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Kurdish women's struggle for gender equality " and much else besides
2+ hour ago (207+ words) How "women, life, freedom" became a universal rallying cry for human dignity For a century, Kurdish women have been at the forefront of the struggle against patriarchal and state oppression. They continue to push boundaries and defend their gains against…...
Quiet please, we're shooting
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (180+ words) EU's bold claims of "strategic autonomy' missing in action A year ago, Israelis were told the Iranian threat had been neutralised. So why are they once again united in war against a danger, real or imagined? All the Jewish and…...
The new warmongers, by Anne-C'cile Robert (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (249+ words) If the law stops us waging war, maybe the law is wrong?" International law treats war as acceptable only when every other option is exhausted. Launching airstrikes while negotiations were still ongoing was bad faith, and disastrous for international relations....
This is Israel's war, by Adlene Mohammedi (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (391+ words) This is Israel's war'mondediplo. com Miscalculations and unintended consequences of a reckless escalation This is Israel's war US imperialism is all too evident in the methods of the war in Iran, but what of its aims? With Trump struggling to…...
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (14+ words) The fiction that moves the world forward, if we defend it'Le Monde diplomatique - English...
Is Russia really the winner?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (396+ words) Le Monde diplomatique - English edition Is Russia really the winner? Will Vladimir Putin be the real winner of Trump and Netanyahu's war on Iran? The Russian federal budget for 2026 was based on an anticipated average of $59 per barrel of Urals…...
Kazakhstan still relies on its ageing industrial giants
1+ week, 2+ day ago (180+ words) Hard times in Central Asian Republic's "monotowns' Monthly pay is around the national average ($912 in 2023), except for the growing number of workers employed by subcontractors, who get a quarter of that " and not every month. In 2023 Arcelor Mittal owed around…...
Ghosts of the past by the shores of Lake Kariba
1+ week, 2+ day ago (174+ words) We used to get tourists here " now there's no one' After independence, Zimbabwe's white minority lost its hold on land. Today, around Lake Kariba, dilapidated resorts still draw some nostalgic visitors, but who uses the lake is increasingly contested. (1)See…...
Dancers and riders: China's winners and losers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) The platforms push us to the max. Turn down a job, and someone else will take it" While some of China"s pensioners have never had it so good, with youth unemployment rising, many young people are losing faith that…...
Crypto-colonialism in the Caribbean
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (1125+ words) Le Monde diplomatique - English Crypto-colonialism in the Caribbean Saint Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign nation in the Western hemisphere, has become the unlikely target of a crypto-millionaire whose designs on the island could reverberate throughout the Caribbean and beyond....