Polity (Sri Lanka): The post-1990 world order—an ensemble of norms, rules, and institutions, informed by economic and political liberalism—is in disarray. The façade of an inter-state system based on rules not power, free trade not protectionism, open not closed societies, multilateralism not unilateralism, and human rights not crimes against humanity, is less legitimate to the worst and less credible to the rest.
To those who spun that dreamworld, including in places like Sri Lanka, this (…)

Military targets key humanitarian hub that was relatively unscathed by war after ordering Palestinians to leave
Smoke rises over western Deir al-Balah, Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Israel has launched substantial air raids and a ground operation in Gaza, targeting Deir al-Balah, the main hub for humanitarian efforts in the devastated Palestinian territory, amid urgent warnings of widening starvation in the coastal strip.
The latest assault comes a day after the highest death (…)

Condemnation is rightly growing. But until concrete action is taken, western allies will remain complicit with these horrifying crimes
A girl waits to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, 22 July 2025. ‘Even if the trickle of aid keeps most Palestinians alive – just – the deprivation can still destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a group.' Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters
July has been one of the deadliest months of the war in Gaza, with Israel killing one person every 12 (…)

Face au succès jamais vu de la pétition demandant l'abrogation du texte, la présidente de l'Assemblée Yaël Braun-Pivet se dit « favorable » à l'organisation d'un débat parlementaire sur le bien-fondé de cette loi. Mais pas avant la rentrée, et son réexamen est exclu.
Un succès sans précédent, en l'espace d'un week-end d'été. Dimanche 20 juillet peu avant 18 heures, une pétition demandant l'abrogation de la loi Duplomb, et notamment sa mesure très contestée de réintroduction d'un (…)

Sotsialnyi Rukh : You give us corruption, we give you revolution! !
Despite the war, despite the risks, people are taking to the streets. Because they have had enough.
On 22 July, in the streets of Kyiv and most cities across Ukraine, hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the adoption of Law 12414.
This law, which strips the NABU [National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine] of its independence and places it under the authority of the Attorney General, is not a (…)