by Ambra Visentin
Over the past five years, European countries have almost doubled their arms imports and their dependence on US suppliers is at an all-time high. At the same time, the volume of arms transfers in the world has...
by Ambra Visentin
Almost the entire metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is in the hands of illegal armed gangs - estimated to number close to 300 groups comprising between 15 and 1,500 men - who have emptied the prisons and...
by Maurizio Sacchi
At least two clichés about the relationship between Colombian criminal organisations and politics are demystified in the memoirs of former narco Carlos Lehder. His book, Life and Death of the Medellín Cartel (below is the cover of...
by Jeffrey D. Sachs* - Common Dreams, OtherNews
The cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is filled with religious extremists who believe that Israel’s brutality in Gaza is at God’s command. According to the Book of Joshua in the...
by Raffaele Crocco
The fear of an escalation in the Near East following the action of pro-Iranian militias against a US base in Jordan is shared by the chancelleries of many countries. The three dead American soldiers are an obstacle...
By Ambra Visentin
One month into 2024, we are already seeing the results of some major elections, the first of a very long series in a record year: no fewer than 76 Countries are going to the polls, representing 51%...
by Ambra Visentin
The world’s population is impoverishing at an unprecedented rate, while wealth remains in the hands of a very small elite. The latest Oxfam report predicts that at this rate we will have the first trillionaire in history within...
by Maurizio Sacchi
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has recently ordered the armed forces to restore order in the country after days of unrest. This period has seen the escape of two gang leaders, the hostage-taking of prison guards and bombings...
by Maurizio Sacchi
Chileans once again rejected a newly proposed Constitution, this time drafted by conservatives. On December 17, 56 per cent of voters rejected the draft, while 44 per cent supported it. This is the second consecutive rejection after...
by Raffaele Crocco
It was 1 January. If the first day of the year marks the beginning of something, or at least that’s how it’s perceived, then the 1st of January 1994 really marked the beginning of an adventure. On...