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In late March , I sat in the gallery of the Supreme Court for the first time in my life. Throughout my 30 years of grassroots anti-poverty work, I’ve joined countless protests and vigils outside the Court. In 2018, I...

Activism, Column, Courts & Law

European backers put on a show of support for the Palestinian Authority and the push for a two-state solution Monday, as the US-Israeli war with Iran has dragged focus away from Gaza. The efforts to bolster the Palestinian Authority...

MENA

A public petition demanding arrests in the killing of a 22-year-old Malawian man has been quietly altered to remove the names of several alleged suspects, fuelling concerns among campaigners and relatives about transparency in the investigation. The petition, which had gathered...

Africa, Abdul Aziz Panjwani, Alfred Chimthere

Presidencies birth their own rhetorical shorthand. Bill Clinton is remembered for the definition of “is.” TV pitch man Donald Trump has given us numerous options, including the current frontrunner, “The cruelty is the point.” Years from now, though,...

Activism, Column, Courts & Law

On the eve of rare direct negotiations last week, the first in decades between Israel and Lebanon, Israeli forces said they had encircled the south Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil . Located just kilometres from the border with Israel, the...

In-depth

India has one of the world’s longest coastlines, some of the most ambitious renewable energy targets, and a looming net zero deadline. Yet it does not have a single offshore wind turbine to show for years of effort. Government figures hope...

Energy, Energy transition, Renewables

Caso a oposição vença as eleições, a aproximação com a Rússia será ainda mais prejudicada pelo inevitável realinhamento com os Estados Unidos. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Brasil e Rússia firmaram,...

Português, Brazil, Diplomacy

BEIRUT, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army carried out new ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon on Monday, launching artillery and air strikes and demolishing homes, while maintaining its presence in the areas it has invaded under what it terms the “yellow line.” The...

News, Israeli aggression, Israeli ceasefire violations

The US Treasury Department announced the designation of seven high-level members of Iran-backed Iraqi militias as Specially Designated Global Terrorists on April 17. Their organizations are previously US-designated terror groups that, operating under front groups, have conducted numerous attacks on...

Long War Journal, News, Asaib Ahl al Haqq

Nearly 45,000 homes were partially damaged or destroyed in the Iranian capital during the war with the United States and Israel , with hundreds in need of demolition, a government official has said. A fragile truce has held in the...

MENA

Embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer was to face lawmakers in parliament on Monday as he bids to quell anger over an unrelenting scandal involving long-time Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson , who was the UK's ambassador to...

World

Diplomatic visits and movements across the Gulf last week reaffirmed the indirect role played by Gulf countries, particularly Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Oman, in coordination with Pakistani mediation to reach a framework agreement aimed at preventing...

MENA

Israeli soldiers were filmed damaging a statue of Jesus Christ in the southern Lebanese village of Debel, an incident that drew condemnation and renewed scrutiny over attacks on religious sites during the war. The episode is not an isolated...

MENA

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) The Jerusalem Governorate has warned of a social media campaign launched by extremist Jewish temple groups, inciting their followers and supporters to storm the Aqsa Mosque en masse and raise Israeli flags inside it next Wednesday to mark...

News, Aqsa Mosque, Occupied Jerusalem

Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday, a charge denied by the opposition group they were...

MENA

European stocks fell on Monday as oil prices surged over fears hostilities could resume in the weeks-long Middle East war , after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following its brief reopening. Investors were on edge approaching the end of...

World

The induction of INS Aridhaman, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), marks a strategic shift in India’s undersea deterrence posture in the Indo-Pacific. This is not just another warship entering theIndianNavy’s order of battle. It signifies that India’s sea-based nuclear...

Military, Block 3, Indian Navy

The Israeli military has continued to demolish homes in occupied southern Lebanon, as the two countries prepare for a second round of talks this week amid a 10-day ceasefire . From Sunday night into early Monday, Israeli forces blew up...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) In the war-ravaged streets of Gaza, work is no longer a choice; it is a necessity for survival. As jobs disappear, salaries go unpaid, and income sources vanish, many residents are turning to small, often rudimentary projects as a...

