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evenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry totalled $597 billion in 2022, 3.5 per cent less than 2021 in real terms, even as demand rose sharply, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), available at www.sipri.org, on Sunday, December 3. The decrease was chiefly the …
December, 2023
October, 2023
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20 October
Forget ‘Peace,’ Did Abraham Accords Set Stage for Israel-Gaza Conflict?
The Biden administration could have reversed Trump’s efforts, and placed pressure on Israel to halt these plans, as well as end its settlement expansion while making good on its promises and obligations under the peace process. Instead, the president continued Trump’s normalization efforts while breaking from presidential precedent and not even attempting to advance the peace process, all while issuing little to no criticism of the Israeli government’s violations.
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14 October
Why Does Egypt Fear Evacuating Gaza?
Cairo worries that, instead of saving lives, a 'humanitarian corridor' could be a pretense to permanently exile Palestinians.
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13 October
The End of the Netanyahu Doctrine
The prime minister's claim that Middle East peace was possible without the Palestinians has been shattered by Hamas' incursion, and the ensuing war.
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12 October
Gaza on the Brink: Humanitarians Call for Urgent Aid Access
Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. “No aid can come in from the outside for the 2.3 million residents of the sealed-off enclave, and some 220,000 displaced people are sheltering in schools run by the UN agency for Palestine refugees,” a report posted on UN website …
September, 2023
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23 September
Marcos Jr’s Presidency an Exercise in Redemption
n his second State of the Nation address, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr proudly trumpeted the dawn of Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines). ‘I have stated before that my confidence in our future was grounded in our world-class quality workforce’, he said. ‘I know that the state of the nation is sound and is improving. The New Philippines has arrived’. The …
August, 2023
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29 August
Why ‘Peace Enforcement’ Risks Exacerbating Conflicts in Africa
The United Nations and the African Union are moving towards the use of “peace enforcement” – but their preferred approach is unlikely to succeed.
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26 August
BRICS Expansion: What Six New Members are Buying Into
The association self-reportedly seeks secure sustainable development for itself and the global south, to safeguard and advance multilateralism, to institute reform for the goal of representative institutions, and to achieve solidarity among members.
July, 2023
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28 July
Niger Becomes Latest Domino Falling to Western-trained Militaries
US and allied counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel strikes out, and a thorough reassessment is in order.
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4 July
French Riots Follow Decades-old Pattern of Rage, with no Resolution in Sight
Although they never fail to take us aback, French riots have followed the same distinct pattern ever since protests broke out in the Eastern suburbs of Lyon in 1981, an episode known as the “summer of Minguettes”: a young person is killed or seriously injured by the police, triggering an outpouring of violence in the affected neighbourhood and nearby. Sometimes, …
