How China’s nationalistic aggression launched Taiwan’s economic renaissance ( www.brookings.edu )
China’s Do-Nothing Strategy in the Middle East ( www.foreignaffairs.com )
Flexing its muscles, Iran steps away from deniability in arming the Houthis: Analysts ( breakingdefense.com )
Where Does The U.S. Go From Here— Gaza: The Human Toll ( www.csis.org )
The Dangers of an Ungovernable Gaza ( www.foreignaffairs.com )
Great Green Wall of America | The Polycrisis ( www.phenomenalworld.org )
Iran and Israel: Everything Short of War ( www.iiss.org )
Sudan’s paramilitary forces accused of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity in Darfur ( www.pbs.org )
Antisemitic Propaganda and Disinformation in Putin’s War Against Democracies ( www.wilsonquarterly.com )
People Leaving Rafah Describe Fearful Flight From Israeli Assaults ( www.nytimes.com )
Manal al-Wakeel and her extended family of 30 people thought they were going home....
Press Award goes to DW documentary about death squad – DW – 05/10/2024 ( www.dw.com )
South Africa asks World Court to order Israel's withdrawal from Rafah ( www.reuters.com )
AMSTERDAM, May 10 (Reuters) - South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah as part of additional emergency measures over the war in Gaza, the U.N.'s top court said on Friday....
Erdogan’s Crisis of Legitimacy and Its Consequences ( www.cfr.org )
Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says ( www.aljazeera.com )
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Exodus From Bibi ( time.com )
Is an Anti-Iran Alliance Emerging in the Middle East? ( www.foreignaffairs.com )
Far-right AfD reels as German lawmakers slam party over espionage and corruption allegations ( www.politico.eu )
The far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is in dire trouble as it deals with the fallout of allegations that two of its leading candidates for the European election have dodgy links to Russia and China....
Common cause: How Germany’s pro-European parties can stop the rise of the far-right ( ecfr.eu )
A Diplomat’s Visits to Oklahoma Highlight Contacts Between Chinese Officials and Community Leaders Accused of Crimes ( www.propublica.org )
Opinion: Poland's democracy isn't out of the woods ( kyivindependent.com )
Although local elections often don’t make international news headlines or involve widely recognizable household names, anyone who cares about the state of liberal democracy would do well to pay attention to them. In Turkey, for example, recent elections not only revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the country’s...
The Path Ahead for Supplemental Security Assistance: Ukraine and Israel in the Balance ( www.csis.org )
The impact of Iran’s attack on Israel ( www.brookings.edu )
The Bloody Math ( www.the-reframe.com )
Worth giving this a click but here's a few summary paragraphs:...
Why Germany’s Scholz is bowing to the Chinese dragon ( www.politico.eu )
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived at an unexpected juncture this week....
The Counteroffensive: Sleep deprivation is Russia's silent torture weapon ( kyivindependent.com )
On more than one occasion, I've gotten under the covers utterly exhausted from a day spent working, ready – begging, really – for a good night's rest. And as I begin to drift off to sleep, the air raid alarm goes off, indicating another potential Russian attack....
