There are countries that drift into crisis, and there are countries that live inside it. Lebanon is now firmly the latter: a state hollowed out by economic implosion, governed by a political class that has outlived its legitimacy, and trapped on the fault line of a regional war it cannot control. The country is not … Continue reading
How the U.S.–Israel–Iran confrontation is remaking the rules of war — and why the legal fallout may matter as much as the missiles The latest escalation between the United States, Israel and Iran did not erupt from nowhere. It is the culmination of years of covert operations, proxy clashes, nuclear brinkmanship and political choices that … Continue reading
Gaza lies in ruins. The West Bank is carved into fragments. Abroad, governments talk of recognition. At home, despair deepens. Is the two-state solution finished—or still clinging to life? On 6 September 2025, Israel again told civilians to leave Gaza City as ground operations intensified. Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 64,000 Palestinians have been … Continue reading
1,246 words, 7 minutes read time. Introduction Recent proposals associated with President Donald Trump and his affiliates have sparked alarm by suggesting the mass transfer of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinian residents out of the territory. In late 2024 and early 2025, Trump openly floated plans to “take over” Gaza, “empty” it of Palestinians, and redevelop … Continue reading
2,588 words, 14 minutes read time. Palestine Action is a UK-based direct-action group founded in July 2020 that seeks to “dismantle British complicity” with Israel’s military actions by physically disrupting arms companies supplying the Israeli Defence Forces. Its founders – notably Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard – launched the campaign by breaking into the Elbit … Continue reading
By Patrick Harrington Modern conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East reveal how cheap drones, covert killings and real-time propaganda are transforming the nature of war. Swarms of drones can strike tanks and ships for pennies on the pound. Targeted assassinations decapitate enemy leadership with surgical precision. Meanwhile, social media and war bloggers on Telegram … Continue reading