As of the time of writing, it remains to be seen whether the ceasefire announced between Lebanon and Israel will hold. Despite the undeniable relief in many quarters, from Beirut to Tel Aviv to Washington, it still feels more like a forced, reluctant sop from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Donald Trump than a genuine turning point in Israel's stated campaign to occupy the south of the country. It is not much of a sop, either: What Trump needs from Netanyahu is for him to stop bombing (…)

Les droits historiques du peuple taïwanais L'histoire de la colonisation de Taïwan, depuis 1895 jusqu'au régime du parti unique Kuomintang (KMT) de 1945 à 1996, a forgé une identité et une expérience taïwanaises distinctes de celles des Chinois·es de Chine continentale. Ce contexte a également conféré aux Taïwanais·es, opprimé·es pendant plus d'un siècle (par les régimes japonais et continentaux), le droit de décider démocratiquement de leur propre destin, y compris de leurs relations avec (…)

Growing up after the monarchy's fall, Nepal's youth are confronting a republic that transformed political institutions while leaving the underlying social order intact. In the first week of September 2025, Nepal saw its biggest wave of unrest in almost twenty years. A small protest against a far-reaching social media ban quickly turned into a nationwide uprising against corruption, unemployment, and growing authoritarianism. In Kathmandu and other cities, tens of thousands of young people (…)