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The war in Gaza exposes not only the inability of the current international order to bring about peace, but also the extent to which it perpetuates Israeli colonial domination over Palestine.
(October in the archive.)
(October in the archive.)
Gaza: if this is not genocide, what is?
Open access // by Insaf Rezagui (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, June 2025)
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October 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The war in Gaza exposes not only the inability of the current international order to bring about peace, but also the extent to which it perpetuates Israeli colonial domination over Palestine.
(October in the archive.)
(October in the archive.)
Twin crises hit Haiti in 2021: the assassination of its president and a major earthquake. And once again, Haitians had very little say in how their state is governed and rebuilt.
(October in the archive.)
(October in the archive.)
Who decides who runs Haiti?
Open access // by Jake Johnston (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, February 2022)
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October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Twin crises hit Haiti in 2021: the assassination of its president and a major earthquake. And once again, Haitians had very little say in how their state is governed and rebuilt.
(October in the archive.)
(October in the archive.)
Party bigwigs have not endorsed him and media criticism is intense, but Zohran Mamdani is poised to win New York’s mayoral election next month. His message is cutting through to younger voters.
Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York?
Subscribers // by Alexander Zevin (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Party bigwigs have not endorsed him and media criticism is intense, but Zohran Mamdani is poised to win New York’s mayoral election next month. His message is cutting through to younger voters.
Since the 1970s, successive governments have tried to redress the injustices suffered by New Zealand’s Māori. But the present administration is rolling back support and even wants to revisit the country’s founding treaty.
In New Zealand, the Māori feel betrayed, again
Subscribers // by Cédric Gouverneur (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Since the 1970s, successive governments have tried to redress the injustices suffered by New Zealand’s Māori. But the present administration is rolling back support and even wants to revisit the country’s founding treaty.
Much late modernist architecture in Georgia (from 1960 to 1990) has disappeared, demolished after the collapse of the Soviet Union led to a surge in lawless privatisation and corruption. Three women architects are rescuing these achievements from oblivion.
Georgia’s Soviet-era style
Subscribers // by Jens Malling (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Much late modernist architecture in Georgia (from 1960 to 1990) has disappeared, demolished after the collapse of the Soviet Union led to a surge in lawless privatisation and corruption. Three women architects are rescuing these achievements from oblivion.
Founded 80 years ago to safeguard international security, the UN now appears powerless in the face of wars and mass crimes. Lofty declarations alone cannot alter the balance of global power.
Disunited nations: the UN at 80
Subscribers // by Anne-Cécile Robert & Christophe Ventura (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Founded 80 years ago to safeguard international security, the UN now appears powerless in the face of wars and mass crimes. Lofty declarations alone cannot alter the balance of global power.
Since the start of the year, Israeli soldiers and settlers have forced thousands of Palestinians from their land. Israel’s creeping annexation of the West Bank has devastated Palestinian food sovereignty.
West Bank: farming under occupation
Subscribers // by Léonore Aeschimann & Pierre Casagrande (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Since the start of the year, Israeli soldiers and settlers have forced thousands of Palestinians from their land. Israel’s creeping annexation of the West Bank has devastated Palestinian food sovereignty.
Behind the carnage of Israel’s war on Gaza lies a demographic struggle whose outcome threatens the Zionist project itself.
The deadly battle over demography
Subscribers // by Philippe Descamps (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Behind the carnage of Israel’s war on Gaza lies a demographic struggle whose outcome threatens the Zionist project itself.
Last month’s airstrike on Doha showed the Gulf states the US won’t protect them from Israel. They now seek alternatives.
@akrambelkaid.bsky.social in our October issue.
@akrambelkaid.bsky.social in our October issue.
Who will protect the Gulf?
Subscribers // by Akram Belkaïd (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Last month’s airstrike on Doha showed the Gulf states the US won’t protect them from Israel. They now seek alternatives.
@akrambelkaid.bsky.social in our October issue.
@akrambelkaid.bsky.social in our October issue.
The EU, which is about to adopt its 19th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, has not taken a single retaliatory measure against Israel.
Benoît Bréville in the October issue.
Benoît Bréville in the October issue.
Recognising Palestine is not enough
Subscribers // by Benoît Bréville (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The EU, which is about to adopt its 19th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, has not taken a single retaliatory measure against Israel.
Benoît Bréville in the October issue.
Benoît Bréville in the October issue.
Are our emotions really our own, or are they products of a sociopolitical context?
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The geopolitics of emotions
(Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Are our emotions really our own, or are they products of a sociopolitical context?
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"Yemen is meant to be kept unsettled — always closer to death than life."
Elham al-Oqabi and Elle Kurancid in @mondediplo.com
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‘Not flesh and blood’: bombing Yemen and Palestine
by Elham Al-Oqabi & Elle Kurancid (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Yemen is meant to be kept unsettled — always closer to death than life."
Elham al-Oqabi and Elle Kurancid in @mondediplo.com
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"From Algeria to Cameroon, and Senegal to Haiti, the Élysée’s posturing on memory has exhausted the patience of those demanding justice. The time for being fobbed off with words is over."
