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Trump and Putin walk side-by-side silhouetted

Presidents Trump and Putin Must Seize the Moment in Alaska Presidents Trump and Putin Must Seize the Moment in Alaska

The war in Ukraine is a regional security and humanitarian tragedy, but regarding nuclear weapons, Washington and Moscow stand to benefit from working together.

Aug 15, 2025 / RootsAction and The American Committee for US-Russia Accord

The Bookstores Bridging Divides in Israel

The Bookstores Bridging Divides in Israel The Bookstores Bridging Divides in Israel

People of goodwill on either side of the horror find unity in the search for a good read.

Aug 15, 2025 / Feature / Eric Orner

Sikhs gather in London's Trafalgar Square on the 41st anniversary of the attack by Indian government forces on the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Many in attendance carried yellow Khalistan flags.

“It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World “It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World

Indian Sikhs across the globe want to form an independent breakaway state called Khalistan. The Indian government wants to crush them by any means necessary.

Aug 15, 2025 / Nevin Kallepalli

A huge cloud resulting from the massive fires started by “Little Boy,” the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, is photographed from a reconnaissance plane a few hours after the initial explosion on August 6, 1945.

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza? What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

This year, the sanitized appeals to peace, hope, and resilience in memory of the catastrophe have become increasingly hollow.

Aug 14, 2025 / Eric Ross

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Barcelona, Spain, 2025.

Aug 14, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Children of various ages suffering from malnutrition are being treated with limited resources due to shortages of baby formula and medicine at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on August 11, 2025.

I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving. I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving.

What hits you first is the exhaustion carved into every face. The sickly pallor. The terrifying weight loss ravaging everyone—yes, including me.

Aug 14, 2025 / Lujayn

Ordinary Egyptians show their support for Palestinians, but their government leaves them in legal and political limbo.

We Left Gaza. But Our Pain Came With Us. We Left Gaza. But Our Pain Came With Us.

Palestinians who escaped the horrors of Gaza face a new trauma: the dislocation of exile from our homeland.

Aug 13, 2025 / Feature / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at The Great Hall of the People on November 22, 2023, in Beijing,

Washington’s Dangerous China Consensus Washington’s Dangerous China Consensus

Fantasies of national unity drive the bipartisan push for a new cold war.

Aug 13, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R), sign the joint declaration “peace road map” following their trilateral meeting at the White House on August 8, 2025.

Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus

His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking.

Aug 12, 2025 / Pietro A. Shakarian

Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die

Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die Netanyahu’s Lies as Children Die

Distorting the reality of the crisis in Gaza.

Aug 12, 2025 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

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