Mariam Barghouti explores how the Israeli occupation is transforming the landscapes and soundscapes of the West Bank, and the ...

Mohammad Asif Khan maps how shared nationalist ideology and a booming arms trade formed a bond between the governments of India and Israel. The arms trade is bad for both people and the planet. We ...

The wide-eyed child, smiling or starving, is the most powerful fundraiser for aid agencies. But no matter how effective the image, the message can be very destructive. Paddy Coulter explains.

Secretive and ruthless, the traffickers controlling the kidney trade thrive on the desperation of the poor and the sick. Nancy Scheper-Hughes lays bare the ‘collateral damage’. The slide on the screen ...

It was a movement that reverberated on campuses from Cape Town to Oxford. Musawenkosi Cabe speaks to activists who were part of the high-profile push to decolonize universities and challenge white ...

Carmen Herrera traces the history of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, from socialist liberators to ‘institutional dictators’, under the increasingly brutal rule of Daniel Ortega A mural of ...

Eiad Husham traces the UAE’s long game for access to the Red Sea – a strategy built through ports, airports and infrastructure projects, and driven by ambitions to secure maritime power and regional ...

Bad betting companies are targeting the most vulnerable, with the help of some politicians, writes Leonardo Sakamoto. Predatory online gambling companies are targeting Brazil’s largely low-income and ...

The renewed scramble for Africa’s minerals and resources has intensified, powered by debt traps and ‘development’ arrangements involving global powers, and fuelling conflict and genocide, including in ...

As COP28 winds down, Hamza Hamouchene sounds the alarm about the dark side of climate capitalism. It now has another claim to fame however, as just six miles away from the town is one of the biggest ...

Beyond the sensationalist headlines, Obiora Ikoku finds a deeply rooted crisis, made worse by the country’s ruling elite. Nine months ago, Rita Gendaga was preparing for her late father’s funeral when ...

Palestine’s poets, novelists, musicians and journalists have not only voiced their people’s liberation struggle but also driven it. Decca Muldowney charts their role in resisting annihilation and ...