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As the US presidential elections get nearer, much attention has focused on Project 2025, the controversial policy blueprint put forward by the Heritage Foundation. Largely overlooked has been the Project’s plans for nuclear testing, argues Michael Mouton, and the disastrous impact it could have on communities around the country.
When Israel announced it had killed Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was reportedly behind the deadly attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, many wondered what it would mean for Palestinians across the war-stricken Gaza Strip. Yet, as Mohammed Ali* reports, Israel shows no signs of ending its war on the enclave any time soon.
Speaking of the Gaza war, US veteran Oscar Arbulu warns that the rhetoric, images, and sounds surrounding the conflict eerily echo the environment around the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. That’s why, Arbulu writes in a new op-ed, it’s time for Washington to urge the Netanyahu government to end its ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
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“I’m a Veteran, Here’s Why the US Must Push for a Gaza Ceasefire” by Oscar Arbulu (Oct. 21)
Now that the war in Gaza has passed the one-year mark, the Biden administration needs to reassess its diplomatic approach to this conflict. It is critical to no longer advise Israel under a defensive framework — instead, it’s time to pressure Israeli leaders to stop the wars in both Gaza and Lebanon.
“For Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon, Israel’s War Echoes the Past” by Hanna Davis (Oct. 22)
Israel's ongoing escalation of the war in Lebanon has displaced more than a million people, according to local authorities. For Palestinians in the country’s 12 refugee camps, the ground invasion and uptick in airstrikes drags up painful memories of past displacements.
“Israel’s War in Lebanon Puts Syrian Refugees at Greater Risk” by Alexander Langlois (Oct. 22)
Of particular concern for the international community is the status of already-displaced Syrian refugees who fled to Lebanon early in the Syrian war and have largely tried to evade the government’s attempts to forcibly return them since. As the war intensifies, many are fleeing back to Syria.
“In Gaza, Palestinians Reflect on Yahya Sinwar’s Death” by Mohammed Ali* (Oct. 23)
Among Palestinians across the war-ravaged and blockaded Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar’s time at the helm of Hamas has had vastly different meanings. Yet, when Israeli soldiers killed the Sinwar earlier this month, it symbolized far more than the end of one man's life.
“Project 2025’s Step Backward on Nuclear Testing” by Michael Mouton (Oct. 24)
Project 2025 is a behemoth policy initiative that seeks to set the United States back decades in climate policies, environmental regulations, and more. But what it says about nuclear technologies could be disastrous. The plan risks trading the health and well-being of communities for corporate profits.
“Deep Dive: Awards and Attitudes, Baltic Style” by Emily Tamkin (Oct. 25)
In Politics and Gender, Philipp Köker, Nele Weiher, and Anja Schollmeyer ask what the bestowal of awards can tell us about socio-political phenomenon in three Baltic countries. Their answer in a recent paper? Quite a bit, in fact.
From the desk of Patrick Strickland, managing editor of Inkstick Media.
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