Category: International Relations
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Democracy for All? IJV Statement on the Ongoing Unrest in Israel
On Monday, after weeks of mass protests, Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu finally announced that he would be pausing his far-right government’s controversial plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. In order … Keep reading »
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The West Against the Rest? The EU, the Ukraine War, and Its Collaterals
The invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s army heralds a global ‘turning point’, so western pundits and politicians claim. How is the European Union (EU) dealing with this? And what about … Keep reading »
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Anti-Colonial Labour Internationalisms: The Saharawi and Palestinian Liberation Struggles
Based on an interview with Mustafa Mohamed Lamin al-Kattab, representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguía el Hamra and Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO) for the Mashriq … Keep reading »
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Ten Years of Citizens’ Assemblies in Slovenia
Interview with IMZ (Iniciativa mestni zbor) in Slovenia about the citizens’ assemblies movement, vision, and strategy. Keep reading »
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Workers’ Organizations and ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’: A Bottom-Up Solidarity in Making
On February 15th, twenty workers’ unions, feminists, students, and one human rights organization in Iran published the Charter of Minimum Demands of Independent Civil and Trade Unions of Iran, the … Keep reading »
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What Does the US Get Out of Shielding Israel From Accountability at the UN?
In his eloquent 2012 memoir, Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, wrote that the failure of the UN to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East … Keep reading »
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Iran: A Post-Islamist Society Revolts Against an Islamist State
Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom) is the motto of Iran’s most recent democratic social movement, which sparked after the death in detention of Zhina Mahsa Amini by so-called Iran’s … Keep reading »
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The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is Not Just a Natural Disaster
The earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February was a natural disaster – but the decades of war, sanctions and exploitation that made it so deadly … Keep reading »
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Western Efforts to Interfere in Iran’s Civil Uprising
Over the past three months, the news media have focused on the recent protests in Iran. We are writing this essay in order to draw attention to the current risks … Keep reading »
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For Palestinians, There’s No Difference From One Israeli Government to the Next
“We woke up this morning to the invasion of the Jenin refugee camp. To nine Palestinians killed. To the news that the military had gone in disguised as civilians, inside … Keep reading »
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The Crisis of the Care Economy in Africa
A country that attains the passing grade on the UNDP’s Africa Care Economy Index is one that has basic minimum legislation and public spend in place to ensure a population … Keep reading »
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Socio-Political Formations behind Israel’s Neo-Zionist Government
Two months after the election of the new government of Israel, the blurred picture is becoming more transparent, and it seems one can offer some more informed insights about its … Keep reading »