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An unfortunate status that Viet Nam shares with Palestine is that the war in Viet Nam was both an actual war and a spectacle for global viewership. … Continue readingPulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen on How Hollywood Has Become the US Military-Industrial Complex’s Unofficial Ministry of Propaganda
Oil prices reached a three year low on Tuesday, with analysis suggesting prices may stablise below $70 in the coming months… … Continue readingIf Oil Stabilizes Below $70, What Will it Mean for GCC Markets?
by Jay Solomon at The Front Page: Hardly a day goes by without a reminder of that fact. Yesterday, it was the news out of Ukraine, where two Russian missiles
It’s now been more than 200 days since Israeli forces killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family members, and the medics sent to save her. … Continue reading200 Days and Still No Justice for Hind Rajab
Peter Beinart at The Beinart Notebook: Given the growing chance of a regional war in the Middle East, our guest will be one of the best analysts of Palestinian and
Continue readingIf You Can’t Win One War, Start an Even Bigger One
By Mairav Zonszein at Time Magazine: On Wednesday morning, as news broke that Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran, the Israeli actress who plays a Mossad agent
Continue readingWhat Haniyeh’s Assassination Means for a Gaza Ceasefire
Joshua Keating in Vox: From a purely visual standpoint, Netanyahu may have gotten what he wanted today: rapturous standing ovations, even if mainly from Republicans. But more than 70 percent of
Anne-Marie Slaughter and Xanthe Scharff at Project Syndicate: On July 19, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that negotiations on an agreement to release hostages held in Gaza and establish
Continue readingNegotiations Between Israelis and Palestinians Must No Longer be the Province of Men
by Team Zeteo: As tensions continue increase across the Middle East, and with Iran-U.S. relations at a low point, here are 10 things you should know about the Islamic Republic’s
Continue reading10 Things You Should Know About Iran’s New President
Phil Klay shares his views at Wisdom of Crowds: Morality and War: Two words that seem to have nothing to do with each other. Yet as recent events have shown,
Adam Shatz at the London Review of Books: When Ariel Sharon withdrew more than eight thousand Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005, his principal aim was to consolidate
Liz Wolfe at Reason: President Joe Biden has proposed a ceasefire plan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not yet on board. The key plank in dispute: how much of