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This article was originally published on Tribune. ___ Consider four events that vividly capture the spirit of our times. In late August 2025, in the port…

This article was originally published on Tribune. ___ In early March, Israel reinforced its blockade of Gaza, preventing entry of even the limited amount of…

This article was originally published in Tribune Magazine and is part of Alameda ‘After Orders’ project ___ Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud blackouts paralysed public services…

This article was originally published in Jacobin and is part of Alameda ‘After Orders’ project ___ As great powers abandon even the pretense of law,…

This article was originally published in Disasters ___ abstract Debates about ‘the trouble with aid’ are nothing new. But while these have usually focused on…

When Russia launched its ‘Special Military Operation’ on 24 February, the world wondered whether Ukraine could possibly survive a blitzkrieg-style invasion from its larger and…

Against national interests or in craven service of them, a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” or a waste of taxpayer money, humanitarian aid today is criticised…

One summer day, as I entered a café in Hamra, Beirut—a place I frequent—I spotted Ali Kadri, the Arab thinker whose work had been influencing…

Following Donald Trump’s recent election victory in the US and his threat of 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico, the liberal Justin Trudeau government in…

International organisations responding to large-scale forced displacement often speak the mantra of ‘social cohesion’, drawn to its comforting promise of ‘peace’ through a sense of…