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Editorial Cartoons

Anniversary of the War

Gatis Sluka Feb 23, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Doomsday Clock

Randall Enos Feb 2, 2023 Dig deeper

Europe

Grigoriy Globa / Open Democracy Jan 23, 2023 Conversations about aiding displaced people have resumed in Dnipro, after 45 were killed in a Russian attack on an apartment block. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Putin’s War Tests Switzerland’s Neutrality

Alice Kohli / Truthdig Jan 19, 2023 In the war against Ukraine, Switzerland has continued to profit from its close ties with Russia. But the sense of wrongdoing slowly comes to life in the country. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

World

Holy War in Ukraine

Andriy Fert/ Open Democracy Dec 23, 2022 The Ukraine government is preparing to ban the country’s largest Orthodox church over its links with Russia Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

No More War

Guy Parsons Dec 22, 2022 Dig deeper

Politics

Unequal Mercy

Helen Benedict / TomDispatch Dec 7, 2022 Should we continue to favor white Christian refugees over everyone else, we will shred the promises and values enshrined in our democracies. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Africa

Africa’s Next Great War

Evan Nachtrieb / Africa Is A Country Nov 29, 2022 Whether you believe that Rwandan meddling and Kenyan-backed EAC intervention are valid responses to the insecurity on their western flanks, the current escalatory track is dangerous. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Fighting a War on the Wrong Planet

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Nov 14, 2022 Washington’s vaunted “rules-based international order” has undergone a stress test following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and here’s the news so far: it hasn’t held up well. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

A Ukrainian woman in a winter coat looks down at her large brown and black dog as they stand in front of a small pink house that has been damaged by artillery fire with debris from the destroyed housing surrounding them.

Book Excerpt

When Peace Had a Chance in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies / OR Books Nov 1, 2022 "The Minsk II Accords", excerpt from "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict" by Media Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies. Looks at the backstory to the launch of Russia's war. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The War and the Consumption of Young People

Angel Boligan Nov 1, 2022 Dig deeper

U.N.: Thousands Fleeing Syrian Offensive, Kids Dying in the Cold

EDITH M. LEDERER / The Associated Press Feb 19, 2020 "Humanitarian catastrophe” unfolds in Idlib province as Russia-backed effort displaces hundreds of thousands, including 500,000 children. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )