Equal Times

31 January 2024

The Syrian war: a conflict without end, intensified and eclipsed by the war in Gaza

Okba Mohammad: The Syrian armed conflict is 13 years old, with the various sides backed by regional and international powers such as Iran, Russia, the United States and Israel. Since the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, the dynamic has changed and its intensity has [...]Read the full article

An escalating arms race will not solve the world's multidimensional problems

23 February 2023

Human rights

An escalating arms race will not solve the world’s multidimensional problems

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: “The issues of security and wellbeing are not antithetical but are the two basic pillars of peace, both within and beyond the borders of all states.”Read the full article

23 February 2023

Labour

One year on, Ukraine’s trade unions are playing a critical role in the war effort – and will be central to a just peace

Owen Tudor: “Under incredibly difficult circumstances, and frequently at great personal risk, trade unionists have been delivering humanitarian assistance and working to keep the economy, especially vital services, going.”Read the full article

China moves to displace Russia in the ‘New Great Game' in Central Asia

3 November 2022

Politics & economy

China moves to displace Russia in the ‘New Great Game’ in Central Asia

Juan Antonio Sanz: China has displaced Russia as the dominant power in Central Asia. It has done so thanks to its diplomatic and economic might. Russia’s decline highlights the fragility of relations with Central Asia based on Moscow’s military superiority.Read the full article

Ideology and energy: the story of Hungary's geopolitical realignment

30 May 2022

Politics & economy

Ideology and energy: the story of Hungary’s geopolitical realignment

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has reversed his country’s longstanding transatlanticist policy and embraced Putin’s Russia.Read the full article

8 April 2022

Human rights

The 2026 World Cup is our chance to show why democratic values are better

Cathy Feingold: As players from the US and around the world prepare for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA must improve its track record of turning a blind eye to authoritarians and ‘sportswashing’ human rights violations.Read the full article

9 March 2022

Environment

Environmental activists in Russia are under increasing pressure

Being an environmental activist in Russia has never been easy. Industrial pollution, environmental degradation and health problems are truths that the Russian government has always tried to hide. Recently, however, the repression of activists has become increasingly [...]Read the full article

Putin is the product of a corrupt economic system that we must now reform

4 March 2022

Politics & economy

Putin is the product of a corrupt economic system that we must now reform

Mary Kaldor: The courageous Ukrainian resistance and the anti-war movement in Russia are a civic, not ethnic, reaction to the invasion. And their civic stance has global support.Read the full article

The ILO's condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia's support for Lukashenko

8 July 2021

Labour

The ILO’s condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia’s support for Lukashenko

Frank Hoffer: The ILO’s findings not only demand clear action by Belarus to respect international human rights, but they also establish a moral imperative for the international community not to stand idly by.Read the full article

24 June 2021

Environment

Is the Arctic the new Wild West?

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: “No sufficiently solid legal framework currently exists to prevent the potential problems that lie ahead, include the possibility of direct violent clashes.”Read the full article

Reasserting the importance of committed, truthful, on-the-ground reporting on the centenary of John Reed's passing

28 October 2020

Culture

Reasserting the importance of committed, truthful, on-the-ground reporting on the centenary of John Reed’s passing

The author of ’Insurgent Mexico’ and ’Ten Days that Shook the World’, Reed provides an invaluable example of committed journalism dedicated to social justice while ensuring truthful reporting, respect for sources and the indispensable need for the journalist to be where the news is [...]Read the full article

Putin consolidates his power but a storm is gathering

31 July 2020

Politics & economy

Putin consolidates his power but a storm is gathering

Juan Antonio Sanz: Changes to the constitution have strengthened the Russian president’s position but his government faces a growing wave of discontent.Read the full article

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