Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO has once again become a major player on the world stage. If in fact until recently it had been described by commentators as an organisation in deep crisis, even...
By Jacob Botoga - Truthout
Nearly 23 million Afghans are facing “crisis levels of hunger” and 8.7 million are on the “brink of starvation.” This mass hunger has rendered millions of Afghans on the “verge of death,” according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Alongside...
By Maurizio Sacchi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the scenarios in Taiwan and Ukraine are not comparable, as the former is an entirely internal matter, while the latter is a conflict between two countries. This comment...
By Maurizio Sacchi
Former Brazilian Head of State Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) was elected on 24 March as the new President of the NBD (New Development Bank), the economic body of the so-called BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
by Jennifer Zacharia* – Boston Review
During the summer of 1998, my cousin Shireen’s alarm would wake us both at 6 a.m. every morning. She shared her room with me while I worked in Palestine during that time. When the...
By Maria Lanteri
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Nph) is an organization that has been operating in Haiti since 1987 with programs in support of children in need. The founder, Father William Wasson, a then American professor and lawyer, after a journey...
This article appeared first on the Italian website of the Atlas of Wars on september 18, 2021. It was written by our Director, Italian journalist Raffaele Crocco.
The news we received in September 2021 are signals of one, greater message:...
Although UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres suggested sending a 'rapid action force' to Haiti earlier this month, the UN remains divided on whether to send an international force to help Haiti after its government made a 'distress call', Euronews...
By Gianni Beretta
At least 1,400 young pandilleros were arrested in El Salvador in some 50 public order operations throughout the country. This happened in the first three days of the 'state of exception' adopted by the President of the...
By Stella Levantesi - Othernews
When Russia invaded Crimea, the EU and United States issued a joint statement stressing the importance of promoting U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports for Europe. It was 2014 and “American gas” would save Europe...
