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Category Archives: Opinions
No, the UNGA resolution on Palestine was not a win
The resolution passed but the vote demonstrated persistent flouting international law in favour of strategic interest.
International law is key to the peaceful resolution of the Sudan crisis
To end the suffering in Sudan, the global community should ensure all state and non-state actors uphold the law.
Elon Musk is a threat to Brazil’s democracy
Under the guise of defending free speech, the tech mogul is attempting to assert dominance over Brazil's judiciary.
What’s behind Germany’s raging Islamophobia
It is not the first time the country fixates on demonising a racialised group and blaming it for its crises.
The Lebanon pager attack: Israel’s terror playbook strikes again
Indiscriminate violence is a favourite Israeli tactic, whether deployed in Gaza, Lebanon or elsewhere.
From Ukraine to Gaza, UN needs urgent reform to tackle 21st-century crises
The Security Council's structure reflects outdated 1945 realities, limiting its effectiveness.
NATO obligations cannot override international law
Arms-exporting NATO members cannot overlook their international legal obligations by citing alliance commitments.
Project 2025 will go on, even if Kamala Harris wins the US presidency
Many pillars of Project 2025 have already been implemented at the federal and state level.
Why I am rooting for Bisan Owda to win a news Emmy
Owda's impactful journalism challenges dominant narratives on Palestine.
Not all is well inside the Taliban
Recently announced vice and virtue law reflects efforts by Taliban's old guard to consolidate power at expense of unity.
After Gaza, ‘election madness’ is not the same on US campuses
A climate of repression faced by anti-genocide protests has left America's electoral common sense in crisis.
Israel continues to kill Americans with impunity
And the US government is rewarding it with more weapons and more aid.
What’s in a name? Resistance to genocide
Or why the old name of a water fountain in Bosnia fights for survival.
Israeli academia is directly complicit in the crimes of the state
Israeli universities are not, and have never been, 'neutral' sites of open enquiry and should not be treated as such.
The people of Gaza belong in Palestine – not Canada or DRC
Fulfilling the Palestinian right of return can address the need for temporary relocation to rebuild Gaza.
Mpox and the dangers of treating some lives as disposable
Deaths from mpox can be prevented, if only profit would not stand in the way of saving lives.
Scholasticide must not be normalised
In Gaza and other conflict zones, attacks on schools are threatening to upend key international legal principles.
Netanyahu and the Israeli protesters are on the same genocidal page
A desire to end the genocide in Gaza is not what motivates antigovernment protests in Israel.
In Gaza, Israel aims to destroy civil order, but it is failing
As the Israeli army tries to wipe out civilian institutions and services, Palestinian solidarity steps in.