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A Lawless Trump Administration Runs Amok in the Caribbean
This article was originally published in Jacobin and is part of Alameda ‘After Orders’ project ___ As great powers abandon even the pretense of law,…
A post-social question
This article was originally published in Disasters ___ abstract Debates about ‘the trouble with aid’ are nothing new. But while these have usually focused on…
On the Limits of Humanitarianism
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…
Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty: A roadmap to build a digital stack for people and the planet
The report A Critical Reflection on Humanitarian Reform – Past, Present, Future led by Eleanor Davey captures vital insights from a workshop that brought together humanitarian…
Labour, Foreign Aid, and the End of Illusion
This article was originally published in Tribune Magazine ___ Commitment to foreign aid has been one of the most constant features of Labour internationalism since the…
Negotiating the ‘Magna Carta of humanitarian action’: Interview with Jan Eliasson
The cornerstone of formal humanitarian reform in the 1990s was a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly known as 46/182. Frequently referred to in…
Ecocide: Exploring the Roots and Current Applications of the Concept
On September 9, 2024, the small Pacific Island country of Vanuatu, joined by Fiji and Samoa, formally submitted a request to the International Criminal Court…
Race, Humanitarianism and the South African Red Cross Incident 1986-7
Humanitarians aim to provide aid to refugees, combatants, political prisoners and victims of natural disasters, regardless of their political affinities and nationality, race and ethnicity.…
The Peasant’s Arrested Revolution
The 1970s marked a turning point in the history of the peasantry of the Sahel, the arid and semi-arid band immediately south of the Sahara…
Western Humanitarianism: Saving Lives or Regulating Death?
With reference to Sudan Western humanitarianism has, to be sure, a long history. Used here, however, the term is a container for a new and…