• Israel under fire

    Eyal Mayroz     |      October 8, 2023

    The appalling assault on Israeli towns by terrorists from Hamas in which over 250 Israeli men, women and children were murdered will invite massive retaliation from Israel, a nation which must defend itself to survive.

  • Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize

    Hind Elhinnawy     |      October 8, 2023

    Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran by the clerical dictatorship.

  • The unhinged global order

    Mercedes Page     |      October 7, 2023

    As the curtains fell on the UN’s annual high-level meetings last week, the world was left with an unsettling message: the international order is crumbling, and no one can agree on what comes next.

  • The big lies pitting West v South

    Stephen Nagy     |      September 24, 2023

    The argument the so-called “Global South” is tired of the West’s disrespect and is owed greater concessions for past misdeeds is flawed at several levels.

  • G20 support for small island states

    Soumya Bhowmick     |      September 11, 2023

    India’s position within the G20 places it favourably as a representative of the global South due to its economic prowess and historical commitment to developing nations.

  • What next for Wagner’s thugs?

    Adam Rajic     |      September 9, 2023

    The Wagner mercenary group once did Putin’s dirty work, but its leader’s rebellion cost Prigozhin his life and means its members face an uncertain future.

  • A G20 in Putin’s shadow

    Tom Chodor     |      September 8, 2023

    Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t be at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, not least because he fears arrest for war crimes, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a bigger effect on the outcomes than even the lack of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

  • Pushing back against the propaganda

    Chris Zappone     |      September 2, 2023

    China and Russia have hijacked western social media to wage a propaganda war against the free world regarding Taiwan, Ukraine and other hot-button issues, aided and abetted by the usual array of useful idiots, and it’s time for democracies to fight back.

  • Ouroboros

    Matthew Sussex     |      August 25, 2023

    The only surprise about Prigozhin’s death is that Vladimir Putin took two months to murder him, but as the brutal Russian regime turns on itself, it’s only a matter of time before Putin himself suffers a similar fate.

  • Dealing with post-Putin Russia

    Mark Katz     |      August 24, 2023

    The death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin signals both Vladimir Putin’s ambition to crush any threat to his dictatorship, and the vulnerability of his hold on power, so how should the West deal with his successor, when the time arrives?

  • Davids v Goliaths

    Peter Rutland     |      August 20, 2023

    The West’s timid failure to back Ukraine encouraged Putin’s imperialist invasion, just as Taiwan’s lack of allies has emboldened Chinese moves against it, but the dismal failure of Russia’s assault may give pause for thought in Beijing.

  • Sing together

    Brigita Ozolins     |      July 25, 2023

    Baltic song festivals remain a vibrant celebration of joy, hope and national solidarity at a time of renewed Russian aggression.