Can the Gaza ceasefire work?
NINE months into Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the UN Security Council has finally endorsed a ceasefire plan that promises to end hostilities in the occupied territory. The US-sponsored three-phased plan, which was…
Analysing the ceasefire
Any move that can push Pakistan and India away from the dangers of war offers a sense of relief, even if temporarily. The unique feature of this positive development is…
A temporary ceasefire
Eid is a festival of peace, love, brotherhood and equality. This year, we practically witnessed the positive impact of Eid in Afghanistan. On June 7, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced…
War, peace and mistrust
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts on the feasibility of a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, arguing that such a truce could provide Kyiv with an opportunity to regroup…
All eyes on the Fed’s interest rate decision
This week, the market will be closely monitoring the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which is set to be announced on Wednesday. Attention will particularly be on the Fed’s dot…
Palestine: To be or not to be
“Courage is a heavy gift to carry, Francisca Albanese UN Special Repertoire says, “but not as heavy as 13,000 small coffins weighing on our conscience”. Do the colonizers with settler-colonial…
The Kurd struggle
The Kurds are a people divided between four countries: Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. This reflects the fact that state boundaries were drawn in many parts of the world depending…
Mad Hatter strikes again…and again
US President Donald Trump, in his inimitable style and thrust, continues to rock the boat globally. Not only has he unleashed (without, it seems, any consultation, and almost as a…
A fleeting peace
THE guns have gone silent in Gaza with the ceasefire coming into effect, as life limps back to what is considered normal in the enclave, devastated by incessant Israeli bombing for the…
Negotiating with terrorists
WHEN it comes to addressing terrorism, the divide between the military and political leadership is stark — the former favours a coercive approach, and the latter a political settlement. This…
