Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
A reason for the Turkish reservations about Sweden’s and Finland’s membership is the arms embargo on the Turkish defense industry.
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The 1948 Palestinian Nakba Continues Today
Stories of the Nakba still harrow us and live in us, giving us hope of return. Palestinian Nakba survivors have…
73 Years Later: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba Shadowed by Apartheid
Palestinians have been experiencing apartheid for the last 73 years and the world finally started to hear about it.
An Axis of Evil: Why Russia and China Protect Myanmar’s Military Regime
China and Russia are enabling and protecting the criminal regime in Myanmar that resorts to terrorism against its own people.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: War at the Door or Another Russian Roar?
The Donbass crisis is a test of NATO’s deterrence capacity and capabilities. The quicker Washington starts accepting multipolar realities, the…
Does Anyone Care? It’s Time to Break the Silence on Palestine
People across the world have been sharing their frustrations on social media and speaking up to tell the truth about…
What Black Deaths in Custody Has To Do With White Privilege in Australia
We need people’s movements such as BLM to march and demonstrate on the stolen ground never ceded that First Nations…
The Evolution of Apartheid: Why Israel is Becoming a Pariah State
The genie is out of the bottle. A massive edifice of intellectual, historical and legal discourses are building up an…
Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
Russia’s successful “comeback” in the Middle East started with the Syrian Civil War, through selling weapons and expanding its influence.
Sheikh Jarrah: A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Now a Stone’s Throw Away
Israel might have the power now to suppress the Palestinians, shoot them in the eye, fabricate false claims about Sheikh…
Sheikh Jarrah and the Mass Expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem – Politics Today Editorial
Politics Today believes that the only way forward is to grant the Palestinians their full rights on their land and…
Talks between Saudis and Iranians: Facts Speak Louder than Words
Even if Iran and Saudi Arabia reach a peaceful settlement in their regional conflicts, the deep mistrust between them is…
What’s behind Joe Biden’s “Armenian Genocide” Statement?
How the Armenian lobby in the U.S. helped push the Biden administration to recognize the events of 1915 in Anatolia…
France’s Endless War in the Sahel
The question is what brings France to the Sahel region, thousands of kilometers away from its borders.
Diplomatic Expulsion: Resurgence of A Cold-War Era Norm?
While diplomatic expulsion is not necessarily a new norm in international relations, expelling diplomats for solidarity’s sake is growing fast.
“False peace only postpones conflict”: An Interview with Danny Morrison of the Bobby Sands Trust
Peace is the objective, but false peace only postpones conflict and often makes the subsequent conflict much worse.
Hezbollah’s Spying Games Amidst Lebanon’s Demise
Why would Hezbollah, a Lebanese group, spy on the US for Iran?
Human Rights Watch: Israel’s Policy Towards the Palestinians is Apartheid
HRW report caused much anger among Israeli political circles, which feel increasingly encircled following the International Criminal Court’s (ICU) decision…
Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
After decades of failed talks, it is time to talk about two-state solution in Cyprus.
