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As Tensions Rise Globally, Experts Call for More Nuclear Transparency
In the world of nuclear weapons, there are many secrets; warhead designs, infrastructure security details, historical vulnerabilities and mishaps, and the locations of nuclear-armed submarines are all...
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We Can Dump Friends But Not Neighbours
Here are some straightforward reasons why the Indian establishment of the day liked the Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangladesh. For the most part, it held the Islamist forces at bay, thus keeping Hindu...
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J.D. Vance Is Silicon Valley’s Trojan Horse in Its War on What’s Left of...
For scholars of political ideology who have closely followed tech billionaire and Palantir founder Peter Thiel over the years, Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate is utterly terrifying....
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Workers Are Bearing the Brunt of Myanmar’s Civil War
Since February 1, 2021, when the Burmese military seized power in a coup, ending a decade-long period in which they had allowed multiparty democracy limited by the army’s claim of 25 percent of the...
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Born and Dwells in Violence: Israel’s Mission in the Middle East
The future is uncertain for a country birthed in violence and that lives an ethos of violence. The Middle East has known more than its share of tragedy and grief since 14 May 1948. On that date,...
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More Palestinians are Dying Due to Israeli Blockade, Says New Report
Even after ten months of its systematic and widespread destruction of the healthcare sector in the Gaza Strip, and its arbitrary blockade of the territory, Israel continues to prevent the entry of...
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“Uncommitted” Co-Chair Layla Elabed on Meeting Kamala Harris, Pressing VP for...
We speak with the co-chair of the Uncommitted National Movement, who briefly met with Vice President Kamala Harris this week as the Democratic presidential candidate is under pressure to define her...
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Lessons for Democracy From the Brazilian Amazon
There was a time when the most dangerous part of Hugo Loss’ job was the grueling rainforest terrain and armed men blasting riverbeds and razing trees for profit. But Loss, an analyst with Brazil’s...
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Economic Hardship Sparks Nationwide Protest in Nigeria
Tens of thousands of people have trooped out on the streets across Nigeria in nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship and hunger, since 1 August. This phase of the protest movement is...
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Skin in the Game
I cannot think of a period in my lifetime when so much was happening in the world so quickly with which it feels that, as a reluctant UK citizen, I have a direct connection and indeed responsibility....
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The Criminal Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran
What does Hamas chief Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran mean for the wider conflict? It appears that none of the countries directly involved in the conflict with Israel–Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Yemen–seek a...
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Free Palestine From German Racism Dressed Up as Guilt
When it comes to authoritarianism, it seems you can always rely on a German state official to go the extra mile. We saw a classic example of that on Tuesday, August 6, as a Berlin magistrate convicted...
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Disconnected and Delusional: Britain’s Political Class and the War in Ukraine
Within the British political class there has been a near-universal consensus for supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. The UK elite has committed itself to sanctioning Moscow and to supplying...
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Western Media, Leaders Slammed for ‘Deafening’ Silence Over Israeli Torture...
Human rights defenders are calling out Western news outlets and political leaders for their conspicuous lack of coverage and vocalized condemnation after leaked video footage appeared to show Israeli...
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In Lisbon, Residents Seek a Vote on Banning Airbnb
António Melo has lived all his seventy-one years in Lisbon’s Alfama neighborhood. But after the owner sold the building to a tourist accommodation company, they refused to renew his contract. “I fear...
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How To Make Sure Your Disruptive Protest Helps Your Cause
[Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series about how movements can understand and harness the polarizing effects of protest. The first part looked at why disruptive protest is...
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Tenants’ Unions Across the US Now Have a National Federation
Five tenants’ unions from around the country convened on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new national organization to take on the power of multistate real-estate capital. The Tenant Union...
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Israel Runs the U.S. No, the U.S. Runs Israel. No, Wait…
That deranged speech Bibi Netanyahu delivered to a joint session of Congress last month: I cannot get it entirely out of my mind. It did not change anything — neither the Israeli prime minister nor his...
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Understanding the Rise of the Global Far Right
There is no denying the far right has emerged as a formidable political force around the world. Take the June European parliamentary elections, where France’s National Rally, the Brothers of Italy and...
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Trump 2024 Victory Would Lock in Far Right SCOTUS for Generations to Come
The infamous 920-page Project 2025, which provides a blueprint for a radical right-wing agenda under a second Donald Trump presidency, doesn’t recommend any reforms to the Supreme Court — and for good...
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