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The Clash of Imperialist States and Cooperative Civilizations

War and War in the Age of Planet-destroying Globalized Capitalism

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Who Can Be Prosecuted for the Gaza Genocide?

30 Jun 2026 - The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has documented violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in Gaza. Amit Baruah and Justice S. Muralidhar, Chair of the Commission, discuss the findings of the Commission’s reports, the impact of the war on Palestinian children, and the challenges of enforcing international law amid global political divisions.

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Inequality, Culture, and Violence: Assessing the Legacy of Johan Galtung

In this paper, we show that many of the ideas and assumptions in the conceptual groundwork and theorization that underpin research on “horizontal inequalities” can be traced back to the seminal work of Johan Galtung, although they are rarely attributed to him.

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16 July 1945: World’s First Nuclear Weapon Detonation

The first nuclear weapon detonation in human history occurred at the Trinity test on 16 Jul 1945, at 5:29:45 AM MWT in the Jornada del Muerto desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Engaging with a Planetary Basket-case during a Singularity?

Potential Reframing of Perception with the Assistance of AI - There are various connotations of "basket", each quite distinctive. One has been associated with Trump, who chose to insult others as being a "basket case."

NATO’s Armament Is a Direct Threat to Societal Well-Being–S.G. Rutte Must Know It but Continues to Deceive the Public

7 Jul 2026 - We all pay more and more for less security and the destruction of our societal economy. Where are the millions of protesters in the streets of Europe against the NATO militarism parasite?

The Kagame Regime Must Not Be Allowed to Seize the Archives of the ICTR

8 Jul 2026 - The records of the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda should not be surrendered to the Rwandan regime led by President Paul Kagame.

Beyond the Whistle: How Football [Soccer] Exposes and Escapes Its Own Bigotry

8 Jul 2026 - So, FIFA deemed Haiti’s World Cup jersey “too political.” The disputed design reportedly referenced the Battle of Vertières: the revolution, the anti-slavery uprising, the moment Haitians fought for and won independence. A man holding a flag. A people holding onto history.

An Appeal to Peace Laureates for the Endorsement of Birth Equity

12 Jul 2026 - Birth equity is the foundational right of every child to a fair, dignified, and secure start in life. It establishes equitable beginnings as the normative basis of human dignity, political legitimacy, intergenerational justice, and ecosocial peace.

The Qadri Legacy: Social Vision of Islamic Scholarship and Sufi Ethics

In the chaos that prevails around us, the most authentic hope comes from Sufis whose poetry and philosophy combine the virtuous message of formal religion with the transcendental values of love and harmony.

NATO

The “Key to Peace” Comes in a Gun Box: Reflections on NATO’s Ankara Summit

10 Jul 2026 - NATO’s 2026 Summit was greeted with slogans, "Key to Peace," "Key to Security," and "A Shared Future in Peace." But in the end, Erdoğan presented heads of state with Turkish-made elegant revolvers. The "key to peace" came in a gun box; the irony impossible to ignore.

MILITARISM

Arms Markets

Jun 2026 - A Look at the World’s Largest Military Industries

IN FOCUS

Quarticentennial Compendium Sets History’s Moral Ledger

11 Jul 2026 - 25 Years of Merit and Moral Reckoning Formally Ratified - Documentation of genocide--concerning Gaza and Myanmar--by Melanie O'Brien, Francesca Albanese, Prof Yanghee Lee and Maung Zarni is the 'Most Credible and 'Most Consequential documentation of genocidal operations of the quarticentennial era'.

Citizen Vigilantes: When Fiction Becomes Uncomfortable Reality

12 Jul 2026 - From the gritty streets of 1970s New York in 'Death Wish' to the precise retribution delivered by Denzel Washington in 'The Equalizer' series, these stories thrive because they tap into a universal frustration: what happens when the systems meant to protect us falter?

The World Needs a Living Left

11 Jun 2026 - As a declining imperialist system lashes out to preserve its declining order, working-class organisation becomes not only necessary for the oppressed of the world but indispensable to human survival.

AFRICA

More Than 53,000 Foreigners Deported from South Africa amid Xenophobia Wave

12 Jul 2026 - More than 53,000 foreigners have been processed for deportation and repatriation from South Africa, amid escalating tension over the wave of xenophobic attacks in recent months, the South African government reported today.

ANGLO AMERICA

PEN America Sells out. Again.