Excellent from Thomas Deltombe in the current issue of @mondediplo.com
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Excellent from Thomas Deltombe in the current issue of @mondediplo.com
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France: the past is never past
Subscribers // by Thomas Deltombe (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"From Algeria to Cameroon, and Senegal to Haiti, the Élysée’s posturing on memory has exhausted the patience of those demanding justice. The time for being fobbed off with words is over."
Excellent from Thomas Deltombe in the current issue of @mondediplo.com
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Excellent from Thomas Deltombe in the current issue of @mondediplo.com
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The US Giant ban is the first of its kind on a Taiwanese manufacturer. However, the risk of debt bondage is the rule, not the exception, for migrants employed in Taiwan’s bicycle industry.
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Forced labour concerns: US bans import of Giant’s Taiwan-made bikes
by Peter Bengtsen (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2025)
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October 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The US Giant ban is the first of its kind on a Taiwanese manufacturer. However, the risk of debt bondage is the rule, not the exception, for migrants employed in Taiwan’s bicycle industry.
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Our October issue is online.
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October 2025
…the UN at 80, disunited nations? Middle East, who will protect the Gulf? Gaza war an act of self-harm for Israel; West Bank, farming under occupation; the battle over demography; Palestine, recogniti...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Our October issue is online.
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The more the idea of a Palestinian state has gained traction in the international arena, the less its reality has been tangible on the ground.
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As states recognise Palestine, the killing continues
by Le Monde diplomatique (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The more the idea of a Palestinian state has gained traction in the international arena, the less its reality has been tangible on the ground.
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The Pentagon and the CIA agree on US supremacy — but clash on how best to achieve it. Their rivalry has ebbed and flowed, but today’s emphasis on technology is giving the CIA the edge.
The CIA and the Pentagon: an uneasy alliance
Subscribers // by Martin Barnay (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Pentagon and the CIA agree on US supremacy — but clash on how best to achieve it. Their rivalry has ebbed and flowed, but today’s emphasis on technology is giving the CIA the edge.
Washington has failed to create a viable and popular local opposition, but it has worn Cuba down. But its ultimate goal — the ‘overthrow of [the] government’ — remains out of reach for now.
Far right exploit Cuba's crisis
Subscribers // by Maïlys Khider & Jésus Lopes (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Washington has failed to create a viable and popular local opposition, but it has worn Cuba down. But its ultimate goal — the ‘overthrow of [the] government’ — remains out of reach for now.
China once championed the anticolonial struggle and was quick to back the Palestinian cause. Today, despite rhetorical support and diplomatic gestures, it’s reluctant to bring its weight to bear on Israel.
Why won’t China confront Israel?
Subscribers // by Renaud Lambert & Meriem Laribi (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
China once championed the anticolonial struggle and was quick to back the Palestinian cause. Today, despite rhetorical support and diplomatic gestures, it’s reluctant to bring its weight to bear on Israel.
For President Erdoğan to seek a record, currently unlawful, fourth term in 2028, he needs parliamentary backing to rewrite the rules — and to confront the Kurdish question at home and in Syria.
Is Erdoğan’s reelection in the hands of the Kurds?
Subscribers // by Jean Michel Morel (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
For President Erdoğan to seek a record, currently unlawful, fourth term in 2028, he needs parliamentary backing to rewrite the rules — and to confront the Kurdish question at home and in Syria.
Camel racing in its present form took off in the 1970s. The camel market has modernised, with price updates accessible via mobile phone. Under Islamic law betting remains prohibited; this does not diminish the excitement.
By @raphaelmago.bsky.social
By @raphaelmago.bsky.social
UAE: off to the (camel) races!
Subscribers // by Raphaël Le Magoariec (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Camel racing in its present form took off in the 1970s. The camel market has modernised, with price updates accessible via mobile phone. Under Islamic law betting remains prohibited; this does not diminish the excitement.
By @raphaelmago.bsky.social
By @raphaelmago.bsky.social
On Thursday night, Brazil’s supreme court sentenced the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison.
Journey among the Bolsonaro faithful
Subscribers // by Anne Vigna (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, February 2023)
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September 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
On Thursday night, Brazil’s supreme court sentenced the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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The EU’s push to curb Mediterranean crossings didn’t create Libya’s extortion economy, but has supercharged it, making migrants pawns in a lucrative game between the country’s rival governments.
By @wlacher.bsky.social
By @wlacher.bsky.social
The extortion state: how the EU helps Libya to turn migrants into cash
Subscribers // by Wolfram Lacher & Jérôme Tubiana (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The EU’s push to curb Mediterranean crossings didn’t create Libya’s extortion economy, but has supercharged it, making migrants pawns in a lucrative game between the country’s rival governments.
By @wlacher.bsky.social
By @wlacher.bsky.social
Germany’s economy is in crisis and its flagship companies, from Volkswagen to Siemens, are all announcing job cuts. Yet unions are managing to negotiate above-inflation pay rises. How so?
By @rachelknaebel.bsky.social
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By @rachelknaebel.bsky.social
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Germany: wages rise despite economic crisis
Subscribers // by Rachel Knaebel (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
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September 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Germany’s economy is in crisis and its flagship companies, from Volkswagen to Siemens, are all announcing job cuts. Yet unions are managing to negotiate above-inflation pay rises. How so?
By @rachelknaebel.bsky.social
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By @rachelknaebel.bsky.social
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