Analysis by Dr Salam al Rabadi – The path of Arab-Israeli negotiation and peace process (since the Camp David Agreement in 1978, through the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991, The Oslo Accords 1993, the Wadi Araba Treaty in […]
Al Jazeera summary of Israeli admissions over their “friendly fire” massacre of October 7, 2023. The Hannibal Directive
Tim Anderson, original post Al Mayadeen English, 18 Jul 2024 https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/gaza–the-zionist-lobby-and-the-university-of-sydney Even in the rarified Australian political environment, it should be clear that the University of Sydney will be one the last places to expect any sensible academic […]
Essay question: “to what extent do you think the 1980s criticisms by New Internationalist still apply to child sponsorship?”
Video from Israeli forces via Al Jazeera, September 2024 How they lied to us about #October7 – Israeli Footage from October 7 Nova Festival Shows Apache Helicopters Killed Many Israeli Civilians. At first denied, the scale of this […]
by Dr Jay Tharappel. Originally published in the World Review of Political Economy, available here https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.12.1.0027
The US government has imposed sanctions on one-third of countries on Earth, including 60% of poor nations. This economic warfare has killed millions of civilians in Iraq, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, Syria, etc. — but is now fragmenting the financial system as China and Russia create alternatives.
By International Court of Justice, Jul 20, 2024 original post here: https://johnmenadue.com/the-unlawful-presence-of-the-state-of-israel-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-must-cease-immediately/ “All States are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied […]
Violated Inviolability: (Women of Yemen), between the whip of the executioner and the voice of the victims, report documenting violations committed against women victims in areas controlled by the so-called Internationally Recognised Government.
El trabajo de las organizaciones de derechos humanos es esencial para defender la democracia, la justicia y la dignidad humana frente a las amenazas del fascismo. Su labor requiere valentía, perseverancia y el apoyo de la sociedad civil, los gobiernos comprometidos con los derechos humanos y la comunidad internacional.
What we see is yet another manifestation of the strange incongruity in Washington’s approach. It is ostensibly in America’s interest to stem the tide of dedollarization, but instead it is degrading the greenback and pushing it even further out of the trade of a major global power.
The crisis in Gaza calls for a fundamental rethink.
Tim Anderson, 17 May 2024 A panel of three federal court (FCA) judges, by a 2 to 1 majority, has effectively dismantled the right to “intellectual freedom” at the University of Sydney (USyd), negating previous rulings. This means […]
The UN Special Rapporteur talks about the devastating impact of economic sanctions on countries and people. By Cira Pascual Marquina, February 9, 2024, Original post 9in two parts) here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/on-unilateral-coercive-measures-part-i-a-conversation-with-alena-douhan/ Dr. Alena Douhan is a professor of International […]
This paper sets out some key principles which can be applied to most international conflicts, followed by some conceptual forensic tools with which to carry out a basic examination, principles and tools which can help found relevant political literacy during international conflict.
By Bas Spliet, Newsbud, Tue, 30 May 2017. Original post here: https://www.sott.net/article/352502-The-Humanitarian-Destruction-of-Libya-Gaddafi-NATO-and-the-War-on-Africa This article is part of a three-part series called “The ‘humanitarian’ destruction of Libya” that analyses the 2011 war in Libya and the motives behind it. […]
By Ben Norton (2022), original post here https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/03/17/human-rights-ngo-hrw-amnesty-us-government/ Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International claim to be independent, but they have a revolving door with the US government, and serve its foreign-policy interests, with funding from CIA-linked foundations […]
By Ann Wright and Coleen Rowley (2012) original post here: https://consortiumnews.com/2012/06/18/amnestys-shilling-for-us-wars/ For decades, Amnesty International has been a respected name in the cause of human rights, but its recent hiring of Suzanne Nossel, a longtime U.S. “humanitarian interventionist,” […]
Ben Shapiro’s pro genocide essay in 2003, source: https://alt.politics.usa.narkive.com/R9bznZ5W/transfer-is-not-a-dirty-word-and-and-anything-else-isn-t-a-solution August 27, 2003 See also: Lowkey interviewed by Danny Haiphong. Ben Shapiro is an Israeli military asset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9b99ztK9Bg Raise your hand if you were shocked at the breakdown of […]
by William LeoGrande, original post here: https://www.wola.org/2021/05/biden-inaction-aggravating-cuba-food-crisis/ If President Biden wants to support human rights in Cuba and empower the Cuban people, he can start by alleviating the food crisis by ending Trump’s prohibition on remittances and restoring […]
Full English translations of the Charters of Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine) of 1988 and (the current one) of 2017.
Zahra Hamidia of IRNA interviews Tim Anderson about Meta (Facebook and Instagram) banning Khamenei.ir accounts. Original post here https://en.irna.ir/news/85429549/Prominent-analyst-calls-Meta-ban-on-Iran-Leader-page-part-of 1-As you are aware Meta has shut down all accounts and pages of the Iranian leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Why […]
The problem is not that international trade is inherently opposed to the needs and interests of the poor, but that the rules that govern it are rigged in favour of the rich.
an analysis of the collapse of the WTO talks in Cancun in September 2003.
by Tim Anderson. Original post here: https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/the-jews-and-the-zionists We should beware the many fake claims of racism by colonists who have always been the worst purveyors of racism and its deadly consequences. “The victims of [7 October 2023] were […]