Is US pressure finally forcing Israel to address settler violence?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a cabinet meeting this month to discuss settler violence, but this sudden interest stands in stark contrast to years of inaction by the state. Settler ...
28 Marras 202516min
How Israel is obstructing reconstruction in Lebanon
Israel has bombed Lebanon on an almost daily basis over the past year, despite a ceasefire being in place. Its army claims to be attacking Hezbollah, accusing the group of re-arming. But civilian infr...
21 Marras 202521min
What will it take to end the civil war in Sudan?
When the Sudanese city of El Fasher fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in late October, the group gained control of the entire Darfur region and areas to the south-west. Their rivals, the S...
12 Marras 202519min
Why voters are snubbing Iraq’s election
Iraqis are going back to polls this month for the sixth time since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein more than 20 years ago. It is expected to be one of the most contested elections yet....
7 Marras 202522min
Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0
How does the superpower rivalry between the US and China dictate international relations more broadly? And what does it mean for the future of trade, security and development? How does the superpower ...
3 Marras 202538min
What’s happening behind Israel’s yellow line in Gaza?
Under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, a yellow line has been traced along the inside of the enclave's land borders. It designates more than half of Gaza as territory controlled by Isr...
31 Loka 202520min
Can mediation cut through conflict in the Middle East?
In Gaza, a fragile ceasefire comes with great uncertainty for the future. In Yemen, the Houthis are abducting humanitarian workers and journalists in a witch hunt for alleged spies. And in Syria, a ne...
29 Loka 202531min
Violence, gunfire and annexation: Palestinian olive farmers under attack
Palestine’s olive harvest season started this month, and quickly became the target of Israeli settler attacks. A viral video this week showed a mob violently chasing Palestinian olive pickers in an oc...
24 Loka 202522min
