Herbert Marcuse – New Left Revival?

World events serve as a stage of constant search for how best to construct and maintain society, which is an underlying theme of some decades ago found in the works of Herbert Marcuse, 1898–1979, German-American philosopher of prominent fame during the 1960s considered an intellectual giant of his time.

Charles Reitz, widely recognized as a scholar of Herbert Marcuse, has brought to life his ideology for a prosperous healthy society, proposing that “nature is an ally” in his book The Revolutionary Ecological Legacy of Herbert Marcuse, 284 pgs. Daraja Press, 2023.

Kurdistan+100: Sci-fi anthology reimagines a future Kurdish state

Book Club: Kurdistan+100 reimagines Kurdish state struggles through a prism of futurism, offering a space for freer Kurdish expressions and possibilities.

Being Kurdish outside of Kurdish society is hard. From complete ignorance in the West to being viewed as a proxy militia in SWANA, from hearing the linguicide of the Kurdish language in Iran to seeing cultural and political repression in Turkey — to be Kurdish is to be steeped in pain and ostracisation.

GREAT POWER COMPETITION IN THETWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Executive Summary

Rather than a new phenomenon, competition, and hence the possibility of conflict, between states – as well as cooperation – has existed as long as states have interacted. While the particularities of great power competition have ebbed and flowed over the past decades, the twenty-first century has seen a return to “normal” as competition between states has translated into open conflict, such as the war in Ukraine, while interdependence due to globalization, renders inter-state conflicts, as well as strategic rivalries, increasingly complex. Even as the US is redefining its engagement with the world and the US and China are geopolitical facts no country can ignore, other countries will not necessarily be constrained to a binary, fully aligned with one over the other. Rather, states, including throughout the Global South, will likely pursue policies that still maximize their strategic national autonomy within the constraints of their respective realities.

Alerte rouge : Le cauchemar d’Orwell en passe de devenir réalité

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The Forgotten War—8.5 million people displaced in Sudan

The latest civil war which erupted in Sudan in mid-April 2023 has very recently completed one year. On this occasion the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that there is a humanitarian situation so serious in Sudan that nearly half the population needs life-saving assistance. The condition of women and children is particularly precarious.

Julani Freezes Morality Police in Idleb Amid Extremist Tensions

Due to mounting public discontent, the work of this religious police was discontinued, Syria TV says.

Undoubtedly, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, has been significantly impacted by the popular movement in Idleb that seeks his removal. Interestingly, this movement has also inadvertently served al-Julani by allowing him to marginalize the extremist faction within his group that has been meddling in civilian affairs.

Syria Today – Turkey’s NGO Constructs New Settlement in Afrin

Turkey and an organization affiliated with it have constructed a new settlement in the Kurdish region of Afrin in northwest Syria, North Press correspondent reported on Monday.

The new settlement is situated on the Jabal al-Ahlam (al-Ahlam Mountain) area that is situated to the south of the city of Afrin, and it is the biggest settlement in that area.

Iran and Israel’s Dangerous Gambit

Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel was a watershed moment in the countries’ history. The attack involved the first-ever direct strikes launched from Iranian territory onto Israeli soil, with an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles fired in a single military operation by Iran. The decision to retaliate directly against Israel’s attack on an Iranian embassy was intended not only to showcase Iran’s resolve but also to restore conventional deterrence with Israel. Moreover, the attack marked a significant shift in the country’s strategic thinking and approach to dealing with its longtime regional adversary. Rather than restoring the balance with Israel, Iran has opened up the prospect of further escalation.

Ukraine is heading for defeat

The West’s failure to send weapons to Kyiv is helping Putin win his war.

Just ask a Ukrainian soldier if he still believes the West will stand by Kyiv “for as long as it takes.” That pledge rings hollow when it’s been four weeks since your artillery unit last had a shell to fire, as one serviceman complained from the front lines.