Politicians have used their assumptions about Gazans to support their policies. But the people in Gaza experience these policies far differently, writes a scholar of Islamism.
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Until 1906, no US president had ever traveled abroad in office. Then Teddy Roosevelt demonstrated the power of showing up.
In this podcast, Kim Beazley joins The Conversation to talk about the Albanese visit and the international situation.
The joint Women Wage Peace-Women of the Sun initiative unites Israeli and Palestinian women calling for peace. The international community should elevate their voices.
Hezbollah’s full involvement in the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict would likely open up a regional war.
Children living in Gaza have never known anything but deprivation and danger.
As American Jews grieve, many are giving as well.
Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover, warns a Palestinian health specialist.
The Rafah crossing has historically played a pivotal role in easing the hardships faced by Gazans. Today, it represents an actual lifeline.
Egypt performs a balancing act in managing relations with Israel and Palestine.
US president Joe Biden has warned that occupation would be a ‘big mistake’ – and history seems to agree.
How should journalists describe Hamas, whose gunmen killed hundreds of Israelis on Oct. 7? The attacks and Israel’s response have renewed a debate about the words used by journalists.
The US response to 9/11 included a declaration that America would destroy its enemies. The effort took decades, and thousands of lives on both sides, and never really succeeded.
A scholar of the laws of war explores the complex issues raised by Israeli bombing of Gaza in retaliation for the slaughter of its citizens.
Israel’s foundational social contract – that the government would keep Israelis safe – was severed with the deadly attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
This unleashing of violence, including the initial acts and the response to them, inevitably leads to war crimes.
Israel’s war with Hamas is unlike anything Israelis have seen before in some important ways, writes an Israeli filmmaker. But in other ways, it is reminiscent of the distant and not so long ago past.
It will be painful if Israel and Hamas militants continue to exchange rocket fire and airstrikes. But invading Gaza would increase the devastation even further.
If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through? An aerospace engineer explains it’s a game of numbers.
New Zealand must be even-handed in its response to the catastrophe unfolding in Israel and Gaza, while still trying to keep hope of peace alive.
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations at UCL | Associate Fellow on the Middle East at Chatham House, UCL
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Sessional Academic, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Visiting Scholar of Global Affairs, Northwestern University