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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > solemn-anniversaries-the-un-refugee-convention-turns-75

Solemn Anniversaries: The UN Refugee Convention turns 75

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (259+ words) Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He currently lectures at RMIT University. Email: [email protected] by Dr Binoy Kampmark05/08/2026 Another trumpeted achievement, another heralded occasion of momentous significance. Or it may be nothing of the sort....

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > israel-and-the-us-put-iran-gaza-and-lebanon-on-ice-until-after-the-vote

Israel and the US Put Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon on Ice Until After the Vote

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (200+ words) Sources: Ynet (Ron Ben-Yishai analysis); Ynet; Kan; The Times of Israel Most mornings at al-Deira displacement camp, northwest of Gaza City, the women gather in the open air, outside the tents, to drink coffee and commiserate. Life is hard at…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > gaza-kyiv-caracas-hormuz-four-theatres-one-grammar-of-power

Gaza, Kyiv, Caracas, Hormuz: Four Theatres, One Grammar of Power

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (911+ words) Four items, four desks in any newsroom. Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Gulf. I want to argue that this filing is the mistake, and that these four events obey one grammar — a grammar whose subject is no longer territory....

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > gazas-board-of-pieces

Gaza???s Board of Pieces

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1147+ words) There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no roadmap to ending the genocide or mechanism to creation of a Palestinian state. Israel has refused to implement or abide by any of the…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > netanyahu-rejects-trumps-gaza-plan-a-move-to-sabotage-the-deal-or-to-rescue-a-losing-election-campaign

Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Move to Sabotage the Deal or to Rescue a Losing Election Campaign?

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (261+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel rejects the 15-point roadmap drawn up by the US-led Board of Peace to move Gaza into the second phase of President Donald Trump’s plan, and that its forces will not…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > isnt-the-islamic-nato-another-western-ploy-against-iran

Isn???t the???Islamic NATO??? Another Western Ploy Against Iran?

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1338+ words) Even highly qualified analysts and experts in international relations sometimes struggle to understand the fine details of agreements, treaties, and pacts between countries—whether they are adversaries or allies. This challenge extends to ordinary people as well. It is notable…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > how-to-end-the-iran-war-security-for-iran-restraints-for-israel

How to End The Iran War: Security for Iran, Restraints for Israel

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (256+ words) Richard Falk is an international law and international relations scholar who taught at Princeton University for forty years. Since 2002 he has lived in Santa Barbara, California, and taught at the local campus of the University of California in Global and…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > israels-siege-cripples-transport-system-in-gaza-cuts-off-food-and-medicine-pushing-residents-back-toward-famine

Israel’s siege cripples transport system in Gaza, cuts off food and medicine, pushing residents back toward famine

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (930+ words) Furthermore, Israel enforces a comprehensive policy that disrupts the entire supply chain, starting from the entry of goods and aid through crossings until they reach the population. Even when trucks are permitted to cross into Gaza, it is not guaranteed…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > iran-has-changed-the-question-washington-has-no-answer

Iran Has Changed the Question. Washington Has No Answer

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (294+ words) In both cases, the United States and the institutions it dominated, exercised a powerful privilege: they determined the question everyone else was required to answer. The real challenge Iran has placed before Washington is therefore conceptual. Who defines the agenda?...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > ongoing-wars-are-bringing-the-world-closer-to-nuclear-catastrophe

Ongoing Wars Are Bringing the World Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (572+ words) The continuing wars in West Asia and Ukraine have intensified an already grave global humanitarian crisis. Millions have been displaced, tens of thousands have lost their lives, and the risk of a wider regional or even global confrontation remains dangerously…...