International issues

Latin American leaders, dismayed by the wave of violence by armed groups, express solidarity with President Daniel Noboa. By Lizzette Vela The convulsive situation in Ecuador has provoked a cascade of reactions globally. Latin American governments, dismayed by the wave…

The European Union and its member states renewed their commitments to uphold and protect rights in 2023, but they have persistently failed to translate these commitments into practice, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2024. EU migration policies have contributed…

“American bullets, Taiwanese blood” Is a Cruel and Evil Bargain By John V. Walsh On January 13, the people of Taiwan, officially designated the Republic of China (ROC), will elect a new President and unicameral legislature known as the Legislative…

Online Conference: Saturday, January 13, 2:00 – 5:30 pm (Eastern) We are in a period of unusual danger and difficulty: The Russia/Ukraine conflict has sharply increased the danger of nuclear war; The tragic Israel/Gaza Conflict threatens to expand; The Pentagon…

Ordinary people can fix the broken postwar international system and deliver global justice to Palestinians and oppressed people worldwide. By Shimri Zameret In the past few weeks, the number of innocent Palestinian civilians killed in attacks by the Israeli government…

What I Learned While Trying to Get to the Rafah Border Crossing By Gerry Condon Representing Veterans For Peace in Cairo Israel’s genocidal assault on the civilian population of Gaza is not being carried out by carpet bombing alone. Electricity…

For the inhabitants of Gaza, there is no future. After the “war”, Israel no longer wants them there, in the Strip. “They must not be left in the Strip to be educated in hatred, as this would mean that further…

LOVE FOR LIVING ANIMALS Author Mona Sabalones Gonzalez Main Photographer Elizabeth Barrett   “The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchild may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? “– David Attenborough…

In his recent end-of-year message, Chinese President Xi Jinping, about the conflicts that plague a large part of the world’s population, re-emphasized the now emblematic motto that guides the foreign policy of the Asian giant, which has become a world…

The Shaping of the Axis Since the neocons in the White House began dominating US foreign policy in 2001/2002, America has mutated from a country that was, for the most part, admired and respected as the world’s number one superpower,…