By Nick Turse* – The Intercept The U.S. military carried out an attack on a “drug vessel” in the Caribbean. It could mark the first shots of a new war. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. “We just … shot out a drug-carrying boat, lot of drugs in that boat,” he said. “These came out of Venezuela.” A senior U.S. defense official offered a […] L'articolo T...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* – CounterPunch One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions, for a strong resolution that not only “demanded” an end to the occupation within a year, but called on all countries to refrain from trade involving Israeli settlements and from transfers of weapons “where there are reason...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Nigel Green* – Asia Times SCO Summit shows world now clearly moving beyond a US-centered order toward multiple centers of economic power. The meeting in Tianjin between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first in seven years, carries significance far beyond protocol. It took place just as Donald Trump’s expanding tariff program, which began in April and has steadily intensified through the summer, has reshaped global trade flows. The timing...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze* and Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo* – Institute for Security Studies (ISS) From Sudan to the DRC and Mozambique, armed groups prey on internally displaced people to instil fear and consolidate power. On the second anniversary of Sudan’s civil war in mid-April, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked Zamzam in North Darfur, the country’s largest Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp. An estimated 400 000 IDPs were forced to flee. Most went to neighbouring Tawila ca...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Jeffrey Sachs* and Sybil Fares* – Article sent to Other News by the authors Israel has crossed the clear line into the darkest crimes. Israel, with US complicity, is committing genocide in Gaza through the mass starvation of the population as well as direct mass murders and the physical destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure. Israel does the dirty work. The US Government funds it and provides diplomatic cover through its UN veto. Palantir, through “Lavendar,” provides the AI for ...| Other News – Voices against the tide
Analysis – The Cradle The US naval buildup off Venezuela’s coast is not about drug interdiction, but imperial pressure. Caracas’s response, grounded in asymmetric defense and bolstered by key Eurasian alliances, has transformed a lopsided showdown into a contest of global powers. The US has entered a new phase in its long war on Venezuela. Having exhausted economic and diplomatic tools, it has now turned to the military lever, dispatching warships to the Caribbean in a naked display of ...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Antonia Zimmermann* – Politico Donald Trump is using America’s military and technological superiority to force one-sided deals on Europe. After its defeat by the British in the First Opium War, the Qing dynasty signed a treaty in 1842 that condemned China to more than 100 years of foreign oppression and colonial control of trade policy. It was the first of what came to be known as “unequal treaties,” where the bullying military and technological heavyweight of the day imposed ...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Ramesh Jaura* – rjaura.substack.com A continent reclaims its size — and its future. For centuries, the world has looked at Africa through the wrong lens—sometimes literally. On the most common world map, the Mercator projection, Africa appears small, a marginal landmass dwarfed by Europe and North America. In reality, it is vast: larger than China, India, the United States and most of Europe combined. Now the African Union is done with the distortion. By replacing the old colonial ma...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* – Horizons Magazine The European Union needs a new foreign policy based on Europe’s true economic and security interests. Europe is currently in an economic and security trap of its own making, characterized by its dangerous hostility with Russia, mutual distrust with China, and extreme vulnerability to the United States. Europe’s foreign policy is almost entirely driven by fear of Russia and China—which has resulted in a security dependency on the United States. ...| Other News – Voices against the tide
By James Sweeney* – The Conversation There has been widespread international outrage at Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, northern Gaza, on August 25. The attack took the form of a “double tap” strike. The first attack killed at least one person, then – as medics, journalists and other responders rushed to the scene – a second attack on the same location killed another 20 people. This included five journalists and several medical staff treating people injured ...| Other News - Voices against the tide
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By Nick Turse* – The Intercept The State Department’s new reports whitewash the records of some of the world’s most notorious nations and targets Trump’s enemies. The State Department released its annual reports on human rights around the world on Tuesday, and revealed an administration set on whitewashing the records of some of the world’s worst violators of human rights. The hollowed-out reports on roughly 200 countries and territories omit references to LGBTQ+ discrimination...| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Richard Falk* – Daniel Falcone* – CounterPunch In contemporary conflict the “weaponization of information” or “targeting of journalists” shows a pattern of squashing dissent. Analysts like Martin Libicki and John Arquilla argue how information itself becomes a battlefield in what they call noopolitik. The U.S. and Israel are historically accustomed to exploiting land, sea and air. Manipulating the information space is also nothing new. +972 Magazine’s Yuval Abraham i...| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Dahlia Scheindlin* – Foreign Affairs Despite Misgivings About Netanyahu’s Gaza Plans, Most Israelis Support His Approach to the Palestinians As the Israeli government prepares for the military takeover of Gaza City and, many fear, lay the groundwork for full seizure and occupation of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stirred anger at home and abroad. Overwhelming evidence that large numbers of Gazans are starving has left Israeli leaders facing worldwide condemnation, the thr...| Other News - Voices against the tide
Lee Schlenker* – Responsible Statecraft Historian Greg Grandin’s new book shows how the Western Hemisphere, not Europe, can explain America’s role in the world For much of the Washington D.C. foreign policy apparatus, Latin America — a region plagued by economic instability, political upheaval, and social calamity — represents little more than a headache or an after-thought. Not for Greg Grandin. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History...| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Oritro Karim* – Inter Press Service (IPS) Although the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) yields numerous opportunities for progress—such as improved efficiency, enhanced decision-making, and innovative tools for climate reform—it also poses new risks for Indigenous peoples. With AI rapidly transforming the world, it is imperative that there are ethical and equitable frameworks that prioritize inclusivity and work to narrow the gaps in the digital divide. On August 8, the U...| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Jan Mortier* – Article sent to Other News by the author The founding fathers of the European project had a vision, that vision was born in the context of the total devastation of World War II caused to the European continent, the twenty million people killed in the war, the devastation of the markets of all European countries, most of their industrial bases and most peoples’ lives and families were affected with catastrophic loss of their loved ones, their […]| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Stephen Prager* – Pearls and Irritations “There is a purpose to this war, and it’s a criminal one,” wrote Israeli journalist Gideon Levy in Haaretz this past weekend. The Israeli Knesset hosted a conference on Tuesday in which far-right politicians and settlers openly discussed a “proposed plan” to cleanse the Gaza Strip of Palestinians and annex it for Israel. At the conference, titled “The Gaza Riviera–from vision to reality,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel...| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Charles A. Ray* – Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) The current war raging in Sudan began on April 15, 2023, with violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Two years later, the conflict shows no signs of abating, primarily due to the involvement of international actors supporting both factions. A country with a turbulent history, Sudan has long been plagued by internal strife and civil wars. The roots of the current […]| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Medea Benjamin* and Nicolas J.S. Davies* – Common Dreams The agency’s chief has not only continued its subservience to U.S. and Western interests, but also its practice of turning a blind eye to Israel’s nuclear weapons. Rafael Grossi, director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), allowed the IAEA to be used by the United States and Israel—an undeclared nuclear weapons state in long-term violation of IAEA rules—to manufacture a pretext for war on Iran, despit...| Other News - Voices against the tide
By Afsara Shaheen* – Eurasia Review Violence against women in Afghanistan has intensified under Taliban rule, with numerous reports detailing systemic abuses and gender-based persecution. The Taliban have institutionalized gender-based discrimination through a series of decrees that severely restrict women’s rights, including prohibitions on education beyond the sixth grade, bans on employment and public presence, and strict enforcement of severe dress codes. Women found in violation of t...| Other News - Voices against the tide