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Georgia Says Its New Law Is About Transparency. Protesters Think It Is About Controlling Who Gets to Challenge the Government.
Georgia is experiencing one of the largest political confrontations in its recent history over a proposed “foreign influence” law that would require media organisations and non-commercial groups receiving more than 20% of their funding from…
Iran Just Attacked Israel Directly for the First Time. The Most Dangerous Part Is That Both Sides May Believe They Can Control What Happens Next.
Iran launched more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles towards Israel overnight on 13–14 April, marking an extraordinary escalation from the decades-long shadow conflict between the two states into direct military confrontation. Israel…
Seven Aid Workers Were Killed in Gaza. The Larger Failure Is That Humanitarian Work Has Become This Dangerous.
Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on 1 April after their convoy was struck by Israeli forces while travelling in vehicles marked with the organisation’s logo. The group included citizens…
Russia Held an Election. An Election Without a Real Possibility of Losing Is Something Different.
Russia voted in a presidential election this weekend, and there was never serious uncertainty about who would emerge as president. Vladimir Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for almost a quarter of a century, is…
People in Gaza Are Not Going Hungry Simply Because There Is No Food. The System That Moves Food to People Is Breaking Down.
More than one hundred Palestinians were reported killed on Thursday around an aid convoy entering northern Gaza, after thousands of people gathered around trucks carrying desperately needed food. Palestinian authorities have accused Israeli forces of…
Pakistan’s Establishment Could Shape the Election. It Could Not Completely Shape the Voters.
Pakistan’s general election has produced exactly the kind of result that makes the word “winner” unusually difficult to use. Candidates aligned with imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have won more National Assembly constituencies than…
The ICJ Did Not Rule That Israel Is Committing Genocide. What It Did Say Still Matters.
The International Court of Justice issued one of the most closely watched legal decisions of the Gaza war on Friday. South Africa has accused Israel of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention through its military campaign…
Pakistan Will Hold an Election in February. The More Important Contest Is Already Happening.
Pakistan finally has an election date. The Election Commission announced this week that the country’s general election will take place on 8 February 2024, ending months of uncertainty over when voters will choose a new…
Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself. That Does Not Mean Every Method of Defence Is Automatically Justified.
Israel expanded its ground operations inside Gaza this weekend, three weeks after Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Israelis in the country’s history. On 7 October, Hamas-led militants crossed from Gaza into southern Israel, attacking…
Argentina Has Nearly 140% Inflation. Its Economy Minister Just Finished First.
Argentina voted today in the first round of its presidential election, and the result initially appears almost impossible to reconcile with the country’s economic conditions. Economy Minister Sergio Massa finished first with roughly 37% of…
Kevin McCarthy Prevented a Government Shutdown. Three Days Later, His Own Party Helped Remove Him.
The United States House of Representatives removed Kevin McCarthy as Speaker on Tuesday, something that had never happened before in American history. Eight Republicans joined all Democrats who voted to support a motion introduced by…
The Storm Hit Libya. The Scale of the Disaster Was Built Over Years.
Thousands of people are dead and thousands more remain missing after catastrophic flooding devastated the eastern Libyan city of Derna early on Monday. Storm Daniel brought intense rainfall across the region, but the most destructive…
