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Jul 04 2026 
The Forgotten Alliance: How the Soviet Union Created Israel and Why It Matters Today
KAUTILYA THE CONTEMPLATOR
The forgotten Soviet role in Israel’s creation reveals how a bid to weaken the British Empire ultimately helped created America’s closest Middle Eastern ally.
As Russia positions itself between Israel and Iran today, many observers struggle to understand Moscow’s seemingly contradictory policies. Russia maintains a strategic partnership with Iran and has deepened military and… Continue reading -
Jul 03 2026 
US security chief gloats over Iran’s World Cup exit
US Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, Washington, DC, June 2, 2026. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
RT
Iranians were indignant after the DHS head said he “danced a happy dance” while targeting their team
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose agency was responsible for enforcing controversial security measures targeting the Iranian soccer team at the… Continue reading -
Jul 03 2026 
Read it yourself: The UN report on Israel targeting Palestinian children stands up to scrutiny
An injured child cries while receiving medical care at a hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, after an Israeli strike, on 29 May 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP)
Middle East Eye – Opinion
The 94-page document offers a clear accounting of horrific war crimes, even as a wave of pro-Israel commentators attempt to discredit its findings
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Jul 03 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
4 – Review: How Japanese Marxism Shaped a Taiwanese Economist
Chinese intellectuals’ attention to external debates has historically stemmed from the needs of Chinese social reality. While there is nothing intrinsically objectionable about this approach, this has often led to intellectuals overlooking the evolution of significant scholarly debates. For example, the Japanese intellectual world long served… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
3 – Silk Road Manufacturing: An Alternative Path to Globalisation
Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed in 2013, China’s manufacturing sector has explored international markets and integrated into the global economic cycle. Concurrently, industrialised countries like the United States have sought to maintain their economic dominance by leveraging technological hegemony, control over upstream… Continue reading
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Jul 01 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
2 – China and the Electrification of the Global South: The Case of Pakistan
In May 2025, Pakistan and India experienced one of the most intense regional conflicts of this century.1 India responded by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which had been in effect for 65 years. The IWT was signed in 1960, after nine… Continue reading
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Jun 30 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
1 – Constructing a New Development Theory from the Global South
The neoliberal order has failed to deliver prosperity to the Global South. To achieve economic catch-up, a new theory of modernisation is needed, centred on state-led industrialisation, production, and employment.
Development theories not only explain human economic activities but also shape them by influencing public expectations… Continue reading -
Jun 29 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
Introduction – The Praxis of Development in the Global South
As neoliberalism loses credibility, the Global South must construct a new development theory rooted in its own experience, centred on production and state capacity rather than market fundamentalism. This article is an introduction to a series of four articles discussing aspects of “Building a New Development… Continue reading -
Jun 28 2026 
Rails of power: Inside the race to redraw West Asia’s trade map
The Cradle
As chokepoints come under strain, the Hejaz Railway and Development Road are driving a new challenge to US-backed corridors.
Global trade runs through a few narrow chokepoints – Hormuz, Suez, Bab al-Mandab. When they come under pressure, the shock travels far. War has brought that into focus. Now the shift is toward land routes.At the center… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
China ready to work with BRICS members to tackle pressing global challenges: top diplomat
Global Times
Faced with profound and complex shifts in the international landscape, China stands ready to work with other BRICS members to jointly tackle the pressing challenges confronting humanity and stay firmly on the right course of world historical development, the country’s top diplomat Wang Yi said.
Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
Israeli troops deployed to Somaliland in covert mission: Report
The Cradle
Officials in Tel Aviv acknowledged years of ‘under-the-radar’ operations with Somaliland as strategic military ties move into the open
Israel secretly deployed a small contingent of forces to Somaliland earlier this year following its recognition of the breakaway territory, a senior Somali government official revealed to Middle East Eye (MEE) on 22 June.“According to our… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
Revolving Door in Britain and the Crisis of Governance in the West
Pan-African News Wire
By Abayomi Azikiwe, Editor, Pan-African News Wire. Monday June 22, 2026.
The resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will result in the seventh leader in the United Kingdom in a decade as the working class faces worsening socioeconomic conditions amid a growth in far-right electoral successes and racist violence in the streets.
After months… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
Explosive UN findings: ‘Israel’ deliberately targeted Gaza children
Palestinian mother mourns her toddler killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, on October 1, 2024 (AP)
Al MayadeenThe UN commission documents at least 20,179 children killed between October 7, 2023, and October 7, 2025, representing around 30% of the overall death toll.
An independent United Nations inquiry has… Continue reading
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Jun 23 2026 
The Climate Scenario That Changed the World – And Is Now Being Quietly Dropped
Mark Gerard Keenan
For more than a decade, one climate scenario exercised extraordinary influence over public policy, media reporting, corporate planning, and public consciousness.
Most people never heard of it. It was known simply as RCP 8.5.
Yet behind countless headlines predicting climate catastrophe, behind many of the studies cited by activists and politicians, and behind much of… Continue reading
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