- France: the past is never past, by Thomas Deltombe; - Georgia's Soviet-era style, by Jens Malling; - The coloniser's fears, by @peterbeinart.bsky.social.
- Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York? by Alexander Zevin; - In New Zealand, the Māori feel betrayed, again, by Cédric Gouverneur; - New Zealand's Māori population map, by @cecilecarto.bsky.social...
- Disunited nations: the UN at 80, by Anne-Cécile Robert and Christophe Ventura; - Who funds the UN? map by @cecilecarto.bsky.social; - Irish exceptionalism may be at an end, by Mark Moran...
- The deadly battle over demography, by Philippe Descamps; - Recognition of Palestine map, by @cecilecarto.bsky.social; - West Bank: farming under occupation, by Léonore Aeschimann and Pierre Casagrande...
- Recognising Palestine is not enough, by Benoît Bréville; - The Gulf in search of protectors, by @akrambelkaid.bsky.social; - Israel’s war as an act of self-harm, by Gideon Levy...
"From Algeria to Cameroon, and Senegal to Haiti, the Élysée’s posturing on memory has exhausted the patience of those demanding justice. The time for being fobbed off with words is over."
The US Giant ban is the first of its kind on a Taiwanese manufacturer. However, the risk of debt bondage is the rule, not the exception, for migrants employed in Taiwan’s bicycle industry. mondediplo.com/outside-in/g...
The ban is the first of its kind on a Taiwanese manufacturer. However, the risk of debt bondage is the rule, not the exception, for migrants employed in Taiwan’s bicycle industry. mondediplo.com/outside-in/g...
The more the idea of a Palestinian state has gained traction in the international arena, the less its reality has been tangible on the ground. mondediplo.com/outsidein/pa...
The Pentagon and the CIA agree on US supremacy — but clash on how best to achieve it. Their rivalry has ebbed and flowed, but today’s emphasis on technology is giving the CIA the edge.
Washington has failed to create a viable and popular local opposition, but it has worn Cuba down. But its ultimate goal — the ‘overthrow of [the] government’ — remains out of reach for now.
China once championed the anticolonial struggle and was quick to back the Palestinian cause. Today, despite rhetorical support and diplomatic gestures, it’s reluctant to bring its weight to bear on Israel.
For President Erdoğan to seek a record, currently unlawful, fourth term in 2028, he needs parliamentary backing to rewrite the rules — and to confront the Kurdish question at home and in Syria.
Camel racing in its present form took off in the 1970s. The camel market has modernised, with price updates accessible via mobile phone. Under Islamic law betting remains prohibited; this does not diminish the excitement.
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The EU’s push to curb Mediterranean crossings didn’t create Libya’s extortion economy, but has supercharged it, making migrants pawns in a lucrative game between the country’s rival governments.
Germany’s economy is in crisis and its flagship companies, from Volkswagen to Siemens, are all announcing job cuts. Yet unions are managing to negotiate above-inflation pay rises. How so?
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Nigel Farage and Reform offer a false diagnosis of Britain’s social problems. If they were able to impose new immigration controls, it would do nothing to alleviate those problems (indeed, it would make some of them worse).
It’s not enough for the Tel Aviv-aligned lobby to shape France’s foreign policy and exert ideological control over most of the media — it also seeks to defame those who report what they see in Gaza, journalists or not.
The Arab states will not come to Gaza’s aid. None of them has launched any significant diplomatic initiative to prevent the reoccupation of the enclave or to end the Israeli bombardment it has endured for nearly two years.
