The “fog of war” refers to confusion and uncertainty on the battlefield and the attendant possibility of fatal error. This principle has a parallel when it comes to the economic consequences of wars as well, especially when they occur in...
When Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the intensification of US combat operations against the Islamic State group in 2017, he assured the American public of his commitment to “get the strategy right” while maintaining “the rules of engagement” to...
Experts argue sensor and satellite data reveal targeted attacks on farming communities by the Rapid Support Forces were intended to prevent villages producing food There is strong evidence that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed a war crime by depriving the...
Credit: UNDP Ukraine By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 2026 (IPS) The ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia—which began February 2022, with no visible signs of ending—has triggered major arms transfers to Europe. According to the latest report from...
Nvidia has reportedly halted production of its H200 artificial-intelligence (AI) chips intended for China amid rising political tensions between the United States and China and Beijing’s policy of supporting domestic chips. The company has reallocated manufacturing capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor...
Despite bold claims from Donald Trump and his Secretary of War that Iran has lost the war and is on the cusp of surrendering, Iran has not got the memo and continues an unrelenting wave of a drone and missile...
When Trump granted white South Africans refugee status, he was echoing a falsehood about Black people taking revenge for years of brutality. But no one flourishes in a repressive police state There’s a little town in the scrub in South Africa...
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader isn’t merely a change of leadership amidst an acute crisis. It represents a symbolic break with the republican ideals of the 1979 revolution and, at the same time, a challenge...
After US bunker-buster strikes exposed the vulnerability of Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, China is moving to bury its own critical assets deeper underground. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Chinese energy experts have suggested the construction...
Within a single week in early March 2026, Beijing unveiled a sweeping five-year plan to build a “childbirth-friendly society,” committing 180 billion yuan (US$25.8 billion) to free prenatal care, IVF coverage, childcare subsidies and housing support for families. Across the...
Dozens of former senior national security and military officials are members of a secret society known as the Bohemian Grove, according to membership lists obtained by RS. The Bohemian Grove is an exclusive mens-only club that hosts a two-week summer retreat...
Over the weekend, airstrikes targeted water desalination plants in Iran and Bahrain, threatening a vital life source in one of the most water-scarce regions in the world. Analysts said that this development was not only a “serious escalation” in the...
With Iran resisting the U.S./Israeli onslaught for the second week, what was supposed to be a quick transition to a pro-U.S. regime following the decapitation strike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is fast turning into a quagmire. While...
On Monday, oil prices briefly touched $120 a barrel before falling back after President Trump told CBS the “war is very complete, pretty much”, claiming Iran has “no navy, no communications, no air force.” Earlier, however, his Defense Secretary Pete...
The American and Israeli attacks on Iran and the confusion within the United States over the war’s objectives are making headlines. The attacks, and Iran’s counter-tactics of targeting American military bases and allies in the region, is having geopolitical ramifications...
On March 1, a loitering munition struck the Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Akrotiri. Cypriot officials, followed by their Lebanese counterparts, accused Hezbollah of responsibility. The group’s leadership has threatened to target Cyprus in the past if it facilitated...
Trump’s “all over the place” press conference at his Miami resort on Monday appears to have had two key objectives: a) Calm the markets by signalling the conflict may soon be over because it has been so "successful,”...
- - - - No way out. Hospital in south Lebanon. Photo by Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP On March 6, the US State Department announced that the first charter flight of Americans from the Middle East had arrived back in...
This series is a collaboration between Dr. Ali and MuslimMatters , bringing Quranic wisdom to the questions Muslim families are navigating. Six nights. Six struggles. One theme. Week 3 of “30 Nights with the Quran” went somewhere that Islamic content rarely...
- - - - Chinese President Xi Jinping greets President Donald Trump at a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. carlos110 / Shutterstock NOTE FROM GLENN GREENWALD: This article is part of our Outside...
President Trump’s unconstitutional and unjust war against Iran is setting back his “affordability” agenda. The war has caused a big rise in gasoline prices. Among the related concerns is the hindering of the movement of oil through the Strait of...
It is near impossible to make sense – at least from the justifications on offer – of what US President Donald Trump really hopes to achieve with his and Israel‘s blatantly illegal war of aggression on Iran. Is it to...
The United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction. Like the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the U.S. assault on Iran rests on allegations that international inspectors...
Hitler came up with the concept of ‘Lebensraum,’ or a living space that is vital for Germany’s survival. The Nazi idea meant that overcrowded Germany needs more space to grow into, exploit and inhabit. Expanding into surrounding countries such as...
The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) violated the constitutional rights of authors Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad — and the rights of community members who lost the opportunity to hear from the authors — when it cancelled their event...
Come il sionismo è diventato un’ideologia aggressiva e sta distruggendo l’America dall’interno Segue nostro Telegram . Il nome di Carrie Prejean Boller non dirà molto al pubblico italiano. Modella di fama nazionale e già miss California nel 2009 e seconda...
This morning, my daughter woke up before Fajr. She beamed at my groggy face, “Baba, I’m doing my first fast today.” She’s young enough that she doesn’t have to. But she wanted to fast. Just like she wanted to go...
Since the joint US-Israel war with Iran resumed on February 28, nine months after the previous attacks, many have asked whether President Donald Trump has a strategy for what he wants to achieve and for when he will declare another...
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....
The war on Iran is going to hurt Europe a lot more than the US, which make it doubly stupid that most European leaders have condoned it. Read the article HERE . The post Euronews – European markets dip...
GAZA, (PIC) One Palestinian was killed, and several others were injured on Monday after Israeli forces opened fire in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City, hours after an Israeli artillery strike in central Gaza killed a journalist and two girls. A...
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...
Anne Hathaway, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, addresses the United Nations Observance of International Women's Day 2026 on the theme: ‘Rights, Justice, Action for ALL Women and Girls.’ Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider By Naureen Hossain UNITED NATIONS, Mar 9 2026 (IPS) On...
North Korea’s list of close partners keeps shrinking. After the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Iran became North Korea’s sole ally in the Middle East. Now, after the US-Israel strikes on Iran and Ayatollah Ali...
New orders in manufacturing January 2026 (in real terms, provisional -11.1% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) +3.7% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) Read Article HERE The post Destatis – German Recession: New...
On Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz told ABC News that Arab Gulf states may soon step up their involvement in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. “I expect that you'll see additional diplomatic and possibly military action from...
Production in industry January 2026 (in real terms, provisional -0.5% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -1.2% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) Read Article HERE The post DeStatis – German Recession: Production in...
The ongoing Trumpian plot to rig the midterms and end democracy is getting crazier and more dangerous by the day. The plot is also becoming increasingly layered and will likely continue all the way to next Jan. 3, when newly...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of working towards the "collapse" of the state, expressing Beirut's readiness for "direct negotiations" with Israel to end the war . Israel's renewed bombing campaign in Lebanon has killed at least 486...
GAZA, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has accused the Israeli occupation army of committing renewed massacres on Sunday, exploiting the world’s preoccupation with the aggression against Iran and Lebanon. “The criminal Zionist occupation perpetrated horrific massacres against residents of the Gaza Strip. Yesterday,...
The United Arab Emirates decried Monday that it was being targeted "in a very unwarranted manner" in the Middle East war, stressing it would "not partake in any attacks against Iran". "The UAE does not seek to be drawn into conflict...
Israeli security forces are reinforcing security measures around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in occupied Jerusalem , in the event of a potential retaliatory attack by Iran, Israeli media reported on Sunday. Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency has reportedly...
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...
Global Voices aggregates news from independent sources around the world. Articles are filtered by sentiment to highlight constructive discourse.
Learn more about Global Voices