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A War of Choice

Three years after 7 October, the Gaza genocide grinds on, driven by revenge.(...)

The Battleground

Enemies Are Expensive

When Xi Jinping met with Donald Trump, few expected much. Yet it fell short of even those low expectations.(...)
British public opinion. Gaza protest, London.
The Battleground

Britain’s Israel Sanctions

They had to start somewhere. In this week’s Globalists podcast, Josh White and Mitchell Plitnick dig into the UK's new sanctions on Israeli settlements — and the diplomatic firestorm they've sparked with Israel. (...)
Desperation, not invasion. Refugees swimming ashore, Ceuta.
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Populist Hybrid Warfare

The Ceuta migrant crisis became a Rorschach test for conspiracy: fantasies of a Muslim invasion on one side, theories of Israeli and American subterfuge on the other. (...)
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Burnham’s Big Test

Andy Burnham has hit the ground running as the UK’s new prime minister, but whether his government will deliver lasting change or break with the neoliberal status quo remains an open question.(...)
Out of missiles. Depleted US Patriot battery, Middle East.
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The New Forever War

The War on Terror has a new name. If the pundits are to be believed, it’s the New Forever War.(...)
Gay, Jewish, and pro-Palestinian: Zack Polanski.
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The Mamdani-Polanski Experience

In this week's Globalists, Josh White and Mitchell Plitnick unpack the rise of Zohran Mamdani in New York and Zack Polanski in Britain.(...)