Where Infrastructure Means Prisons: A Drive into the Naqab and the Illusion of Israeli Democracy

Where Infrastructure Means Prisons: A Drive into the Naqab and the Illusion of Israeli Democracy

As I was preparing to leave Palestine, I found it harder to fall asleep. I spent the last few days in Jerusalem, mostly walking between the neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah in the north and Silwan in the south, crossing through the alleys of the Old City on the way. But even during the days when…

America’s Soup-Brained President Says The US Never Interferes in Other Countries’ Elections

America’s Soup-Brained President Says The US Never Interferes in Other Countries’ Elections

Listen to a reading of this article: During an astonishingly sycophantic press conference after the Geneva summit with Vladimir Putin, President Biden posited an entirely hypothetical scenario about what the world would think of the United States if it were interfering in foreign elections and everybody knew it. When AP’s Jonathan Lemire asked the president…

Empire of Clowns vs. Yellow Peril

Empire of Clowns vs. Yellow Peril

It requires major suspension of disbelief to consider the G7, the self-described democracy’s most exclusive club, as relevant to the Raging Twenties. Real life dictates that even accounting for the inbuilt structural inequality of the current world system the G7’s economic output barely registers as 30% of the global total. Cornwall was at best an…

How Serious Are Poland’s Grand Strategic Disagreements With the US?

How Serious Are Poland’s Grand Strategic Disagreements With the US?

Few could have expected that one of America’s top allies anywhere in the world would so seriously disagree with its patron, but that’s exactly what happened after Polish officials publicly expressed deep concern over the US’ recent recalibration of relations with Russia, prompting observers to wonder exactly how far everything will go and towards what…

Another Guterres Tenure Means Exploitation of the Palestinian Cause

Another Guterres Tenure Means Exploitation of the Palestinian Cause

For Guterres, who will most probably lead the UN for another five years, the two-state compromise remains the only avenue, albeit one that caters for Palestinian loss resulting in Israel’s territorial appropriation, Ramona Wadi writes. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has been selected by the Security Council for another term to lead the institution. Guterres,…

Is Turkey in a Hurry to Take the Relay Baton from the US in Afghanistan?

Is Turkey in a Hurry to Take the Relay Baton from the US in Afghanistan?

In a recent interview with Reuters, Turkish officials announced Turkey’s readiness to occupy the Kabul airport after US troops withdraw, and to take over managing and protecting it. Turkey articulated this proposal back at a NATO meeting in May, when Washington and its allies agreed on a plan for withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan. On…