Silencing us at the DNC will only make us stronger
As delegates at the 2024 Democratic National Convention that took place in August in Chicago, we stood up for what we believe is a fundamental issue of justice and human…
Big Brother without borders: Israelâs psychopathic warfare in Lebanon
Exactly one week ago, on Tuesday, Israel remotely detonated hundreds of handheld pagers used by members of Lebanonâs Hezbollah, killing at least 12 people. Two children were among the fatalities…
The UN Charter needs rewriting
On Sunday, the worldâs governments made a series of commitments to transform global governance at the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York. The ambitiously named summit was…
USC: The university of lockdown
Last spring, after 93 protesters of conscience were arrested on the University of Southern Californiaâs campus, and students and faculty were threatened with civil and academic sanctions, USC President Carol…
No, the UNGA resolution on Palestine was not a win
On September 18, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution calling for Israel to terminate its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory within one year. The vote, which concluded…
International law is key to the peaceful resolution of the Sudan crisis
I drew attention in a previous article to the inadequacy of the international communityâs response so far to the war of aggression being waged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
Elon Musk is a threat to Brazilâs democracy
For some time now, South African billionaire owner of X, Elon Musk, has been waging a war against a justice of Brazilâs Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, supposedly to defend…
Whatâs behind Germanyâs raging Islamophobia
On September 16, Germany started extending temporary controls along all its borders, to the chagrin of its European Union neighbours. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser clarified that the move is meant…
The Lebanon pager attack: Israelâs terror playbook strikes again
On Tuesday, hundreds of handheld pagers used by members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded across Lebanon, killing at least 11 people, including a 10-year-old girl. Nearly 3,000 others…
From Ukraine to Gaza, UN needs urgent reform to tackle 21st-century crises
The United Nations rests on three equally important and interdependent pillars: sustainable development, peace and security, and human rights. In adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, world…
NATO obligations cannot override international law
On September 2, the British government announced the suspension of 30 of 350 arms export licences to Israel. It said these weapons exports could be used to âcommit or facilitate…
Project 2025 will go on, even if Kamala Harris wins the US presidency
âWhat youâre going to hear tonight is a detailed and dangerous plan called Project 2025, that the former president intends on implementing if he were elected again,â Vice President Kamala…