Appropriating the death count: Manufacturing consent for an attack on Iran
Protest death toll speculations are used to rally support for an attack on Iran and downplay the genocide in Gaza.
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Al-Sharaa checkmates the SDF and Washington still wins
The US interest has long lied in a unified Syria.
What al-Maliki’s return would mean for Iraq and the region
Nouri al-Maliki’s third term as prime minister is likely to escalate sectarian politics in the country.
Gaza is not a real estate fantasy
Trump and Kushner’s plans for Gaza are bound to fail. Here is why.
Electoral violence is on the horizon in Kenya
Conditions in Kenya are ripe for the weaponisation of violence in the presidential vote. It is up to Kenyans to stop it.
Why Qatar is betting on diplomacy with Iran
For Gulf states exposed to the costs of war, diplomacy is not idealism but strategic risk management.
Militarising the Sahel will not defeat terrorism
Escalating force and rival security blocs are turning counterterrorism into a recipe for conflict.
Making sense of Bangladesh’s ‘Hadi effect’ shaping the vote
Martyrs die, and mourning – after a while – usually fades. Not with Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh. Here’s why.
Belgium’s Lumumba case raises a question Africa still avoids
Much of postcolonial Africa still fails to confront the political vision for which Patrice Lumumba was eliminated.
Europe cannot condemn colonialism à la carte
Europe is quick to denounce Trump’s imperial fantasies while defending its own colonial past and present.
AI’s growing thirst for water is becoming a public health risk
AI’s rapid expansion is placing growing pressure on water supplies and public health.
