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The Narco Trap: When Power Chooses Its Criminals and Its Heroes

There are moments in geopolitics where reality becomes so absurd it feels like satire — and yet, it’s official policy. The word “narcotrafficking” has now become […]

Trump, Kagame, Tshisekedi & the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace: A Peace Deal Short on Peace

Let’s start with the basics. We are told this is “one of the deadliest and longest-running wars on the planet.” Millions dead, villages erased, women raped […]

France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on

In recent months, the viability of France’s nuclear arsenal has been making headlines with talk of a French “nuclear umbrella”that might shield its allies on […]

Will the UN Pillory Francesca Albanese? By RICHARD FALK

[Prefatory Note: The post below is based on my responses to Murat Sofuoglu, a journalist working for TRT World in Turkey devoted to the […]

WOMEN’S INTERDEPARTMENTAL COALITION OF HAITI PRESS RELEASE

Haiti Action Committee is honored to publish this powerful statement from the Women’s Interdepartmental Coalition of Haiti. The statement, released to commemorate International Women’s […]

“In war, the first victim is the truth”

Thirty years of economic warfare over raw materials in eastern Congo by Peter Küpfer On 9 November 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal punished a deserving research- er and author with Cameroonian roots, ignoring […]

U.S. President Jimmy Carter (1 Oct 1924 – 29 Dec 2024)

A Prolific Humanitarian, Dead at 100 – His one term was rocked by multiple crises, but the 39th president will be remembered for his […]

When Children Are Murdered, What Is There to Celebrate?

After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist Han Seung-won—asked her where she wanted to hold a […]

We need a reset by Barbados PM Mia Mottley

Why Children’s Rights Are Critical for Climate Policy and Environmental Activism

The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the […]

Rwanda’s Stillborn Middle-Income Economy

Rwanda’s Economic Miracle Is a Lie 10 Jul 2024 – On July 15, Rwandan President Paul Kagame will be “re-elected” in a process the […]

?? We don’t have to repay UK for axed deal – Rwanda

  Rwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped. […]

The Sahel Stands up and the World Must Pay Attention

On July 6 and 7, the leaders of the three main countries in Africa’s Sahel region—just south of the Sahara Desert—met in Niamey, Niger, […]

How Corporations Are Fueling Geopolitical Tensions and Global Conflicts in the 21st Century

Shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of Gaza in October 2023, McDonald’s executives in Chicago […]

Argentina: Social Pain as Therapy By Marcos Roitman Rosenmann

When social pain is an escape valve to feel pleasure, we are in the presence of a broken society. Politically administered with a language […]

The permanent war in eastern Congo is based on a construct of lies Eastern Congo – the long-term humanitarian catastrophe continues (Part 2) by Peter Küpfer

The first part of this presentation dealt with how the endless war in eastern Congo came about, who its main masterminds are and what […]

‘Barbaric’ Sexual Violence in Sudan

Joint Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy […]

East Congo – the perpetual humanitarian catastrophe continues:The never-ending war targets mainly the civilian population by Peter Küpfer

Before our very eyes yet another humani- tarian catastrophe unfolds in East Congo. Many alarming reports from the region it- self prove this. Thematter-of-fact […]

Reflections on the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 by Dr rer. publ. Werner Wüthrich

According to the official calendar, the Olympic Games took place for the first time in 776 BC in the Greek city of Olym- pia […]

Myanmar Activist Zarni Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Questions Award’s Legacy

‘I was very happy but of course that is not to say that I see a Nobel Peace Prize as something that is perfect.’ […]

From Port-aux-Prince to Africa: Unveiling the Haitian Crisis

22 Mar 2024 – In recent past weeks, the situation in Haiti has drawn international attention due to reports of escalating violence. Various media […]

In Praise of Blood: Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front

Tags: Africa, D.R. Congo, DRC, Genocide, Paul Kagame, Rwanda   Hundreds of thousands of refugees poured into Congo after Paul Kagame seized power in Rwanda. Judi Rever risked her life […]

Transitional Justice (Part 56): Rohingya the Voiceless, Stateless Refugees

Introduction 15 Mar 2024 – It is natural to have questions about how this paper on transitional justice fits into the series of 56 […]

Johan Galtung on Peace Studies, Peace Communication, Peace Journalism: Transcending the Underlying Conflicts

This interview was one of Professor Johan Galtung’s last public appearances. It was conducted by the editors of a special issue of CIC 28 […]

Haiti on the Brink By Kim Ives

Demonstrators demanding that Ariel Henry step down skirmished with cops on Jan. 30 in Petit Goâve. Never have revolutionary conditions in Haiti been so […]