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Here we provide a platform for the exchange of information, ideas and analysis on the existential threats that hang over humanity and the planet at this time. The aim is to go beyond the symptoms of our predicament as we try and make sense of the powerful currents that have brought us to the present impasse. Importantly, we explore options for creative policy advocacy and imaginative social action.
The Mission of the Gaza Tribunal: To Stop Genocide
Thoughts on the mission, scope and distinct contribution of the Gaza Tribunal written by Professor Richard Falk
Trump 2.0 will strip away the illusions of the 'rules-based order'
The incoming US president's transactional approach to politics will see immigrants suffer, while support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians will continue
Why the world must stand behind ICJ decision on Israeli occupation
Judge and president of the ICJ, Nawaf Salam, delivers a ruling on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in The Hague on 19 July 2024 (Nick Gammon/AFP)
Palestine, Iran, and Populist Resistance: The Limits of Law, Morality, and the UN
An interview with the Qods News Agency (Qodsna), the first specialized news agency in Iran, focusing on issues related to the Palestinian cause. The interview was published on 23 April 2024 in Iran, and is reprinted in modified form that seeks to take account of the Palestinian struggle as connected with wider regional and global conflict patterns, and is giving rise to worldwide student protests against genocide and complicity with genocide, as well as a tidal wave of global consciousness sweeping away the cobwebs of political and moral complacency.
Celebrating an Extraordinary American Life: Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg’s death like his life occurred with flair and purpose. Dan (a cherished friend for more than 65 years) had taken the unusual step of sharing with the world the deeply personal news that he had only a few months to live, and even less to be active, as he was diagnosed as suffering from inoperable pancreatic cancer.
War Prevention Depends on Respecting Invisible Geopolitical Faultlines
If we look back on the major wars of the prior century and forward to the growing menace of a war fought with nuclear weaponry, there is one prominent gap in analysis and understanding. This gap is to my knowledge rarely acknowledged, or even discussed, by political leaders or addressed in the supposedly independent main media platforms in the West.
Empowering People at a Time of Global Emergency
The unfolding Ukraine War that began in February of last year produced an increased global awareness that the political forces dominating the history of our times are dangerously out of touch. They are not in tune with a set of circumstances threatening the future wellbeing of humanity and the natural habitat of planet earth upon which the survival of the human species depends.