12 Jul 2026 - PEN America, once a fearless advocate on behalf of persecuted writers around the globe, has become a shill for Zionism and US imperialism. Its moral core is gone. It abandoned its mission to “defend writers, artists, and journalists and protect free expression” and transformed itself into a propaganda machine for the oppressors

CENTRAL ASIA

Postcard from Transoxania

Khiva, Uzbekistan 7 Jul 2026 - The Marco Polo Drive of Peace, Culture, and Sustainable Development

EUROPE

UK: Burnham’s Contrition on Gaza Is Hollow. Watch What He Actually Does in Power

10 Jul 2026 - Here is a list of the things Britain’s incoming prime minister is obligated to do to avoid collusion in Israel’s genocide, according to an International Court of Justice ruling. Will he do any of it?

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Disaster Capitalism in Haiti Gives a Glimpse into the Imperialist Shock Doctrine That Could Rattle Venezuela Long After the Earthquakes

1 Jul 2026 - The U.S. has attacked Venezuela through various means for decades and kidnapped President Maduro but is now claiming to assist with earthquake relief. If it's role in Haiti is any guide, that so-called aid from the U.S. is a Trojan Horse bringing more plunder and control.

PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE

Photo of Bound Palestinian Detainee Corroborates Israeli Torture Reports, Say Rights Groups

8 Jul 2026 - An Israeli soldier’s photo of a Palestinian man from Gaza stripped to his underwear, blindfolded and bound face-down to an iron rod corroborates extensive reporting on Israeli torture of Palestinians in detention and itself may constitute a war crime, rights groups have said.

Israel Wants the World to Be Quiet

29 Jun 2026 - Monsters Playing Victims: Danny Danon’s Twisted War on the Truth - Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted on their country’s reputation by their UN ambassador, Danny Danon, is a moot point.

Detained Gaza Doctor Almost Unrecognisable After Injuries in Israeli Jail, Lawyer Says

6 Jul 2026 - Hussam Abu Safiya faces ‘tangible danger to his life’ following 18 months in prison without charge or trial.

As Gaza Water Crisis Worsens, Israel Bombs Critical Facility in Possible War Crime

6 Jul 2026 - “This station was one of the most important remaining sources of clean water in Gaza City,” said an activist who has used it to supply desperate families.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI

Will We Know if Artificial Intelligence Takes Over?

What happens if we off-load our ability to make decisions, to shape the future, to machines? How will we know if we start to lose part of what makes us human, our agency?

ENVIRONMENT

Cut the Pentagon, Save the Planet: The $1.5 Trillion Climate Solution We Can’t Ignore

10 Jul 2026 - Last week, millions of people around the world were subjected to record-breaking heatwaves. At least 25 deaths in the U.S. from this heat dome were reported. The French government also counted over 2,000 excess deaths during the June heatwaves.

San Andreas Fault Reaches Highest Stress Level in 1,000 Years

10 Jun 2026 - Tectonic stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California has now reached, and in some places exceeded, the highest levels seen in the past 1,000 years, according to research led by Earth scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Super El Niño Is Here, and We Must Organize to Prepare for It

10 Jul 2026 - The National Oceanographic Association of America has warned that a “super El Niño” is forming in the Pacific. With wildfires and a statewide drought emergency, we are warned that a drier, warmer winter is on the way.

EDUCATION

What Is Humanitarian Education and Does It Help Build Peace?

7 Jul 2026 - Humanitarian organizations invest in education to promote safety, resilience, and social cohesion, but researchers continue to debate its long-term impact on conflict and human well-being.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

You Can’t Drink Data

22 Jun 2026 - No comment...

ORIGINAL LANGUAGES

(Italiano) Gandhi e Shantidas sui mali strutturali del mondo e sulle relative risposte

9 Luglio 2026 - Senza comprendere e combattere le strutture sociali, la nonviolenza si riduce a mera competenza e cortesia. Ad esempio, coloro che presentano la politica dei diritti umani come soluzione ai mali sociali si limitano ad estendere l’etica interpersonale alla società, ma non alle sue strutture.

(Français) Démocratie en France : le bras de fer entre pouvoir, régulation, justice et médias

Un Equilibre Fragile a l’Epreuve des Faits

IN-DEPTH VIDEOS

What Happens ‘When the World Sleeps’

8 Jul 2026 - The Wounds of Palestine - UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese shares stories of the immense suffering in Palestine and laments the gutting of international law in her book, “When the World Sleeps."

Weaponizing Civil Death to Crush Dissidents: Germany’s Looming Fascism

1 Jul 2026 - Western states test the limits of their expansive repression of free speech in cases such as the sanctioning of German journalist, Hüseyin Dogru.

SHORT VIDEO CLIPS

Jeffrey Sachs: Disastrous NATO Summit–Toward Nuclear War with Russia

9  Jul 2026 - Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses the disastrous NATO Summit, as the military bloc is without a strategy and heads toward nuclear war with Russia.

Israeli Mob Clash with Albania Protesters as Tension Explodes

Capitalist take over...