The Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour is a candidate to be vice president of the UN General Assembly. But should he be allowed to stand? The Trump administration thinks not. According to reports in the media a State Department cable has … Continue reading →
On 20 August 2025 devex published an exclusive report on an email from the US State Department, shared with US embassies, in which it set out its agenda for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. It called for a “fundamental … Continue reading →
Publication of IPC Report On 22 August 2025 the Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) issued a report which announced, among other things, that: Famine (IPC Phase 5) is currently occurring in Gaza Governorate. … Continue reading →
According the the New York Times (NYT), the US Constitution says Congress has the power to declare war while it makes the president the commander in chief of the military so he can take decisions about bombing once a war … Continue reading →
On the evening of 21 June 2025 Donald Trump announced that U.S. military had bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran. Donald Trump’s Statement Iran’s foreign minister responds to attack Seyed Abbas Araghchi says the attack is a grave violation of the … Continue reading →
The United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has been in discussion with Iran for some time. On 15 April he said that must stop and eliminate’ nuclear enrichment. Conversations between the US and Iran continued but … Continue reading →
On his first few hours in office, the convicted criminal and now President of the United States, Donald Trump, issued nearly 1,600 pardons to people who have since been convicted and imprisoned because, at his instigation, they attacked and invaded … Continue reading →
On 14 January, outgoing U.S. Secretary Antony J. Blinken addressed the Atlantic Council on the subject “Toward the Promise of a More Integrated Middle East”. The video below contains his speech, the text of which can be found here. The … Continue reading →
On 6 November 2024 Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States of America. Many people believe that this would be a disaster for global efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, efforts which are … Continue reading →
There is currently a lot of talk in the United States about a new civil war starting, prompted by Donald Trump’s lies about winning the last presidential election. It is not as implausible as it might sound, given the amount … Continue reading →