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Category Archives: Opinions
We must avoid double standards in foreign policy
The wars in Gaza and Ukraine have renewed old debates about Western hypocrisy.
The world cannot turn its back on Sudan and its neighbours any longer
The conflict in Sudan has displaced over two million people, triggering one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.
Is China growing tired of Russia’s war in Ukraine?
There are signs that Beijing may be getting cold feet about its deepening entanglement.
It is time for a democratic world order
US threats to states that take action on Gaza must compel them to form a coalition and collectively resist.
Insurance firms should shun the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
The project is already devastating local communities and will contribute to climate change if completed.
Modi’s elections or Dictator Aladeen’s Olympics?
Many are comparing India's upcoming elections to the rigged Olympics in the 2012 film Dictator. They are not wrong.
Sorry, but Iran is not the aggressor here
Amid the genocide in Gaza, Western condemnation of the intercepted Iranian attack on Israel is sickeningly cynical.
Amid the Israel-Iran escalation, it’s time for a region-wide ceasefire
Unless the world is ready for a regional war with global repercussions, it must move quickly.
The crisis in Sudan necessitates urgent action
The international community needs to push for peace, humanitarian access and funding for aid delivery.
How Gaza is changing US campuses
Pro-Palestinian activism is opening up universities to debate and learning and adding pressure for political change.
A rubber bullet cost me an eye at a protest, but I am still protesting
Protest is the best tool we have to enact positive change. We need better protections for peaceful protesters.
Weaponising underwear: Genocide with a semi-pornographic twist
What should we make of Israel’s obscene social media stunts in Gaza?
The solidarity of shared trauma: De-exceptionalising Gaza
The genocide in Gaza is reshaping psychic life and political imaginations far beyond Palestine.
For Roma, justice truly is blind
Europe's courts refuse to prosecute police officers who abuse Roma even when their crimes are caught on video.
Trump and the US media’s conflict of interest
This election year, each story about Donald Trump must first pass the Lonely Planet test.
A victory for anti-Zionists in the UK
A landmark employment tribunal has given anti-Zionists in the United Kingdom renewed courage to speak up.
Watching The Message during Ramadan
Moustapha Akkad’s remarkable film about the early history of Islam continues to have an impact today.
Tunisia’s Saied is a hypocrite on Palestine
The authoritarian president's fiery rhetoric on Palestine is not backed by any meaningful action.
The judicial legacy of the Rwandan genocide: 30 years of double standards
The international community’s efforts to prosecute perpetrators of core crimes remain selective and politicised.