Category: International Relations
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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 »
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
This lecture by Dr. Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies in the History Department at Columbia University, was presented on October 13, 2022, as part of … Watch video »
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How US Converted Taiwan Into a Launchpad for War with China
When the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on 2 August 2022, it predictably enraged China because the island is part of China. The visit was thus a condescending … Keep reading »
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Is a New Intifada Coming?
What is written in the mainstream Western and Israeli press this week about the political composition of the new Israeli government offers important insights into the near future. According to … Keep reading »
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Iran: Secular Revolt against Clerical Tyranny
The Islamic regime in Iran is occupied with the brutal crackdown of the latest uprising of Iranians, who are fed up with 43 years of repression and are demanding change. … Keep reading »