held seats in traditionally conservative states while Republicans seek to flip several…
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Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese army Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack against five power stations, causing mass…
Armed Conflicts
Manvel Arzumanyan, retired veterinarian, says animal movements have been impacted by the conflict. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella Paul YEREVAN and SHIKAHOGH STATE RESERVE, Armenia, Oct 26 2026 (IPS) Less than 100…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / A new episode of Palestine News Network’s Al-Makshouf programme has highlighted how independent journalism and public accountability can support Palestinians working to protect their land…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / Palestinian athletes preparing for the World Armwrestling Championships in India are facing travel and training restrictions, while farmers grapple with a sharp decline in grape production…
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Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written. The far-right presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, had…
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Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a scandal that she is even being considered Over the past few years, you can plot the plunge into global…
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Japan’s debate over nuclear-powered submarines is gaining momentum, but political deliberation should not be mistaken for a done deal. As Tokyo prepares to revise its three principal national security documents by the…
Active Citizens
By Shahiduzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 26 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic progress over the past few decades. Its garment industry has become globally important, millions of people have entered…
Silicon-valley
Arriving in the White House in 2021, President Joe Biden set about dismantling much of his predecessor’s foreign-policy agenda. But there was one clear area of continuity: China. Here, Biden retained the first Trump…
Neocons
“The story of our civilization is the greatest story ever known to man.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered these triumphalist words earlier this month as he stood before the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Rubio’s…
Larry C. Johnson
Before diving into the latest analytical piece from Karl Miller, just a comment on President Lula’s surprising victory in the just concluded presidential election in Brazil. The betting markets favored Bolsonaro and…
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Two Ceasefires, Eleven Days Apart On 12 October, Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure. There was no text, no map and no monitor. Within a day…
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Brazilian presidential incumbent Lula da Silva ‘s feisty approach in the second phase of the election has paid dividends, taking him from a close second after the first phase to a clear win. Lula roasted and mocked…
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“First Comes November, Then Comes December” On Sunday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow, Beijing and Washington had agreed “in principle” to a leaders’ meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen on…
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Nonpartisan analysts believe that Democrats have a good chance of winning the US House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections on November 3. This would give them some power in…
Democracy & Governance
The Trump administration recently announced a series of sanctions intended to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court (ICC) “brick by brick.” Let’s be clear: These sanctions are not meant to protect U.S. citizens…
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Gleb Tsipursky, PhD, is the CEO and co-founder of Disaster Avoidance Experts , a consulting and training firm focused on helping organizations adopt AI through employee engagement and practical workflow redesign. He is a…
Economics
The current economic and politial crises in the West are the result of rampant neo-liberalism Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower…
Corruption
Instead of prioritizing stakeholder profit, the Witkoff-Europe combo should address Eurasian security architecture and NATO-Russia-China frontiers to gain traction in Moscow. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat…
Austerity
The Empirical Case Against the Euro Steve Keen is an Australian economist and author. A post-Keynesian, he criticizes neoclassical economics as inconsistent, unscientific and empirically unsupported. Cross-posted from…
EU politics
Built to fight foreign interference, Europe’s security apparatus is now turning on its own people. Muslims and critics of Israel are first in line. Hüseyin Doğru is a German journalist and documentary filmmaker based in…
Austerity
The evolution of ECB monetary policy from the 2000s to now, and the effect that has played on bond yields over this time period. Ciaran McKenna is a research associate for Resilient Economics Think Tank in Scotland, as…
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AJ Cooper is the Co-Founder and CEO of Itera, which developed the first-of-its-kind ‘fluid’ circuit board to make electronics physically programmable. Chips and software have been programmable for decades, but the…