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Admittedly these comments come from a pro Russian site. The pity is that there is no scepticism about Zelensky in the Western media - who don't understand that we are not formally at war against Russia. My own opinion is that Zelensky is a prisoner of his own (ill-informed) charisma. He does not now dare…
Leaders in Africa and around the world give lip service to addressing underlying causes of terrorism, violent internal conflicts, criminal violence and other threats. In practice, they prioritize militarized responses that are not only abusive of human rights but also ineffective and counter-productive. African conflicts are most often seen in terms of simplistic narratives and applied to the entire continent. But each country is distinct. Most are at peace, afflicted not by war and warlords, but by the less visible kinds of violence that prevail around the world: violence against women or th...
AfricaFocus Bulletins with Material on Politics and Human Rights April 19, 2021 Confronting Global Apartheid Demands Global Solidarity http://www.africafocus.org/docs21/ga2104.php "The COVID-19 pandemic has both revealed and deepened structural inequalities around the world. Nearly every country has been hit by economic downturn, but the impacts are unevenly felt. Within and across countries, the people who have suffered most are those already disadvantaged by race, class, gender, or place of birth, reflecting the harsh inequality that has characterized our world for centuries." ...
Editor's Note Wartime displacement (alongside war deaths and injuries) must be central to any analysis of the post-9/11 wars and their short- and long-term consequences. Displacement also must be central to any possible consideration of the future use of military force by the United States or others. Ultimately, displacing 37 millionand perhaps as many as 59 millionraises the question of who bears responsibility for repairing the damage inflicted on those displaced. - Brown University Costs of War Project This AfricaFocus Bulletin contains excerpts from this new report documenting one...