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Category Archives: Opinions
Fear and loathing in Culiacan, Sinaloa
'The situation' in the home city of one of Mexico's most notorious cartels is explosive and likely to get much worse.
This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore
Arab Americans no longer ‘accept crumbs’, they want their ‘share of the pie’ in US politics.
Israel and the ICC: A legal scholar’s response to The Washington Post
The ICC’s arrest warrants for Gaza do not demonstrate its ‘bias’; rather, they redeem its legitimacy.
There are no ‘humanitarian zones’ or ‘evacuation orders’ in Gaza
It is time the world starts using the correct terminology for Israel's actions in Gaza: genocide.
It’s time to tax fossil fuels and shipped goods to fund climate resilience
Climate-stricken regions are sinking into debt. We can stop that by financing the loss and damage fund through levies.
Loving it: Populist on populist violence
Trump’s fans in Canada are outraged now that he has threatened tariffs.
I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything
Israel tried to starve Gaza before and the international community reacted. Why isn’t it doing anything now?
Apartheid economy continues to haunt South Africa
The recent spate of deaths across the country linked to 'spaza shops' exposes the enduring legacy of apartheid.
Netanyahu dreams of a greater Israel, but his own world has just shrunk
The ICC arrest warrant may encourage national courts to use universal jurisdiction to prosecute Israeli war crimes.
How and why UNIFIL failed to ‘keep peace’ in Lebanon
And will continue to fail unless its mandate and aims change.
The ceasefire in Lebanon will not last long
Israel has a long track record of violating ceasefires, agreements, and resolutions meant to keep peace in the region.
Trump will deliver the final death blow to the liberal order
The current international order, already on its last legs due to the West's support for Israel, won't survive Trump 2.0.
Donald Trump’s motley cabinet is getting a bum and a dumb rap
His cabinet picks look like a bunch of boy scouts and girl guides in comparison with many of those who preceded them.
UNESCO is failing victims of Japan’s historical colonial exploitation
And we, the international community, are letting it happen.
The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel
The mobilisation of an imagined identity is very effective in scaring off prosecutors and intimidating judges.
The IMF and the World Bank must be abolished to save the planet
These two institutions enslave climate-stricken nations with debt, worsening the impact of any climate disaster.
Israel and its supporters cannot gaslight the law
Arguments that the ICC is 'criminalising' self-defence by issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant are absurd.
A strong treaty can end plastic pollution and save lives
Failure to do so is not an option.
ICC arrest warrants: Netanyahu is certainly a criminal, but …
There’s a reasonable basis to believe, when it comes to Israel-Palestine, that justice is not ultimately an option.