The year that could be
Every December in recent years, I think back to the time when Jeremy Corbyn, then the leader of the opposition Labour Party in my adopted country, the UK, quoted from a new...
Courage the key to ending conflicts
Are we living in a world with a greater propensity for war and conflict? And as we reflect on 2025, have we seen any moves away from conflict, not least in the...
Building peace through the power of joint action
A century ago, a German foreign minister, standing in the British Foreign Office having just signed a pact that sought to guarantee peace between the nations of Europe and avoid a descent...
Between Iran and Gaza: Netanyahu’s calculated diversion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet President Donald Trump before the end of this month at the president’s Mar-a-Lago Florida resort, where Hebrew media predict Iran’s nuclear and long-range...
Human solidarity: What it really means to stand together
On International Human Solidarity Day, we are often reminded that the world is interconnected, that our challenges are shared, and that solutions require cooperation. But beyond the formal language of declarations and...
Faith can’t be forced: The dangers of coerced Judaism
When the Knesset legislates religious practice, it not only harms Israel's democracy but undermines the Jewish identity it claims to protect
Judaism does not need police protection or criminal...
US should seek to elevate ties with Turkic bloc
Washington on Monday played host to an unusually quiet but geopolitically significant visit. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, the secretary-general of the Organization of Turkic States, arrived in the US capital for meetings with State...
Migration issue undergoes major transformation in 2025
The year 2025 has witnessed a significant shift in the way migration is viewed and politicized across the world.
The convergence of several factors, such as large-scale armed conflicts,...
Five structural trends transforming the global economy
Slowing growth, escalating trade wars, tightening cross-border capital flows and intensifying migration pressures have dominated news headlines — and for good reason. Together, these forces threaten to undermine multilateralism and accelerate the...
Settler terrorism getting much worse
Cometh the olive harvest season in Palestine, cometh the exponential increase in settler terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank who harvest their olive trees. It has been more than a year...