Reports, Gaza economy, Gaza Strip

Israeli ministers on Sunday officially reopened Sa-Nur, an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank that was evacuated 20 years ago, while making calls with declarations to resettle Gaza and "burying" the notion of Palestinian statehood. Several...

MENA

In Cuba, hardship is not abstract. On my most recent visit, I watched residents use metal rods to probe beneath the pavement for water lines because municipal pump failures had left them scrambling for access to drinking water. If U.S. policy...

Food & Farm, Health, Cuba

Saudi Arabia’s reported interest in supporting the development of, and potentially acquiring, Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter , the Kaan, has generated unease in Washington. US officials reportedly expressed frustration over Riyadh’s exploration of alternative advanced aerial capabilities ,...

Analysis

GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have fully closed the Rafah land crossing in southern Gaza, halting the evacuation of wounded and critically ill patients seeking treatment abroad, Palestinian authorities said on Monday. The Palestinian Authority for Crossings and Borders confirmed...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli closures

In the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah , election posters are layered over cracked concrete walls, and conversations in markets shift between survival and politics. After nearly two decades without local elections, the city is preparing...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) A Palestinian civilian was martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks in different areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 193rd consecutive day. According to Palestinian media sources, a citizen identified as...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli ceasefire violations

A week after the 8 April ceasefire took hold, Iran has entered a phase that is not quite peace and not quite continued war. Developments on the ground, official messaging, and regional dynamics are moving in parallel but rarely in...

MENA

US federal prosecutors said on Sunday an Iranian national was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of Tehran. Shamim Mafi, 44, is charged with "brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb...

MENA

Interpreting the Israeli-Turkish rivalry as a simple contingent dispute would be misleading. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The logic of prevention To understand why Turkey has gradually come to be viewed as...

Middle East, Security, War and Conflict

JERUSALEM / PNN / The European Union and the United Nations on Monday released a final assessment estimating that Gaza will require $71.4 billion for recovery and reconstruction over the next decade following nearly two years of conflict. The Gaza Rapid Damage...

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The root of the problem lies in internal institutional chaos, not external actors. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The fentanyl crisis in the United States can no longer be treated as an...

Americas, Society, World

NABLUS, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army bulldozed on Monday dozens of fruitful trees and swaths of land belonging to Palestinian citizens in the village of al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus in the West Bank. According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers escorted by...

News, Land grab, West Bank

When a truce came into effect at midnight on 17 April, Lebanese civilians from across the country breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone told The New Arab they were exhausted from displacement and war. For more...

MENA

Roma è tornata, per tre giorni consecutivi — 15, 16 e 17 aprile — al centro del palcoscenico diplomatico, ma non per meriti propri. La visita contemporanea di Volodymyr Zelensky, presidente ucraino in continua tournée occidentale, e di Reza Pahlavi,...

Italiano, Diplomacy, European Union

GAZA, (PIC) Health reports are warning of an unprecedented deterioration in the condition of children in Gaza, as ongoing war and blockade drive a deepening humanitarian crisis that could have long-term consequences for an entire generation. According to a report cited by...

News, Gaza children, health hazards

Non-alignment once carried enormous moral prestige. For newly independent states emerging from colonial rule, it was not just a foreign policy, but a fierce declaration of identity. However, the international system has fractured. Global politics is no longer divided into...

Opinion, Bangladesh, Bangladesh economy

Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, claiming they are being used to treat wounded resistance fighters, according to...

Global development, Myanmar, Women's rights and gender equality

I’ve long been an industrial policy enthusiast. My favorite popular nonfiction book is Joe Studwell’s “How Asia Works”, a synthesis of decades of research about the economic miracles in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. I wrote a whole series of posts examining the...

World, Block 2, BYD
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