To really know a place is to see it through the experiences of those who live there. This is all too often lost in writing about global affairs that revolves around the high politics of security, trade, and great power competition. It is especially true for communities that are marginalized. …

Krak des Chevaliers was built in 1142 and has witnessed one conflict after the next. Standing proudly in the sun on a high ridge in western Syria is the best-preserved crusader castle in the world. Built almost a millennium ago, Krak des Chevaliers sits on what was once known as …

The reverberations from Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary continue to be felt, with Orban’s move to leave the ICC drawing criticism from across Europe. The country’s Jewish community has also been left divided on the ever-closer alliance between the two leaders. Hungary’s decision to leave the jurisdiction of the International Criminal …

Over 100,000 Israelis have reportedly stopped showing up for reserve duty. While their reasons differ, the scale demonstrates the war’s waning legitimacy. No one can state precise numbers. No political party or leader calls for it explicitly. But anyone who has spent time at anti-government protests or on Hebrew-language social …

Israeli forces have advanced miles into Syrian territory — confiscating land and homes, killing farmers, and seeking to divide the region’s diverse population. As it resumes military operations in the Gaza Strip, Israel has expanded its ground incursions across southern Syria in recent weeks, while also launching airstrikes throughout the …

Israel’s army is pummeling Gaza with an intensity that parallels the deadliest phase of the war, displacing civilians en masse from Rafah and Gaza City. Since Israel shattered the ceasefire in Gaza last month, Palestinians have been facing horrors reminiscent of the first days of Israel’s genocidal onslaught. According to …

Après plusieurs désillusions, le gouvernement arménien remet en question l’existence de la base militaire russe hautement stratégique de Gyumri. Gyumri, Arménie – Arrivé par l’aéroport international de Tbilisi (Géorgie), il faut compter deux jours sur place pour obtenir l’acte notarié1 qui permettra de passer avec un véhicule de location géorgien …

Trois singes sages sont parfaitement conscients de ce qu’un pigeon se faisant passer pour un aigle est réellement en train de faire. La frénésie tarifaire de Trump (TTT), digne d’une crise de colère infantile, désormais accélérée à 145% – et à suivre – est un nouveau coup de poker tonitruant …

How the IMF & the World Bank—in the name of progress—succeed in keeping poor countries poor. Everyone knows there are many extremely poor countries in the world, but people rarely talk about why. These nations are sometimes collectively called the Third World (being neither the Western First World or the …

Un rapport historique de l’ONU qui accuse Israël de génocide à Gaza, citant la violence sexuelle systématique et la destruction ciblée des infrastructures de santé reproductive comme des outils délibérés d’extermination. Le 22 mars, Al-Mayadeen English a détaillé les conclusions d’une commission d’enquête internationale indépendante de l’ONU sur «le recours …